What should we call it when the number of meta-analyses start exceeding the number of RCTs performed? Meta-analytic incontinence? Meta-analytic diarrhea? (Since these are mostly 💩) Meta-analytic overflow Any other suggestions? @mikejohansenmd.medsky.social #EpiSky #MedSky

Studies included in meta-analyses are sometimes retracted The meta-analyses including the study usually stand as is, with misleading results. Notable exception here: retractionwatch.com/2025/05/28/i... (kudos to the authors for reanalysing, and PNAS for taking action!) #EpiSky

IQ study retracted in fallout ...

The effect of disappearing data from US public health #OpenAccess viewpoint in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #MedSky #EpiSky

The WHO’s new Pandemic Agreement aims to boost global readiness by improving vaccine access, sharing information and strengthening health systems. But guess who’s sitting this one out? https://buff.ly/Bwm4cZn #COVID19 #BirdFlu 🧪🩺 #EpiSky

Our paper on @independentsage.bsky.social as an example of effective science-research dialogue is now #openaccess. Thanks @natureportfolio.nature.com and @rosyf.bsky.social 🧪 #healthpolicy #episky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Independent SAGE as an example...

Was suppressing COVID-19 such a crazy idea? Anthony Costello says no. 🧪 #episky www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Work-life balance tip: don't try to rush off a quick PRISMA checklist for your systematic review on a Sunday night. #AcademicFail #episky

New from @mark-ungrin.bsky.social - includes a take-down of epistemic trespassing by EBM/GRADE #episky canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/18/t...

Trump’s cronies aren’t what br...

Hoo boy. 🧪 #episky

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Our new paper!! Led by @drpauldijkstra.bsky.social with @jessrmorley.bsky.social and awesome medical student Yosra Mekki. #digitalhealth #medsky #episky How to Read a Paper Involving AI. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...

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Follow Peter. He’s awesome. 🧪 #episky #healthpolicy #medsky #medtwitter

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Ivermectin, especially in “veterinary” (large) doses, can kill. www.unmc.edu/healthsecuri... via Steve Griffin 🧪 #episky

An Ivermectin Influencer Died....

When scientists (and journal editors) don’t correct errors… Via @jvipondmd.bsky.social #episky 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/when...

When Scientists Don’t Correct ...

*drumroll* INDEPENDENT SAGE HAS GOT THE BAND TOGETHER AGAIN! Proud to have contributed to this new report for Vaccine Engagement Day. Preventable Diseases, Preventable Tragedies: Why Vaccines Are Essential independentsage.org/report/preve... 🧪 #healthpolicy #episky @independentsage.bsky.social

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We are fully into the age of genetic epidemiology now. "We find that the location of pairs of identical sequences is highly consistent with expectations from mobility and social contact data." Note finding on prisons. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #COVID19 #EpiSky 🧪
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08637-4?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Scan%20Weds%202025-03-05&utm_term=The%20Scan%20Bulletin

Scientists of the world, this is happening on our watch and we need to face it down. Evidence-based medicine weaponised for overtly ideological purposes. We do not need randomised trials of 'vaccine' versus 'no vaccine' when those vaccines have *already* been shown to be safe & effective. #episky 🧪

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What’s on your bingo card for the next outbreak in USA? - measles? - polio? - influenza? - TB? - other (say)? #episky

Our new paper (with @eivinden.bsky.social) just out: Missed SDG targets: from ‘trying harder’ to engaging critically with paradox and conflict #medsky #episky #academicsky 🧪 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Missed SDG targets: from ‘tryi...

🧪 🛟 In this CPH Focus: Explore the essentials of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)—the gold standard in experimental study designs for evaluating interventions—crucial for public health and clinical research. Link: https://buff.ly/48GZbnT #CPH #PublicHealth #StudyDesign #EpiSky #MedSky
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🧪 🛟 A new study published in PLOS Medicine Evaluates the use of Digital Mental Health Interventions for Syrian Refugees. There are potential implications to how conditions like PTSD may be approached in the future. Read more about it here: https://buff.ly/3ULBBjQ #EpiSky #MedSky #MentalHealth
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