For people who think the scientific method must involved hypothesis falsification, it may surprise you to know that Popperian falsification is a relatively recent development. Here's a brief history of the hypothesis, as a framework for experimentation: cell.com/fulltext/S0092…

I see people spinning conspiracy theories because they don’t get the epidemiologist mindset. Look. The goal of public health is to do the most good for the largest number of people. If you tend to think of yourself first, this approach might literally seem nonsensical to you.

The lack of global sharing of relevant #COVID19 patient data that we can use for the good of future patients is really disappointing and to be really honest: infuriating. Data sharing in times of crisis like these should be the standard, not the exception

2019: epidemiologists complaining everybody thinks they are skin doctors 2021: epidemiologists complaining everybody thinks they are all infectious disease experts

Let's talk about the "risk factors" for COVID-19 for a moment 1/n

epidemiologist: everybody thinks they can do my job better that me with zero training. this really sucks! statistician: *cries softly* welcome to my world. programmer: *emerges from the shadows* how does it feel? muhahahaaaa!

Something to put on your wall: “To maximise the benefit to society, you need to not just do research, but do it well” — Doug Altman

It is time to discuss sharing code/scripts of analyses There is a lot of attention these days for the benefits of sharing code (open science and all that). Not so much for the reasons not to share! A thread 1/23

Effects of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and waterpipe smoking on endothelial function and clinical outcomes bit.ly/2ZaEfSD European Society of Cardiology #EHJ #ESC_Young EHJ Editor-in-Chief

A systematic review/meta-analysis of honey vs other cough/cold remedies came out yesterday in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine I think this is worth a quick peer review on twitter 1/n

Thread about the difference between someone testing ​PCR ‘positive’ versus being contagious. Illustration from Michael Mina:

Opening Press Conference #ESCCongress 2020 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The #10EPHS are now translated to Arabic and re-designed by our amazing team members @aljassemhusain and Norah Thanks to phnci for agreeing on this to be translated by نادي وعي لأبحاث الأوبئة والصحة العامة phnci owns the full copy rights. APHA @WaeySociety_Sa

There are several reasons to think that the new UK #SARSCoV2 variant is an important one as it might be more contagious than other variants, but there are also some uncertainties. So much misinformation is being circulated, so this thread brings key data together. 🧵

Join this discussion about how data can be recognized and rewarded. It will be co-moderated by our Centre's director @dmoher and DORA Program Director @AnnaHscientist

نحمد الله سبحانه الذي حقق لنا وحدة هذه الدولة المباركة وشعبها، ومسيرة الاستقرار لأكثر من 300 عام، والتي نحتفي معها بتاريخ هذه الدولة المباركة في يوم التأسيس وتلاحم القيادة مع شعبها.

نحمد الله سبحانه أن بلّغنا شهر رمضان المبارك، شهر الخير والبركات، سائلين المولى أن يوفقنا لصيامه وقيامه. داعين الله أن يديم على وطننا وأمتنا الإسلامية والعالم أجمع الخير والسلام. تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال، وكل عام وأنتم بخير.

أهنئكم بعيد الأضحى المبارك، أعاده الله علينا وعليكم بالخير والبركات. سائلين المولى سبحانه أن يتقبل من حجاج بيته نُسكهم وطاعتهم، وأن يديم الأمن والاستقرار على وطننا وشعبنا، وعلى أمتينا الإسلامية والعربية والعالم أجمع. وكل عام وأنتم بخير.

فكرتك اليوم… قد تكون اكتشاف الغد🔍! كل ورقة بحثية تبدأ بسؤال بسيط، لكنها قد تنتهي بإضافة عظيمة للعِلم ✍🏻. نادي الطب – ممثلاً بلجنة البحث والابتكار يدعوكم لحضور ورشة علمية مميزة بعنوان: “Systematic Review Workshop” ورشة تأخذ بيدك من الفكرة… إلى النشر، ومن الخطوة الأولى… إلى

I've been studying statistics for over 40 years & I still don't understand it. The ease with which non-statisticians master it is staggering