#Prevalence

Bodywhys

bodywhys

1/5 Yes, international data tells us that the prevalence eating disorders more than doubled from the period 2000-2018. https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/109/5/1402/5480601 https://twitter.com/adamfare1996/status/1343852899701547008 2/5

Tom Lewis

invadingpirate

1/n. Some data on how test performance interacts with local epidemiology 2/n Test performance assumptions 3/n. Epidemiology 4/n PPV and NPV now 5/n PPV and NPV at peak in December

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

V important new research into extreme sensitivity to noise, in autistic people (hyperacusis). Most autistic people suffer this.It's a major barrier to everyday life, jobs, education, everything.At the moment, little

Michael Ray

MichaelRayDC

𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻Recently read over this study by Richards et al - Is Neck Posture Subgroup in Late Adolescence a Risk Factor for Persistent Neck Pain in Young Adults?

Michael George

Mike_aka_Logiqx

This thread considers the headline COVID-19 figures (hospitalisations and deaths) in the context of community prevalence.It also covers “died with COVID, not of COVID” and the plausibility of high “false

Dr Nigel Kellow 🩺

NigelKellow

ABOUT PFIZER THE VACCINE:So, the @pfizer vaccine is 90% effective. What does that mean? We know that 94 people out of 44,000 in the study got COVID. That means that

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

The trend fit respiratory viruses is to become more transmissible but less lethal over time. Viruses which kill their hosts are statistically less selected for in survival terms. While anything

Diego Bassani, PhD 🏠😷

DGBassani

Hmm, not really. Look at this:https://twitter.com/melissagrelo/status/1339772726475706368 This corresponds to a prevalence of 1,583 cases per 100,000 asymptomatic individuals. It is extremely high for an asymptomatic population. There are c

Mike Famulare

famulare_mike

The recent explosion in #COVID19 cases and rising hospitalizations in WA is due to increasing prevalence in the community. Here's what we know about how many people are infected and

Christopher Snowdon

cjsnowdon

No this rubbish AGAIN? Thread/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/25/english-and-scottish-get-drunk-most-often-25-nation-survey-finds Two years ago there was some journalism so bad I have included it in a talk I do about junk stats

Simply Biochemistry

SimplyBiochem

1) THREAD - Why the new SARS-CoV-2 UK variant is NOT a new strain.Unfortunately the way this recent development has been reported has upset a lot in the scientific community.

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

A somewhat technical thread about measuring vaccine efficacy.We're used to the notion that certain properties of tests for disease depend on prevalence: positive and negative predictive value do, for example,

Dr Zoë Hyde

DrZoeHyde

(1/4) Study of #SARSCoV2 antibody prevalence in primary and high school children from Belgium, comparing a hotspot (Alken) with a less affected region (Pelt).When community transmission is high, young and

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Really disappointed to see scientists furthering false narratives. Zoe is a *symptom* based tracker & doesn't capture *infection* or transmission from children. The ONS data clearly shows that the highest

Fionna O'Leary, 🕯🇪🇺

fascinatorfun

Read this lucid wonderfully readable article by ⁦@liammannix⁩ UK variant (B.1.1.7) South African variant (B.1.351) Brazilian variant (P.1)* Difference between: Mutants, Variants, Strains* Spike Protein mutations* Vaccines efficacyhttps

Ryan McNamara 🧬

Ryan_Mac_Phd

Been seeing this preprint make the rounds about mass rapid antigen testing and a decrease in SARS-CoV-2 spread in Slovakia. Readers will logically ask: "why we can't do this in

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.