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Sarcopenia and Cardiovascular Diseases: @CircAHA
From the Geriatric Cardiology Leadership Council: @ACCinTouch
Main congratulations to @Dr_Alfaraidy: a board certified geriatrician and a cardiology fellow - she is amazing AND the best: @ParagGoyalMD 👏
Summary👇👇👇
From the Geriatric Cardiology Leadership Council: @ACCinTouch
Main congratulations to @Dr_Alfaraidy: a board certified geriatrician and a cardiology fellow - she is amazing AND the best: @ParagGoyalMD 👏
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1/ 🚨 Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle strength, mass & function, worsened by chronic illness like CVD, kidney disease, & cancer 😷🩺
2/ 👴👵 Older adults face higher risks: faster CVD progression, mortality, falls, & reduced quality of life 📉
Interstitial lung disease in rheumatic diseases
Dr. Vanessa Smith
#ILD #autoimmune 🫁🚨🩻
#25TenTopicsBCN #TenTopics
1⃣ Need for a multidisciplinary team
2⃣ Awareness in peers
Dr. Vanessa Smith
#ILD #autoimmune 🫁🚨🩻
#25TenTopicsBCN #TenTopics
1⃣ Need for a multidisciplinary team
2⃣ Awareness in peers
We @statnews published this story on the first randomized trial evaluating #colonoscopy #screening for colorectal #cancer. tl;dr - results disappointed docs, but many nuances to consider.🧵continues on nuances, impt details, and health news you can use 1/8 statnews.com/2022/10/09/in-…
At first glance, intent to screen colonoscopy did not reduce colon cancer deaths in this trial. It did reduce cancer incidence by 18% which is great. Biggest caveat is that only 42% of the ppl in the screening group actually got a colonoscopy 2/8
When you compare just the people who got colonoscopy to those who didn't get it, colonoscopy looks like it has a 50% reduction in cancer mortality and 30% reduction in incidence. That was a secondary analysis called the per protocol analysis 3/8
An article describing the "45 is the new 50" change in guidelines in the US for #ColorectalCancer #Screening. Slightly biased towards $EXAS Exact Sciences Cologuard. ache.org/blog/2022/upda…
$EXAS Exact Sciences is one of the companies I track, in many ways a pioneer in the #LiquidBiopsy #CancerScreening field although with a low-tech method compared to other players in this field such as $ILMN Illumina (via @GrailBio), and what other companies are planning ...
We are very excited to announce that the @salfordFASD team has had not one, not two, but.... five! abstracts accepted for The sixth European Conference on FASD September 2022 ( eufasd.org/index.php#even… ) @ProfPennyCook @GilbertDavidJr @alandavidprice1 @mccarthyjets #research
The team are looking forward to sharing the research we have been working on over the past three years with researchers from all over the word @SarahGiles @rajamukherjee10 @blackbu5 @GillRphysio @MargaretRoweUoS @SalfordPH @SalfordImpact More information on each talk to follow:
@GilbertDavidJr will be presenting a talk titled "Exploring the experiences of social workers in working with children suspected to have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders" #SocialWorkTwitter #FASD #alcohol hub.salford.ac.uk/fasd/david_gil…
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May 8th = World Ovarian Cancer Day 2022 #WOCD2022
A thread 🧵 on some points I wish to relay as a Medical Oncologist with subspecialty in GYN oncology and based in fair Ireland 🇮🇪
May 8th = World Ovarian Cancer Day 2022 #WOCD2022
A thread 🧵 on some points I wish to relay as a Medical Oncologist with subspecialty in GYN oncology and based in fair Ireland 🇮🇪
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The most common symptoms of ovarian cancer are the #BEAT symptoms - always get checked out by your GP if you have these or other symptoms that are not resolving
#knowyourbody
The most common symptoms of ovarian cancer are the #BEAT symptoms - always get checked out by your GP if you have these or other symptoms that are not resolving
#knowyourbody
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There is no reliable #screening test for ovarian cancer
❌ Pap smears do not diagnose ovarian cancer
❌ Ca125 is not a reliable test
❌ Pelvic/vaginal USS may miss a diagnosis or overdiagnose a normal cyst
Until we have better screening, symptoms are all we have #BEAT
There is no reliable #screening test for ovarian cancer
❌ Pap smears do not diagnose ovarian cancer
❌ Ca125 is not a reliable test
❌ Pelvic/vaginal USS may miss a diagnosis or overdiagnose a normal cyst
Until we have better screening, symptoms are all we have #BEAT
1/ Welcome back to #StatswithCoreIM !
