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 Web Scraping/Spinning is Back
Plagiarism Today 29m 1 tweets
Web scraping and article spinning are coming back into focus. Though once thought to be dead, why are these tactics coming back in 2020?
Ash Paul Why Web Scraping/Spinning is Back via 29m
Drop in cancer deaths reflect failures of our society. Really - The Boston Globe
BostonGlobe.com 10h 23 tweets
When deaths due to poverty, obesity, addiction, and depression rise, cancer death rates automatically fall, because the two categories of death share risk factors.
Ash Paul Drop in cancer deaths reflect failures of our society. Really via 33m
10 insider tips I bet you don’t know about your GP
Jonathan Griffiths - drjongriffiths 752d 5 tweets
We’ve all been to the doctor, right?  We know how it works; we know how to get an appointment and what to say when we go.  I’m always surprised at how little people do understand about how th…
Ash Paul 10 insider tips bets you don't know about your GP 4h
Ethnic minority staff: trust boards still do not reflect NHS workforce
The BMJ 6d 4 tweets
Black and ethnic minority staff continue to be underrepresented in the most senior jobs in NHS trusts, although there are signs of some improvement, new data show. In 2019, black and ethnic minority staff made up 19.7% of the NHS trust workforce in...
Ash Paul Ethnic minority staff: trust boards still do not reflect workforce via 4h
My patients don’t separate their physical and mental health. Medicare must stop asking us to | Mariam Tokhi
the Guardian 8d 3 tweets
Medicare’s recent warning is a slap in the face for those of us trying to provide quality, whole-person care
Ash Paul My patients don’t separate their physical and mental health. AUS Medicare must stop asking us to via Lessons for UK? 9h
Social capital in the UK - Office for National Statistics
Ons.gov.uk 34h 3 tweets
How the UK is faring in four domains of social capital: personal relationships, social network support, civic engagement, and trust and cooperative norms.
Ash Paul Our UK social capital findings show that we are engaging less with our neighbours but more with social media. We also note that we feel safer walking alone after dark in our neighbourhoods, but more recently fewer of us feel like we belong 2 them via 9h
An unworkable and costly immigration plan | Letters
the Guardian 22h 4 tweets
Letters: Head of the NHS Confederation, Niall Dickson, and Dr Richard Turner worry about the impact of the proposed points-based system on the social care sector, while Derrick Joad says it will be a bureaucratic nightmare and David Head says it...
Ash Paul An unworkable and costly UK immigration plan via 9h
How aripiprazole's promise for treating autism fell short | Spectrum |
Spectrum | Autism Research News 49h 2 tweets
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Ash Paul Aripiprazole, marketed as Abilify, is widely thought to be safer than risperidone, the only other drug approved for use in autistic children: A decade’s worth of data suggests that is not true. via & 10h
Some infant formula milks contain more sugar than soda drinks – new research
Gemma Bridge - The Conversation 11h 1 tweets
Researchers investigated 212 commercially available infant formula milk products on sale in 11 countries.
Ash Paul Some infant formula milks contain more sugar than soda drinks – new research via 11h
Coronavirus and the ethics of quarantine—why information matters
The BMJ 4d 3 tweets
Isolation and quarantine throw harsh light on the complex tensions in public health, between the rights and duties of individuals and concepts of the public interest, says Julian Sheather Quarantine. [...]More...
Ash Paul #coronavirus and the ethics of quarantins: why information matters via 11h
Approval of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression – Author's reply
The Lancet Psychiatry 18h 1 tweets
The sponsor states that the definition of treatment-resistant depression used in their letter “has been endorsed by health authorities”.1 Apparently, this definition's origin was a March 13, 2014, meeting, during which “The applicant and FDA agreed...
Approval of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression
The Lancet Psychiatry 18h 1 tweets
We acknowledge the questions raised by Erick Turner1 and by Ioana Cristea and Florian Naudet2 in The Lancet Psychiatry regarding esketamine's efficacy and the study designs within the phase 3 programme in treatment-resistant depression, and here...
Beth Thompson: We need to reimagine the way research works
The BMJ 6d 4 tweets
Over three years I dedicated long hours and weekends to the PhD project that I was desperate to make a success. I wanted my research to make a useful contribution [...]More...
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Ash Paul We need to reimagine the way research works via 11h
Proposing a Bill of Rights for Patients With Cancer
JCO Oncology Practice 11d 7 tweets
Ash Paul Ten commandments for Proposing a Bill of Rights for Patients With Cancer via et al 11h
Doctor attacked over cancer diagnosis
HeraldScotland 12h 2 tweets
A doctor was attacked by the daughter of an elderly hospital patient after she was told that her mother may have cancer.
Ash Paul SCOT doctor was attacked by the daughter of an elderly hospital patient after she was told that her mother may have cancer. via 11h
Measuring multimorbidity beyond counting diseases: systematic review of community and population studies and guide to index choice
The BMJ 3d 7 tweets
Objectives To identify and summarise existing indices for measuring multimorbidity beyond disease counts, to establish which indices include mental health comorbidities or outcomes, and to develop recommendations based on applicability, performance,...
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Ash Paul Measuring multimorbidity beyond counting diseases: systematic review of community and population studies and guide to index choice via et al 12h
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Rsci.app.link 12h 1 tweets
Ash Paul Why Imposter Syndrome Affects the Most Successful People via 12h
An animated guide to breathing
Eleanor Lutz - Tabletop Whale 870d 4 tweets
An animated infographic showing how three different animals breathe in and out.
Your results may vary: the imprecision of medical measurements
The BMJ 25h 4 tweets
### What you need to know Clinicians and patients need to interpret a multitude of medical measurements. These are often central to monitoring health and informed decision making. Has the serum cholesterol concentration come down since starting a...
David Daniel Palmer: the life of a genius or the career of a charlatan?
Edzard Ernst 12h 1 tweets
In his writings, DD Palmer (the father of chiropractic), left little doubt about how he felt about himself and his achievements. A few quotes will suffice to give an impression: I was the first to
Ash Paul David Daniel Palmer: the life of a genius or the career of a charlatan? via 12h