#Risk

Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy

DrDeepakKrishn1

ASPIRIN - For primary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease is being highly debated, especially after 3 studies in different settings reported that a reduction in ischemic events is largely counterbalanced

C. G. Moore

YAfictionados

It was important because it's very much my story, my experiences and my reality. I've never seen anything about my illness in books & in fact, I think when we

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

CarlSagan42

Carl_Sagan42

We discovered the first coronavirus in 1965, and we've intensely studied vaccines for >100 years. We don't typically find serious "long term" issues from ANY vaccine. Real infections cause far

Dmitry Grozoubinski

DmitryOpines

1/ Regulations are ultimately about managing risk, whether that risk is fraud, unsafe practices or someone building an ugly building.The more (actually or performatively) worried you are about the specific

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

HUGE: Obesity is a major risk factor for #COVID19 mortality in *MEN* but not in women! This is a key reason we study risk factors in men and women separately.

AJ Kay

AJKayWriter

Whatever happened to proportionality?The only reasonable justification for arrest of civil society (lockdowns, school closures, etc.) is in the presence of a disease so severe that if we failed to

Ari Paul ⛓️

AriDavidPaul

Here's my take on modern portfolio construction. This is very non-traditional, despite my background as a PM at an endowment, CFA, MBA etc. In this world of ongoing fiat depreciation

Carrie with a ‘C’

avecleschapeaux

Yes!I ask every single patient, “are you planning to vaccinate when you can?”I’ve made some progress in hearing (and directly addressing) pt concerns & fears. I tell them I’m recommending

Alison Palmer

alijanepalmer

Ok friends (I miss my students and this is how I would address them so please bear with me) let’s talk about Minister @AdrianaLaGrange’s comprehensive school re-entry plan. A thread.

Doorways Project

DoorwaysProject

Please don’t take pictures of people experiencing homelessness without their consent. While it may be well intended to highlight the state of how bad things are, you have no idea

opia

opialitmag

Regarding the 'swindling lit mag' discourse: at first I wasn't going to comment because I didn't want to take attention away from mags who aren't paying, but I want to

Beautiful mind 💙

mindfulbeautyy

We tend to take more risks, when we feel protected and safeThis is called the peltzman effectA thread The peltzman effect is a tendency to adjust our behaviour based

Catharine Chambers

CatharineTC

1/ Important milestone in #SARSCoV2 #vaccine development. But need full article (not press release)!https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/09/covid-19-vaccine-from-pfizer-and-biontech-is-strongly-effective-early-data-from-large-trial-indicate/ 2/

Gabrielle Colleran

GColleranMD

I know there are people who follow me that will be hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine when they are offeredMany of you will be wary to voice questions or

Dr. Sweta Chakraborty

swetac

When responding to a crisis like COVID, no one can act in a silo. The virus is harmful to everyone & so are the aftershocks: lost wages, healthcare costs, businesses

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