What would you tell this patient who inquires about lab cancer #screening test to help him “live longer”?
What types of bias can occur in determining whether a cancer screening test reduces mortality?
What would you tell this patient who inquires about lab cancer #screening test to help him “live longer”?
What types of bias can occur in determining whether a cancer screening test reduces mortality?
2/ Take a look at the bolded arrows below that illustrate that early detection doesn’t always mean better outcomes!
Length-time bias applies to slow-growing disease in which patients have a long phase without symptoms.
Length-time bias applies to slow-growing disease in which patients have a long phase without symptoms.
3/ Lead time bias applies to situations where patients are screened earlier, so they are diagnosed earlier, so they appear to live longer solely by nature of knowing they have the disease for a longer period of time.
Therefore, survival time⬆️⬆️
Therefore, survival time⬆️⬆️
Our meta-analysis is published - prek/kindergarten RAN *robustly* relates to later reading ability in English.
Please share with those 🧑🏫👪who need to advocate for including #RAN in a #dyslexia #screening battery. Open access paper! #RANmeta
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Please share with those 🧑🏫👪who need to advocate for including #RAN in a #dyslexia #screening battery. Open access paper! #RANmeta
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Dr. Sean McWeeny started this meta-analysis in 2018. He has become such a star in this area of work. He co-developed the SnowGlobe tool to automate searching each paper's refs and future citations to ensure we had excellent coverage of the literature. snowglobe.soc.northwestern.edu
Sean, PhD student Jinnie Choi, & a great team of undergraduates in the @nulearnlab screened well over 4,600 articles for inclusion in the analyses. Final count included 67 studies with 10,513 participants. We used analyses that let us look at multiple effect sizes within studies.
1/ In #AltoAdige, grazie al partito SVP (#SüdtirolerVolkspartei) e al suo governatore Arno #Kompatscher (grande amico di Matteo #Renzi), abbiamo vissuto negli ultimi due anni un particolarmente disumano regime autoritario:
2/ obbligo alle mascherine #FFP2 quando nel resto d’Italia non c’era; obbligo al #testnasale per i bambini per poter accedere alle lezioni in classe, quando nel resto d’Italia non c’era;
3/ obbligo allo #screening di massa alla cinese con test nasale a novembre 2020, con imposizione agli imprenditori di mandare a casa i dipendenti che si opponevano; inizio a vele gonfie subito a gennaio 2021 di una particolarmente aggressiva "#campagnavaccinale” con
New publication! A short reference guide to help policymakers get to grips with the complexities, evidence & principles around cancer #screening - seeking to increase effectiveness of screening practices by maximizing benefits & minimizing harms👉 bit.ly/3GfQqRD
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All screening programmes do some harm.
Some screening programmes do good as well as harm.
For some screening programmes, the benefits outweigh the harms.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3HoiweS
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Some screening programmes do good as well as harm.
For some screening programmes, the benefits outweigh the harms.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3HoiweS
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What are some of the benefits & harms of screening?
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3HoiweS
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#UnitedActionAgainstCancer
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3HoiweS
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#UnitedActionAgainstCancer
I wonder whose bright idea it was that if a #vagina managed penetrative #sexual activity, it must be pliable to #insertion of the speculum 😒. Whoever that was definitely disregarded the physiology of sexual #arousal & vaginal changes in the moment that facilitate #penetration.
@vagina_museum shows that everyone's apparatus is different then how can #Gynecology stick to a one size fits all model? #publichealth should strive to develop minimally invasive self administered #screening tests & #gynaecologist must #research on making procedures comfortable.
researchgate.net/publication/22…
This shows that topical #anesthetic agents reduce #pain and #discomfort during speculum manipulation. Why can't the usage of topical #anesthesia be a #standard process in #Gynecology? Why such blatant disregard for #patient #comfort? 😠 #misogyny much?
This shows that topical #anesthetic agents reduce #pain and #discomfort during speculum manipulation. Why can't the usage of topical #anesthesia be a #standard process in #Gynecology? Why such blatant disregard for #patient #comfort? 😠 #misogyny much?
