#Randomization

Benjamin Mazer

BenMazer

My only mask RCT comment is that people complaining about low adherence of a pragmatic behavioral intervention are bonkers. You’re saying we need trials with perfect mask adherence so we

C-19 & Vitamin D

c19d3k2

n=240, 2-center "double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial [...] in Sao Paulo, Brazil" of 1-time 200k IU D3 vs. placebo did not see a difference in timespan from randomization to discharge or

Francisco Marty, MD

FranciscoMarty_

Tabulated the topline results released by the #recoverytrial team on #hydroxychloroquine & #dexamethasone, and went over their protocol (https://www.recoverytrial.net/results ) to better digest them.Basic stuff:- hospitalized patie

Laurence Howe

laurencejmshowe

A short summary of a preprint on interpreting Mendelian randomization analyses with categorical exposures with @nm_davies @mendel_random and @tudballstats https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.14.20248168v1 (1.) Categorical phenot

Thomas Quirk

TomQuirk

A classmate introduced me to econ development philosophies as fishing, and I'm wondering how far I can stretch it. Suggestions #EconTwitter?-Give a man a fish --WFP-Teach a man to fish

Amber Peterman

a_peterman

Super interesting paper by @ccullen_1 now @wb_research WP - for all those #VAW #GBV measurement geeks!Compares intimate partner & non-partner SV measures in #Nigeria & #Rwanda: face-to-face audio CASI

Paul Bleicher

pbleic

1/ Everyone’s talking about RCTs, but I am guessing that it is a bit of a vague concept for many non--medical folks. Here's a quick but longish look at a

Andrew Althouse

ADAlthousePhD

Thread that I try to start/engage every so often: post your favorite RCT's with something "interesting" (good, bad, or just weird) about them. Anything related to design, conduct, analysis, or

Johannes Haushofer

jhaushofer

Here's what I think it means that the new @pfizer/@BioNTech_Group vaccine has an effectiveness of 90%. They define effectiveness as VE=100*(1-IRR), where IRR is the infection rate ratio, i.e. the

DanielMicay

DanielMicay

From the latest GrapheneOS release notes (https://grapheneos.org/releases#2020.06.22.21):> disable RFC 7217 support (stable link-local IPv6 privacy addresses) and stick to link-local IP addresses based on the (random) MAC addressesThe Li

Catherine Smith, MD

SmithLabSF

Lots of FLT3i action in the first #AML session of the day! Some takeaways. THREAD #ASH20 #leusm 1)Git + chemo: Of pts achieving FLT3 mutational clearance, only ~30% achieve this

Anand Swaminathan

EMSwami

Lots of questions about ivermectin for tx + prophylaxis. @srrezaie + I reviewed a bunch of articlesBottom line: No high-quality evidence to support use for any indication in COVID19. Based

Keletso Makofane, MPH

klts0

so - I once spent 1 billion hours copy-pasting little circles in powerpoint in an effort to explain *marginal structural models*. here is an unsolicited #tweetorial. If you understand regression

Zain Chagla

zchagla

Inbox is filled with this a metaanalysis of mortality by Dr. Andrew Hill at Liverpool re: ivermectin. Easily accessible drug, safety profile, cheap. Some data at beginning at pandemic looking

zet (🏠)

zet23t

I managed to get bridges working in my #pico8 test project!Took me long enough as some things turned out to be more complicated than antipated (thread) The idea was simple:

Vinay Prasad MD MPH

VPrasadMDMPH

I agree that this article shows a wisdom in thinking by @MonicaGandhi9 Ultimately, it will take years to know which specific policies helped and hurt, but it takes a wise

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