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Frank de Vocht

@frankdv.bsky.social
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24-hr butler to a little girl and a little boy. Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health in spare time. Tweets are my own.

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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 6h
Thats not too bad. I received a colour-coded file once.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You are being way too negative. Isnt it good there are that many people who want to make the world a better place 🫣
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Or be able to buy a train ticket in England 😁
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So almost guaranteed to happen than..... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity
Former deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within sector are ‘winding themselves up into a lather’
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Its good to see they can appreciate the incident finding of the NTP study in light of all the other evidence in a responsible manner.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I raise you the pizza dream: www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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The life-saving qualities of pizza
Research – from Italy, would you believe – suggests that pizza can be good for your health
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is not ok. And is exactly what corruption looks like: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
Party leader, Nigel Farage, ‘humbled’ by contributions from billionaires as Harborne addresses ‘media speculation’
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Hannah Edwards @hannah-b-edwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some good maternity news: our study found that mums and premature babies now have more equitable access to a treatment that reduces the risk of cerebral palsy, following the PReCePT national care improvement programme. bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/15/3...
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gene @genej101.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Laugh of the day. Science wins every time.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This must be one of the dumbest things (not an easy competition to win nowadays) someone said about #airpollution #publichealth #environment The mind boggles....
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Pessimists Archive @pessimistsarc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
In 1908 the Lancet called for an 18+ age limit on reading in bed for U.K. children.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
😁. 90s, best time to be alive.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Yes, interesting indeed. Let's not get all worked up about it until there has been some carefully controlled experimental replication. ...small exposures and large and unexpected findings have a tendency to reduce or disappear upon replication.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
There is quite literally nothing about Farage's Reform UK that smells clean: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK raising millions more than other parties, donation figures show
Farage’s party brings in £9m largely from crypto billionaires in three months, more than twice that of Labour and Tories
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
👇🏼🥳
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Good article on rhe #AI hype and the path to mediocracy: time.com/6337835/ai-m...
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AI and the Rise of Mediocrity
'AI thrives when our need for originality is low and our demand for mediocrity is high,' writes Ray Nayler.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (x4) Placebo Rollins Band (x2) dEUS (x2) Zita Swoon Marilyn Manson Rammstein Queen (minus Freddy) Slash's Snakepit Osdorp Posse (x3)
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The city of Ramazzini, Pavarotti, Ferrari, and Panini. Quite the heritage...
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Some very true words said: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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All this talk about ‘difficult’ cuts, yet the largest part of Britain’s welfare bill is never mentioned. Why? | Zoe Williams
Pensioners vote and young people don’t, so the truism goes. That’s no longer any reason to avoid dealing with the triple lock, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Guild quickly gone after it turns out code works, and you now freed up 3 hours of trial-and-error 😆
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼yup
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I don’t want to sound like a tub-thumping zealot … but it’s time to ban ads for gambling | Emma Beddington
I’ve had it up to here with Danny Dyer’s commercials for Paddy Power. The UK needs to take a tip from Amsterdam and rein in its advertisers, writes Emma Beddington
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
It was always going to be Ivermectin 🤣
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Now that the better conducted studies on effects from #5G are starting to come in, effects are also starting to disappear. New, a new #projectGOLIAT carefully controlled in vitro study: projectgoliat.eu/news/in-vitr... #bettermethodsbetterresearchbetterevidence
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In vitro study finds no evidence of biological effects from 5G exposure - GOLIAT
A new laboratory study led by researchers from CNRS – [...]
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Contemporary literature screening for a review. #airportscience
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I have seen enough movies and read enough books to know not to open the portal.... www.popularmechanics.com/science/a708...
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Scientists Are Pretty Sure They Found a Portal to the Fifth Dimension
It’s probably in this weird particle.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Not just a jury...literally everyone, including Met and Youtube themselves. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...
