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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Why Are The Protestors Being Framed As The Problem? White Supremacy.
Refinery29.com 3h 1 tweets
Now, as is too often the case, the media is framing protestors as the problem: Their behavior in combating injustice is now unacceptable, and the narrative around our oppressive system is being rewritten right in front of us.
Ash Paul Why Are The US Protestors Being Framed As The Problem? White Supremacy. via & 3h
Randomised controlled trials evaluating endometrial scratching: assessment of methodological issues
OUP Academic 4h 1 tweets
AbstractSTUDY QUESTION. Do randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating endometrial scratching suffer from methodological issues including insufficient trial
A parallel pandemic: the crush of covid-19 publications tests the capacity of scientific publishing - The BMJ
The BMJ 44h 7 tweets
The massive consequences of the covid-19 pandemic are apparent in many regions with overburdened healthcare systems, including substantial increases in all-cause mortality, psychosocial, and economic consequences. [1] In the same way [...]More...
Ash Paul A parallel pandemic: the crush of covid-19 publications tests the capacity of scientific publishing via et al 4h
Coronavirus testing hit by struggle to match results with NHS records
Severin Carrell - the Guardian 10h 6 tweets
Problem affects up to 350,000 samples from drive-through centres in England and Scotland
Ash Paul #coronavirus testing hit by struggle to match results with records via God only knows how many millions have been given by to management consultants 4h
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Rsci.app.link 4h 1 tweets
Ash Paul Are COVID-19 Tests Accurate? via 4h
Follow up on our Lancet paper
Surgisphere Corporation 5h 1 tweets
Follow up on our Lancet paper Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis We, at Surgisphere, appreciate
Ash Paul Follow up on our HCQ paper via 5h
James Cameron, Julian Savulescu & Dominic Wilkinson, Is withdrawing treatment really more problematic than withholding treatment? - PhilPapers
Philpapers.org 5h 2 tweets
There is a concern that as a result of COVID-19 there will be a shortage of ventilators for patients requiring respiratory support. This concern has resulted in significant debate about whether ...
Ash Paul Is withdrawing treatment really more problematic than withholding treatment? via et al 5h
A study on infectivity of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers
PubMed Central (PMC) 10h 1 tweets
An ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread around the world. It is debatable whether asymptomatic COVID-19 virus carriers are contagious. We report here a case of the asymptomatic patient and present clinical...
Why a negative test doesn't mean you haven't got Covid-19
Peterenglish.blogspot.com 5h 1 tweets
(For a list of my blogs relating to Covid-19 and a disclaimer, see  here .) This morning (26 May) a colleague alerted me to an NHS web si...
Ash Paul Why a negative test doesn't mean you haven't got Covid-19 via 5h
Testing questions
Nhsproviders.org 28d 5 tweets
Patrick Garrett, policy officer, reflects on the urgent need for the government to provide a clear, updated testing strategy as we enter the next stage of the pandemic.
Ash Paul Testing Questions for via 5h
Physician Moms Group: the support network that’s needed more than ever during the covid-19 pandemic
The BMJ 52h 2 tweets
It started as a Facebook group. It’s now a major support network for doctors all over the world—especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Chris Stokel-Walker reports Hala Sabry was pregnant with twins—her second and third children in 18...
Ash Paul Physician Moms Group: the support network that’s needed more than ever during the covid-19 pandemic via 5h
Donations | Independent
Independent.co.uk 8h 1 tweets
Trump signs order targeting social media companies
Chris Megerian - Los Angeles Times 5h 3 tweets
Trump's order, which came two days after Twitter added a disclaimer to his tweets, could open the door to lawsuits against social media companies.
Ash Paul Trump signs order targeting social media companies via 5h
Covid-19: The doctors turned YouTubers
The BMJ 5h 1 tweets
Chris Stokel-Walker reports on the medical professionals whose YouTube channels have become vital sources of public information In times of uncertainty we seek information and increasingly that comes online. The world’s second most visited...
Ash Paul Covid-19: The doctors turned YouTubers via 5h
Solidarity Is Our Silver Linings Pandemic Playbook
The Nation 14h 3 tweets
Just because President Trump will do nothing doesn’t mean we won’t keep asking.
Ash Paul Solidarity Is Our Silver Linings Pandemic Playbook: Just because President Trump will do nothing doesn’t mean we won’t keep asking. via 5h
Government rejected radical lockdown of England's care homes
the Guardian 6h 7 tweets
Exclusive: health officials put forward plan last month to stem soaring coronavirus deaths
Ash Paul UK Government rejected radical lockdown of England's care homes via 5h
Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says
Science | AAAS 62d 58 tweets
George Gao, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, offers insights from the front
Ash Paul Not wearing masks to protect against #coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says via 5h
An incomplete list of COVID-19 quackery
Sciencebasedmedicine.org 7h 1 tweets
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is the most significant public health event of a generation. Its worldwide spread has totally disrupted our old (early 2020) way of life. At time of writing there
Preprinting a pandemic: the role of preprints in the COVID-19 pandemic
bioRxiv 5d 12 tweets
The world continues to face an ongoing viral pandemic that presents a serious threat to human health. The virus underlying the COVID-19 disease, SARS-CoV-2, has caused over 3.2 million confirmed cases and 220,000 deaths between January and April...
Ash Paul Preprinting a pandemic: the role of preprints in the COVID-19 pandemic via et al 8h
The CDC Released New Death Rate Estimates For The Coronavirus. Many Scientists Say They’re Too Low.
Stephanie M. Lee - BuzzFeed News 28h 6 tweets
Public health experts are accusing the CDC of bending under political pressure to say the coronavirus is less deadly.
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Ash Paul The Released New US Death Rate Estimates For The #coronavirus. Many Scientists Say They’re Too Low. Public health experts are accusing the CDC of bending under political pressure to say the coronavirus is less deadly. via 9h