John Blenkinsopp
@Blenky64
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Clinical Effectiveness Advisor in the NHS who runs critical appraisal courses.
Stockton on Tees
Joined September 2009
BBC News - Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says new evidence against Trump autism claims - BBC News https://t.co/pL68MyRV7S
bbc.co.uk
Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy.
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A powerful reminder: perspective is everything! I saw this video again today. Created by the Guardian in 1986. Still the smartest lesson in human perception. It hits me every time: We don’t see reality. We see our angle. And a small shift can flip the whole story. In the age
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On my way to London to run the annual Royal society of Pharmaceutical Critical Appraisal Day. First time running Appraisal of Interaction trials.. and this fellow is waiting for me in the museum!
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BBC News - Cambridge 'swimming cap' brings hope for brain-injured babies - BBC News https://t.co/IYcl25bUuA
bbc.co.uk
Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.
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And suddenly the world is less smart, less insighful, and less funny. RIP Tom Lehrer
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BBC News - Doctors trialling 'poo pills' to flush out dangerous superbugs https://t.co/t9yLv5nXJt
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Can a dose of good bacteria clear superbugs from their hiding place in the bowels?
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Looking forward to running the national critical appraisal tomorrow. An interesting RCT and a lot of number crunching.
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BBC News - Breakthrough cancer drug doubles survival in trial https://t.co/wHYMmihEcu
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An international study found immunotherapy before surgery could give patients extra years of life.
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BBC News - New pill can slow progression of incurable breast cancer https://t.co/Ugy5HF2yFC
bbc.com
More than 1,000 women a year with advanced cancer could benefit from capivasertib which can slow the disease.
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The newest data from the important DYNAMIC trial continues to show the value of ctDNA testing to determine therapy for Stage II colon cancer. May end up reducing unnecessary chemo for some patients.
nature.com
Nature Medicine - An updated analysis of the DYNAMIC biomarker-driven trial, including mature survival data at 5 years, supports a ctDNA-guided approach to adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II colon...
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LIVE: I’m on the Senate floor asking my Republican colleagues: When will you stand up to the President of the United States and call him out on his lies?
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RCHT enhancing end-of-life care with subcutaneous prescribing for improved patient outcomes. Discover more about this vital innovation: https://t.co/AgibbX6KF5
@RoyLilley @RCHTWeCare
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Just finished the first of two critical appraisal sessions for groups in the Wye Valley this week. Lovely lot who worked really hard on predictive values and confidence intervals. So lovely to have such a motivated group working together!
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Something for the Librarians- the Anaesthetics books are shelved by colour?? That made me twitch..
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BBC News - 'Black Eye Friday demoralising for health staff' https://t.co/RRcw2zpKIG
bbc.com
Staff at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust urge people to be responsible.
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Last minute preparations for our 6th annual Critical Appraisal Day for the editors of the BNF at the Royal Society of Pharmaceuticals in London on Wednesday. Hopefully this fellow will still be waiting for me in reception at their museum.
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Specialist nurse-led care can reduce #HeartFailure hospital readmissions by up to 33%. Yet most EU Member States lack capacity in heart failure specialist #nursing. Find out more here 👇 https://t.co/b9Z3jzAS4i
hfpolicynetwork.org
Driving political urgency in heart failure across the EU.
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