#Placebo

steven t. piantadosi

spiantado

New result published by @SpringerNature has proven mathematically that homeopathy works. I had to tweet about this paper. Homeopathy is often thought to be "natural medicine." In truth, it's not

Ewan Birney

ewanbirney

Again, a briefing for journalists, this time on vaccine trials, types of vaccine, efficacy and safety. (Context: I am a two-steps expert away from vaccine development; I am a one-step

Rogerthat1

rogerthat191

$CAPR 1/n here’s why I think Accelerated approval coming for dmd indication using cap-1002. See fda guidance: 1.0 point difference will be sufficient to support bla approval. $CAPR 2/n HOPE

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nerdclapback

1/Just finished reading the NEJM paper on the Pfizer mRNA vaccine. I've always maintained that seeing clinical trial data published in a peer reviewed journal of significance would be my

Michelle Teplensky

DrMTeplensky

Scientists, we're only as good as our ability to communicate data to the public, so here goes my best shot. This graph is data from the Pfizer "BNT162b2 mRNA" Covid-19

Sheyna Gifford, MD

humansareawesme

The #Modena trial. Sample size = 30,000 volunteers. 2 shots, 28 days apart. No deep freezer needed. Effectiveness claim: 94.5%. Let's look at how they got that. Reportedly, there were

Tony

Tony51597292

An example of simply awful research that is going to be widely publicised nevertheless.Thread - what's wrong with this research?https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54951648 The headline conclusion is clear - most people who complain

Florian Zores

FZores

Rapide résumé du doc de la FDAQuelques critères d'inclusions (gauche) et d'exclusion (droite) (cf le protocole détaillé de Pfizer)Exclus - moins de 16 ans- femmes enceintes- patients ayant fait une

Arjun Gupta

guptaarjun90

1/ What are the benefit and harms of interventions to treat breathlessness (dyspnea) in people with advanced cancer?We explore non-pharmacologic interventions in @JAMAOnc #supponc #palloncA tweetorial...https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama

Louise

louisevparker

No work is getting done today because im marvelling at the talent of this guy who re-records songs in the style of other bands. See: yellow but it’s placebo Rockstar

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

One vaccine figure to rule them all. 70,000 patients vaccinated in #COVID19 trials...Zero deaths. (Figure by @ashishkjha). #CovidVaccine 2) almost 75,000 patients vaccinated in these trials to be more exact...

Luciana Borio, MD

llborio

Today marked the start of Phase 3 RCT for @moderna_tx mRNA #COVID19 vaccine. Will enroll 30,000 volunteers across 87 locations. Half will receive two 100 microgram injections & half (control

Aliza Norwood, MD, AAHIVS

alizanorwood

I just got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, here’s why you should too when you can. #CovidVaccine #MedTwitter @DellMedSchool @uthealthaustin The vaccine has been studied for 2 months in volunteers which is

Nick Mark MD

nickmmark

Long awaiting #COLCORONA RCT now in #PrePrint:-4488 non-hospitalized pts with suspected #COVID19 randomized to #colchicine (0.5 mg BID x3)vs placebo-1° outcome (composite death/hospitalization) was NOT significant-interesting findings in s

Melvin P

Melvvvin

Unpopular opinion: (For most people - Single filers no dependents or head of household) You should not be getting a tax refund It’s a common misconception that a tax refund

Riaz Gilani

RiazGilani

Massive trend of people turning to alternative therapies because hospitals are busy with COVID patients. [Thread] Those who have followed me long enough know that I am very sceptical about

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