Study categorisation from Stuart Pocock at #PratoAnaes2022 ➡️ WOW! and PHEW! interpreted the same but very different ➡️ PHEW! and DAMN! interpreted differently but virtually the same We need to get wiser, a p-value is no substitute for brain.

Kudos to Tom Whipple for bringing the NUJ Nature journals strike to the Times. Pay rises at Nature journals have been substantially below inflation for years while editor workloads have increased thetimes.com/uk/media/artic…

Great to see old NUJ Nature journals colleagues today; depressing they are forced to strike because their pay is eroded year on year despite #SpringerNature profits & rising APCs. Training & retaining great editors, fostering great papers, means paying fair wages researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-ope…

Pyrotechnic football writing on deadline by Jonathan Liew in trying to describe how badly 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 played tonight

Thank you @StephenFry for signing the open letter in support of striking Springer Nature staff, joining more than 800 signatories — including 11 The Nobel Prize winners. We are beyond grateful 🙏🙏🙏

Our August issue is out now at thelancet.com/gastrohep! Including content on: biliary tract cancers, hepatitis B, infections in cirrhosis, gastric cancer, AI and precision endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease, and much more… #GITwitter #LiverTwitter #OncTwitter

Portal hypertension represents the primary clinical complication of liver cirrhosis and has life-threatening consequences. In The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, authors discuss recent discoveries in the pathophysiology & treatment of cirrhotic portal hypertension: hubs.ly/Q02FNxq90

"Commercial interests appear to be influencing evidence standards for multi-cancer early detection tests." NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Yep: current ‘regulation’ does not protect consumers. See ⁦Deborah Cohen⁩ and I last year unherd.com/2023/10/we-nee… Direct-to-consumer microbiome testing needs regulation - The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology thelancet.com/journals/langa…

Fans of Zoe, Tim Spector and the Biome better NOT read - the rest of us can enjoy the take down of wonky private biome testing Thanks to Margaret McCartney thelancet.com/journals/langa…

This is a really good and frank comment piece. Lots to think about in this trial.

Multiple complaints to CQCProf⁩ over years re private clinics using non evidenced ££ Rx +misleading ads resulted in…nothing ⁦Wes Streeting MP⁩ Health and care watchdog 'not fit for purpose' as damning report finds 'significant internal failings news.sky.com/story/health-a…

New Editorial—Viral hepatitis: time for action thelancet.com/journals/langa… #WorldHepatitisDay #TimeForAction #LiverTwitter #NoHep

July 28 marks #WorldHepatitisDay. Elimination efforts for vital hepatitis are falling short, highlighting the need for action. An Editorial from The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology discusses how scaling up testing, treatment, and prevention are a global priority: hubs.li/Q02HXzZR0

Here, eminent experts remind us of the clinical importance of understanding and assessing how GLP-1 medicines modify gastrointestinal motility, with attention to peri-procedural management thelancet.com/journals/langa… The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology

NEW investigation by Margaret McCartney and me for The BMJ is warning to Wes Streeting MP about NHS and industry collaboration: - Grail’s multi cancer detection test is overhyped and the current NHS trial unethical - close relationships between previous govt figures & Grail 🧵

Bring on that cardioprotective UPF hard liquor

Happy to share our narrative review of the natural history of MASLD in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Link: thelancet.com/journals/langa… Ying Shang Patrik Nasr Hannes Hegmar #LiverTwitter Karolinska Institutet

New Review - Hagstrom et al - Natural history and progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease thelancet.com/journals/langa… #LiverTwitter #MASLD @hanneshagstrom @patriknasr @yingshang1

Important and timely comment by our big sister. The UK should take a lead on preventing consumers being exploited by companies flogging DTC tests