#Placebo

Alexander Gaffney

AlecGaffney

Reading through FDA's vaccine guidance now. Will be Tweeting out a few observations. https://www.fda.gov/media/139638/download I know most folks will skip right by the manufacturing stuff, but there's a really interesting

Infectious Diseases

InfectiousDz

So what's the big deal about taking unproven therapies?Well, with convalescent plasma, the most recent study https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.12.20169359v1 showed 8.7% survived if given treatment in first 3 days, 11.9% su

The Wire

thewire_in

Four pharmaceutical companies have announced the preliminary results of their COVID-19 vaccine: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Bharat Biotech.What do you need to know?Thread:https://science.thewire.in/health/covid-19-vaccines-immunisation-in

Tom Axon

Tom_Axon

Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test- a novel idea I came across at #FISIC19, opinions welcome!Theory: #Concussions are macro-physiological insults involving the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Autonomic dysfunction Concussion Sx

Dr. Ali Nouri

AliNouriPhD

1) Russia’s approval of an early vaccine candidate is reckless as it places domestic- and geo-politics ahead of science and medicine. According to the @WHO vaccine tracker, the Gamaleya candidate

Madelyne Bisby

maddybisby

Found this absolute gem thanks to @AmeliaJScott - Part 1 argues for an experimental approach to mechanisms of psych tx... Some thoughts/ take aways (1/n)https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(17)30513-8/fulltext The

Dr. Urso

richardursomd

Here’s why this study is worthless!https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2771265?guestAccessKey=053387bf-8cfb-4ea9-952c-1dd260fd4aed&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_lin

Kevin Kuriakose

infectiouskiwi

Since there are no proven therapies for COVID-19 at this time, learning to spot the charlatans coming out of the woodwork will be helpful. Here's a very basic guide on

Alasdair Munro

apsmunro

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,

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/9 Covid Epi Weekly: Stalling and FailingContinued spread of Covid in the US will continue to undermine health, jobs, economy, and education. A concerted, strategic approach would help, a lot.

Pinsolle Typhaine

PinsolleT

Parce que je suis microbiologiste et scientifique comme lui, je voudrai ici remercier #raoult d’etre le seul à faire ce qu’il faut faire depuis le début :Face à une pandémie

Michael J. Kane

Kane_WMC_Lab

Brief thread: I hadn't heard of this FDA-Clearance for gaming tx for ADHD, but just looked it up. Primary evidence is a recently published prospective randomized controlled trial. PDF here:

Samuel Brown

DrSamuelBrown

Some thoughts about the RECOVERY-DEX preprint. First, some more clarity about why it stopped--it hit the target sample size. Oddly, no discussion about alpha spend or what the DSMB reviewed.

Chxta

Chxta

One thing that many of us have yet to come to terms with is that our country, #Nigeria, is a very violent country.https://link.medium.com/UfAsTNzLS6 When you have a situation where your

Chris Morten

cmorten2

New article with @akapczynski, forthcoming @CalifLRev!! "The Big Data Regulator, Rebooted: Why and How the FDA Can and Should Disclose Confidential Data on Prescription Drugs." https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3

John Mandrola, MD

drjohnm

Well, after dismissing the observational trial of remdesivir for #COVID19 last evening. I wake to find a surprise that causes me to relook.@EricTopol, who is an experienced and thoughtful scientist