Ash Paul
Public Hlth Dr,interested in evid-based health services commissioning,clinical leadership & hlth policy.My views are my own,RTs are no endorsements
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‘You are not alone’: Justin Welby reveals he sought help for depression
Harriet Sherwood - the Guardian 25h 4 tweets
Archbishop of Canterbury says daughter’s honesty about illness helped remove stigma
Ash Paul ‘You are not alone’: reveals he sought help for depression via 2h
Clinical Trial (Mis)Interpretation: 4 Pet Peeves
Medscape 20h 2 tweets
Spurious subgroup claims and 'negative' trials are among the things that irk. Biostatistician Andrew Althouse and clinical trialist Bobby Yeh discuss common mistakes in interpreting clinical trial data.
Dear pharmacists, why can’t you source my life changing medicine?
Johnathan Laird - Pharmacy In Practice 4h 1 tweets
I found out today after attempting to collect my prescription from my local pharmacy that I can no longer receive my treatment for endometriosis.
Ash Paul Dear pharmacists, why can’t you source my life changing medicine?, asks via 4h
Aneuploidy screening - Once again, large RCT finds no improvement in pregnancy rate from PGT-A
Focusonreproduction.eu 3d 2 tweets
Impoverished economics? Unpacking the economics Nobel Prize
openDemocracy 31h 10 tweets
When the world is facing large systemic crises, why is the economics profession celebrating small technical fixes?
Ash Paul Impoverished economics? Unpacking the 2019 economics via 6h
'Mindlessness is the new mindfulness': Lessons from brain science on how to change behaviors
MobiHealthNews 6h 2 tweets
Dr. Kyra Bobinet, CEO of EngagedIN, and Judson Brewer, director of research and innovation at Brown's Mindfulness Center, shared insights and strategies for re-imagining habit forming and behavior change at CHC 2019.
Ash Paul Mindlessness is the new mindfulness: Lessons from brain science on how to change behaviors via & 6h
AI could be as effective at diagnosing disease as health professionals – Birmingham Health Partners
Birminghamhealthpartners.co.uk 24d 2 tweets
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Ash Paul The true power of AI remains uncertain: & are calling for higher standards of research and reporting to improve future evaluations. via 6h
Reporting guidelines for clinical trials evaluating artificial intelligence interventions are needed
Nature Medicine 25d 7 tweets
As artificial intelligence moves into the realm of clinical trials, consideration is needed on whether the current CONSORT and SPIRIT reporting statements are sufficient to ensure transparency.
Can patient centred care plus shared decision making equal lower costs?
The BMJ 4d 5 tweets
Gemma Venhuizen visits the cutting edge Dutch hospital Bernhoven, where the results of a five year trial are promising On a late summer’s day, bees are buzzing near Bernhoven Hospital, attracted by the flowers near the entrance. Bright green bikes...
Ash Paul Can patient centred care plus shared decision making equal lower costs? via 6h
Gradient app is the newest facial recognition trend, but is it safe?
The Independent 6h 1 tweets
App also allows users ability to change their skin tones
Ash Paul Gradient app is the newest facial recognition trend, but is it safe? via 6h
Doubting death: how our brains shield us from mortal truth
Ian Sample - the Guardian 8h 4 tweets
Brain seems to categorise death as something that only befalls other people
Ash Paul Doubting death: how our brains shield us from mortal truth via 6h
Unlicensed medical 'cures' are flourishing in closed Facebook groups, where cancer treatments — and even surgery — are sold beyond the reach of the law
Business Insider 26h 2 tweets
Business Insider found a 7,000-member group devoted to selling a protein with no proven curative properties out of a remote clinic in Belize.
Ash Paul Unlicensed medical 'cures' are flourishing in closed Facebook groups, where cancer treatments and even surgery, are sold beyond the reach of the law via 7h
The maker of the first CBD drug isn’t stopping with seizure treatment
Nicholas Florko - STAT 18h 1 tweets
GW Pharmaceuticals makes the first-ever CBD-based prescription drug. Here’s what it wants to do with the marijuana derivative next.
Out-of-Pocket Costs for Oral Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Survival in Advanced Lung Cancer - The ASCO Post
Ascopost.com 25h 1 tweets
Dementia poses threat to health similar to HIV and Aids, summit told
the Guardian 26h 2 tweets
Dutch government warns there will be 75 million people with condition worldwide by 2030
Ash Paul Dementia poses threat to health similar to HIV and Aids, summit told via 18h
Coroner slams NHS Trust after TEN cancer patients died
Mail Online 19h 1 tweets
Paul Miller, 62, a consultant urologist, worked at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill treated patients suffering from bladder and prostate cancer.
Ash Paul Coroner slams failings at after 10 cancer patients died following experimental HIFU treatment by rogue consultant urologist, 62, despite whisteblowers raising the alarm via 19h
Episode 5 - Owl vs. Owl | What Can Be Saved? | AP
YouTube 4d 1 tweets
Kill an owl to save another owl? Sometimes uncomfortable choices are made to save a species from extinction. "Owl vs. Owl" was chosen as an official selectio...
Drug Giants Pursuing $50 Billion Settlement of Opioid Cases
Nytimes.com 3d 2 tweets
The nation’s three largest drug distributors, as well as two manufacturers, are in negotiations to settle thousands of cases before a trial set to begin on Monday.
Ash Paul US Drug Giants Close In on a $50 Billion Settlement of Opioid Cases via 22h
Now retired, top U.S. environmental scientist feels free to speak her mind
Science | AAAS 22h 5 tweets
Linda Birnbaum held the top slot at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for 1 decade
Ash Paul Now retired, top U.S. environmental scientist & former Director feels free to speak her mind via 22h
Juul agrees to restrict youth advertising in 'victory' for fight against teen vaping
the Guardian 48h 2 tweets
New guidelines will set limits on how the embattled e-cigarette company can target young people