There remains no study in Hong Kong, the U.K., the US or any other contemporary high income setting that demonstrates increasing breastfeeding rates improves health outcomes And before you are start saying "yes but in poor countries", pls read this bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Exciting news, tho I don't see anything confirming that the RSV vaccine is/will be available this fall to pregnant women in Germany. Possibly this rollout may be limited to the UK?

If you're interested in psychedelics research and haven't yet checked out Eiko Fried's excellent talk on methodological and ethical problems in the area, it's well worth a listen! youtube.com/watch?v=Wknlkm…

Stephen Wild Great resources in this thread. I've been teaching trial designs (incl but not limited to RCTs) for 6 years, & apply these issues to the psychedelic lit below. It's a decent overview of validity threats & interactions w clinical trial designs (incl RCTs) x.com/vk_wilde/statu…

"The new recommendation to start screening at 40 years of age was surprising given there are no new randomized control trial data that would support the change in the recommendation and breast cancer mortality has been decreasing for the last 30 years for women of all ages."

Economist John Quiggin wrote a nice summary of a recent climate policy DID analysis. Sum - theconversation.com/researchers-an… Analysis - science.org/doi/epdf/10.11… The usual problem with DID is SUTVA violation (community.lawschool.cornell.edu/wp-content/upl…)... which seems pretty certain here. Thoughts?

At last! A rather technical paper on using simulation to compare how you can get different conclusions from different analyses of a dataset - nothing new to trials people, but it still needs saying - applied to a reading intervention journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25… #DeclareDesign

Anyone know of a good Raynaud's expert in Germany?

This is your periodic reminder that neutrality does not exist. There is no fact-checking from no where. Everyone has bias, perspective, limitations that shape their observation, analysis, and interpretation.

We’re ready to spill the tea on NICE' latest proposed maternal and child nutrition guidelines, specifically around infant feeding, which are, as ever, #NotNiceNotEvidenceBased. Let’s talk about how their approach ignores real-world concerns and lacks strong evidence👇🧵

Evidence shows that delayed or insufficient milk supply is common - capably reviewed by Vera Wilde pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34659917/ For many, formula is essential in preventing dehydration, jaundice, and ensuring babies get the nutrition they need #NotNiceNotEvidenceBased

Yes ! The tap idea is everywhere - in NHS, NICE, BAPM, UNICEF advice. Breastfeeding has a high failure rate. It always has done. The first few days before milk comes in are especially precarious. Historically we knew this (HT Vera Wilde!) Now it seems only new parents know this!

Done a blogpost about this deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/09/proddi…

Favorite causal fairness analysis resources?

.Georgia Tomova using the example of 'grip strength' to explain the difference between prediction and causal inference. Grip strength may be good predictor of future health, but training your grip strength isn't likely to improve your health very much. #CausalIntroCourse

Found this gem while looking for award-winning books for my almost 4-year-old. Lilly is a punk, and you need it!

New preprint! osf.io/preprints/psya… The age-period-cohort problem is something that many researchers are vaguely aware of. There have been very cool advances in how to reason about it which don't seem to be well-known in psych. So, I've written a primer!

My kid keeps leaving small gifts (favorite toys) on my desk, like a cat depositing a half-dead bird where he knows I'll find it. I know he didn't hunt it himself, but honestly, I prefer the Legos...