How enduring use of 150-year-old speculum puts women off smear tests #cervicalcheck #pain independent.co.uk/life-style/wom…
I was invited by @NHSEngland for routine #cervicalscreening and despite the efforts of my practice #nurse, even the smallest available #speculum caused me greatest amount of #pain and we had to stop the #procedure within a minute after insertion.
I have been in pain for 9hrs now. 😑 No test designed for #screening #population should be thus. It is hardly conducive for #uptake. Why has #gynaecology stuck with this 'instrument of torture', despite advances in #medicalinstrumentation? Could it be #apathy? @MamaDoctorJones
A compilation of all my Important #Threads & #screeners !👇
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All my Top #Screeners with latest Updates !
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docs.google.com/document/d/1a2…
Bookmark it, would be updating it regularly.
👍 &🔄
@Vivek_Investor
All my Top #Screeners with latest Updates !
🔗
docs.google.com/document/d/1a2…
Bookmark it, would be updating it regularly.
👍 &🔄
@Vivek_Investor
...which, despite fine words about "maintaining high standards", is plainly the intent of @DCMS's proposed #DataProtection 'reforms':
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
...which include the intent to (re)define "#ScientificResearch" 🤔🤔🤔
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...which include the intent to (re)define "#ScientificResearch" 🤔🤔🤔
Of course, we understand #TIGRR's "enthusiasm for #digital", its eye on the value of "highly #profitable consumer data", and frustration with the pesky #protections and #safeguards of #UKGDPR...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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More info on the @CancerPrev_KCL & @CR_UK-run NHS-Galleri™ #screening trial:
kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-lea…
cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/c…
Worth noting you can't #volunteer for this trial, but if you are 50-77 & haven't been diagnosed with cancer in the past 3 years, you may be #invited...
kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-lea…
cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/c…
Worth noting you can't #volunteer for this trial, but if you are 50-77 & haven't been diagnosed with cancer in the past 3 years, you may be #invited...
The NHS-Galleri™ #screening trial is a proper #RCT, which means half of the 140,000 participants WON'T be tested (certainly not in the initial phase) and NONE will be told whether they have been #tested or not.
Of course if the test indicates *possible* markers for #cancer...
Of course if the test indicates *possible* markers for #cancer...
...then you will be contacted by the trial nurse by phone, and will be referred to an NHS hospital for further tests.
So every participant in the NHS-Galleri™ #screening trial should still attend standard screening & should contact their GP if they notice any unusual symptoms:
So every participant in the NHS-Galleri™ #screening trial should still attend standard screening & should contact their GP if they notice any unusual symptoms:
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 09/04/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/09/04/dai…
Study shows a whale of a difference between songs of birds and humpbacks
phys.org/news/2021-09-w…
#songs #birds #HumpbackWhales #ResearchStudy #differences
phys.org/news/2021-09-w…
#songs #birds #HumpbackWhales #ResearchStudy #differences
A Function Approximation Approach to the Prediction of Blood Glucose Levels
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
#BloodGlucose #levels #prediction #diabetes #FunctionApproximation
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
#BloodGlucose #levels #prediction #diabetes #FunctionApproximation
1/5 Which #TravelRestrictions were most effective to contain the spread of #COVID19?🌍New systematic review out now in the Journal of Infection (pre-proof):
➡️doi.org/gp4r
@rki_de @CBcheraoui @Elie__Akl @SPARK_AUB @biainfection
#RKIinternational
➡️doi.org/gp4r
@rki_de @CBcheraoui @Elie__Akl @SPARK_AUB @biainfection
#RKIinternational
2/5 In 2020, most countries switched from total to targeted #border closures followed by mandatory #quarantine and #screening of #travelers.
3/5 Evidence suggests: border closures may reduce the number of #COVID19 cases, disrupt disease spread across countries/between regions & slow #outbreak progression.
Early implementation, in combination with measures to reduce #transmission rates, likely enhances these effects.
Early implementation, in combination with measures to reduce #transmission rates, likely enhances these effects.
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 07/28/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/07/28/dai…
Particles from Paints, Pesticides Have Deadly Impact
cires.colorado.edu/news/particles…
#ParticulateMatter #paint #pesticides #AirPollution #consequences
cires.colorado.edu/news/particles…
#ParticulateMatter #paint #pesticides #AirPollution #consequences
The Webinar on "Monoclonal gammopathy and its significance for kidneys" is about to begin!