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Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds
Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"Amongst... concerns over the #health effects of long-term occupational exposure to #RF in the telecommunication and broadcast sector it is important not to overlook ... exposure to #ultraviolet #radiation in a workforce that predominantly works outside. " www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cancer incidence in telecommunication and broadcasting workers in the United Kingdom: Preliminary analysis of the National Register of RF Workers
There is a broadly acknowledged need for more robust research exploring the potential health effects of occupational radiofrequency radiation (RF) exp…
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
'Cause of the"lyca-ocrasy". There is literally no topic the #DailyMail can't be wrong and a d**k about: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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The blanket roll-out of 20mph speed limits will make our roads worse
A SUNNY June day on a riverside road in central London, and an electric moped - driven by the actor Idris Elba - is caught on camera doing 28mph.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Good read: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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What was Doge? How Elon Musk tried to gamify government
The long read: Steeped in gaming and rightwing culture wars, Musk and his team of teenage coders set out to defeat the enemy of the United States: its people
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Whats the point of conducting a new scoping review on #powerlines and #health (ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/114...), when abundant systematic reviews, meta-analyses and other syntheses already exist? ....shockingly, same results as those.
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Health Effects of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure From High-Voltage Power Lines and Substations: A Scoping Review of Primary Empirical Research
This scoping review descriptively maps primary empirical research on associations between extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) exposure from high-voltage transmission lines (≥110 kV...
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Not a great, quite biased, article on #RF #EMF #health and #safety by Lin: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub... Good Commentary pointing this out: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub... Pretty rude response: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Frontiers | Commentary: Health and safety practices and policies concerning human exposure to RF/microwave radiation
Lin's commentary is misleading and inaccurate on important topics. First, it misrepresents the IEEE C95.1-2019 [2] and ICNIRP (2020) limits [3]. Second, ...
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
GPs are just like normal people: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Predictors of Risk Perception Among General Practitioners and Paediatricians Concerning Potential Health Effects of Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields
Scientific evidence for health issues due to exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) is limited but there is considerable concern in the population about such effects. Physicians are seen as an impo...
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I had my first "oh you work in public health. So you are one of these people who still believe in germ theory" conversation. Awkward
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This is all very reassuring, going forward 😬
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Hannah Edwards @hannah-b-edwards.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We found big gaps in use of 2 effective, cheap, simple #antenatal treatments to protect #preterm babies. In theory they should be accessible to all mothers, in all resource settings. About 3/4 eligible mothers get them in richer countries, but only about 1/2 in poorer countries bit.ly/40sNIon
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Interesting. Discussion about a new book on the #nocebo effect. #Health effects people doing #research on #electrohypersensitivity ( #EHS) and other environmental diseases come across regularly (disclaimer: sometimes, it could be the real thing. of course): www.skeptic.com/article/side...
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How Real Is the Nocebo Effect?
Can your mind make you sick? Carol Tavris dissects the “nocebo effect”—how negative expectations conjure real symptoms—separating genuinely startling science from anecdote and hype.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Well thats an unexpected expected development in #havanasyndrome world: www.dagens.com/news/norwegi...
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Norwegian authorities say they cannot verify Washington Post claim
A US media report has placed Norway at the center of fresh questions surrounding a long-running diplomatic health mystery. Officials in Oslo say they can find no evidence to support the claims.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Oh just fuck off... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport
New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
#REFORM shown up as the poundland #MAGA spin-off they are: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff
A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This is interesting on #RF #EMF and #cancer in #WHO review. The way I read it, is that they asked the lead researcher to stick to the protocol....which they didn't. microwavenews.com/news-center/...
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They Kept Telling Us What To Do
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been trying to manipulate its long-running assessment of RF–cancer risks, according to a prominent Swiss toxicologist.Meike Mevissen, who was commissioned by th...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
How the WHO is misleading the public about so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) edzardernst.com/2026/01/how-...
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How the WHO is misleading the public about so-called alternative medicine (SCAM)
Yesterday, I posted the account of a WHO summit on so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). I deliberately abstained from any comment. Yet, the arguments put forward do certainly deserve some critical e...
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Good point indeed.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Not much, no. Generally speaking. There advice is around study and analytic design, and to sense-check inferences.
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Frank de Vocht @frankdv.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Thats not how that works at all.
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