#Disease

Sometimes I think about how back in early January, people who had basic deductive skills and decided to avoid places with commonly frequented by Chinese people (statistically more likely to
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GOOD - SWEDEN STOPS PCR TESTS AS COVID19 DIAGNOSIS.Legal precedent set.The Swedish Public Health Agency has developed national criteria for assessing freedom from infection in covid-19.1-7https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publicerat-mater
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This thread is a recap of the more significant hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 evidence pro & con.Con: 1) Two hospitals, one in France, the other in Michigan reported not seeing clinical
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The growing insistence in conservative media on on "reopen the economy now" is really revealing. Some quick thoughts:https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1248666012632915968 So much of what emotionally animates their movement is opposition
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So many examples of how twitter rewards, and amplifies extreme positions, which is unhelpful in nuanced debateMasks are ESSENTIAL to stop the pandemic Masks are useless and HARMFULMasks could help,
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This is problematic: a thread First, it is false. Or at least, there is no source that allows for any verification that it is true. False information is problematic on
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Back to modelling time. The other day I had written a blogpost exploring a few scenarios of spread of Covid-19, and kinda what regulation should look like.https://noenthuda.com/blog/2020/03/30/simulating-covid-19-scenarios/ This morning I
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Let's talk about the death rate for COVID-19 and how people need to slow their roll before saying it's not that bad.First, we know for a fact it is that
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A special report from @UCLH intensive care unit. The reality of coronavirus and it’s impact on patients and staff. A vitally important message for us all - social distancing really
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Yeah, this ain't it chief...1) Only preliminary evidence (albeit growing) suggests that there is a *reduction*, not elimination, of infection and transmission.2) We have little data to describe how effective
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Many of us here on #MedTwitter have been telling you about the serious issues with Dr. Oz and Dr. Drew for years. They clearly make money so no executive gives
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Targeting inflammation to treat #ALS (#MND)! An exciting mechanistic insight by @AlanCHYu @WEHI_Research with @unimelb @TheFlorey @Hudson_Research. Our first foray into the neuro space! Read on for the scientific highlights
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If you have a disease that doubles in spread every three days... ... but you have a strong way to halt transmission... ... then starting those strong measures just *three
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Dirk is afraid of water , he doesn’t touch water , he doesn’t fucking drink water . That bitch is soda . He showers in soda . Kanaya defeats ultimate
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A brief morning thread on the emerging results from antibody testing. There is a lot of interest in these as being able to nail down how many people might have
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Dr. Peter Navarro, advisor to @realDonaldTrump is quoted “My qualifications ... in terms of looking at the science is that I’m a social scientist. And I understand how to read
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