There is still time to test your knowledge by solving the @ISNeducation quiz ➡️ bit.ly/3j7U5cn
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Webinar: "Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance - Clinical Perspective" with
@arzuvelix and Serhan Tuglular
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Webinar: "Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance - Clinical Perspective" with
@arzuvelix and Serhan Tuglular
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Webinar: "Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance -Clinical Perspective" with
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Screening People with Tuberculosis for High Risk of Severe Illness at Notification: Programmatic Experience from Karnataka, India mdpi.com/1151162 in journal #TMID via @MDPIOpenAccess
#OperationalResearch led by @SharathBN and me
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Screening People with Tuberculosis for High Risk of Severe Illness at Notification: Programmatic Experience from Karnataka, India mdpi.com/1151162 in journal #TMID via @MDPIOpenAccess
#OperationalResearch led by @SharathBN and me
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Before #COVID19, #TB was the leading infectious disease killer
People with TB r not systematically screened for severe illness @ diagnosis. Something we do in COVID19
To #EndTBDeaths, @TbDivision recommends assessment of severity @ diagnosis n referral 4 inpatient care
Before #COVID19, #TB was the leading infectious disease killer
People with TB r not systematically screened for severe illness @ diagnosis. Something we do in COVID19
To #EndTBDeaths, @TbDivision recommends assessment of severity @ diagnosis n referral 4 inpatient care
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Existing #TBProgramme guidance to assess severity among people with TB requires clinical capacity and diagnostic and radiology infrastructure
This is usually not present in peripheral health institutes where patients are diagnosed
Existing #TBProgramme guidance to assess severity among people with TB requires clinical capacity and diagnostic and radiology infrastructure
This is usually not present in peripheral health institutes where patients are diagnosed
Will polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for #cancer ever be #clinically useful?
Our (@clare__turnbull @HoulstonLab_ICR @ICR_London) commentary in @Nature_NPJ is out: nature.com/articles/s4169…
A thread:
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Our (@clare__turnbull @HoulstonLab_ICR @ICR_London) commentary in @Nature_NPJ is out: nature.com/articles/s4169…
A thread:
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We would really like to hear your thoughts (including but not exclusively @paulpharoah @ewanbirney @GENES_PK @antonis02 @DJHunter_EPI @EricTopol @nilanjan10c @cecilejanssens @VPrasadMDMPH @DrSidMukherjee @genandgenes @hannah_wand @chris_wigley @CharlesSwanton @d_spiegel)
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Genome-wide associations studies (GWAS) have identified associations between many #genetic variants and cancer #risk:
nature.com/articles/nrc.2…
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nature.com/articles/nrc.2…
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Yesterday, after a long discussion with a close family member who is a US MD phd, we agreed that with world's best #contagion models (% masks & social interaction) available in world today, the covid take-off could at best have been predicted 7 to 10 days before it exploded...2/
2/covid #Covid Pragmatic suggestion is to ban all #Social gatherings of > 7-10 people (indoors & outdoors), till curve turns down, but don't stop economic activity (w cumplusory masking, distancing). Once curve flattens, outdoor gathering restrictions can be eased with masking
3/covid Cities/towns/urban,/semi urban; rural markets/melas areas are where there is the greatest interaction between people (mobility & personal interaction are the key parameters in these virus spread models)
Der #Selbsttest und meine Gedanken, warum die Kritiker und Kritikerinnen häufig einen 🍏🍐 Vergleich machen. Es lohnt sich, @michaelmina_lab zu folgen. Er und sein Labor publizieren laufend zu #RapidAntigenTests in Fachjournals. #COVID19 #Coronavirus 1/X
Erstens, der Vergleich mit #PCR hinkt. Man will mit #Selbsttests nicht die gleichen Personen finden. Mit PCR will man #Infizierte finden. Der Test ist so sensitiv, dass man auch Infizierte findet, die noch sehr wenig Virus haben, oder deren Infektion 2 Wochen alt ist. 2/X
Selbsttests hingegen sind viel einfacher in der Handhabung als PCR und eignen sich für #Screening. #Selbsttests haben eine Stärke: sie erkennen hohe Mengen an #Virus, das heisst Personen mit hoher #Viruslast. Diese sind nachgewiesen diejenigen mit hoher Übertragungsgefahr. 3/X
