Reposted by Michael AbsoudIndependent Voices @independentvoices.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Suppressing the puberty blockers trial misunderstands how medicine and the approval of drugs actually work, says Dr Joseph Freer www.independent.co.uk/voices/puber...independent.co.ukI’m a GP – here’s why the puberty blockers trial must go aheadA landmark drugs trial involving 200 children was supposed to answer thorny questions about giving hormones to adolescents with gender dysphoria. But rather than dampening down the controversy, the st... 011
Reposted by Michael AbsoudMichael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Our new #preprint on @researchsquare: A nonrandomised feasibility evaluation of a home‑based intervention for parents of adolescents with learning disabilities, with or without autism www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8... @kingslsm.bsky.socialresearchsquare.comA nonrandomised feasibility evaluation of a home‑based intervention for parents of adolescents with learning disabilities, with or without autismPurpose To determine the feasibility and acceptability of delivering ACHIEVE—a home‑based, parent‑coached OT/SLT intervention—in everyday UK practice and to describe recruitment/retention,... 022
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Our new #preprint on @researchsquare: A nonrandomised feasibility evaluation of a home‑based intervention for parents of adolescents with learning disabilities, with or without autism www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8... @kingslsm.bsky.socialresearchsquare.comA nonrandomised feasibility evaluation of a home‑based intervention for parents of adolescents with learning disabilities, with or without autismPurpose To determine the feasibility and acceptability of delivering ACHIEVE—a home‑based, parent‑coached OT/SLT intervention—in everyday UK practice and to describe recruitment/retention,... 022
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 15/02/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukChildren 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass saysClinician Dr Hilary Cass says 000
Reposted by Michael AbsoudJames Lind Alliance @jameslindalliance.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Let’s make care better for gender diverse young people – your voice matters. 🔗Take the survey: buff.ly/Or9cup9 📣Please help us get as many voices heard as possible and share this post. 012
Reposted by Michael AbsoudThomas House @tah-sci.com · 31/12/2025The other aspect of this story is, academics and NHS staff could and would have done this better and essentially for free if they were given the same data access as Faculty, but they are not allowed it. Government policy is deliberately to frustrate pro bono / non-profit health data research. 2158
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 24/12/2025www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/james-lind-a...cso.scot.nhs.ukJames Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership on Youth Gender Diversity – Initial survey launchTo support and increase the level of high-quality health research conducted in Scotland. 010
Reposted by Michael AbsoudJames Lind Alliance @jameslindalliance.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Please share the Youth Gender Diversity PSP survey with your colleagues, patients, and their carers so their questions about gender dysphoria/incongruence are heard and represented in the future. Survey now open: buff.ly/CRZUinI 021
Reposted by Michael AbsoudDeb Cohen @debscohen.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Amid fierce criticism, I spoke to critics & triallists about the puberty blocker trial, putting methodological & ethical concerns to researchers & Hilary Cass for @bmj.com. They describe clinical context, challenge criticism & say studies are necessary. (open access) www.bmj.com/content/391/...bmj.com“This is why the trial is necessary”: experts behind the puberty blockers study respond to mounting oppositionAs the NHS launches its most contested clinical trial in decades, Deborah Cohen speaks to Emily Simonoff, Pathways lead investigator, and Hilary Cass, the author of the review that led to the study T... 041
Reposted by Michael AbsoudMichael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 05/10/2025🎤NEW✍🏽 James Lind Alliance Survey Help pick top 10 research questions for children & young people (upto 25 years old) with gender incongruence/dysphoria 2 versions: Young People/parents app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-... Public & Professionals app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-... 133
Reposted by Michael AbsoudGeorge Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 28/10/2025A special collection of 6 papers on cohort studies in China is just out in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/collections/... with an editorial on the collection and the current publication climate www.bmj.com/collections/...bmj.comEnhancing cohort studies in China and internationally*/ 0116
Reposted by Michael AbsoudJames Lind Alliance @jameslindalliance.bsky.social · 27/10/2025No one understands the issues related to gender diversity better than those with lived experience, their parents/carers and the professionals who work with them. Share your views to help ensure that research focuses on what matters most: buff.ly/lGw3Zp8 122
Reposted by Michael AbsoudMichael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Please RT/ share.. the core purpose of our PSP is better care for children and young adults with gender dysphoria/incongruence and we want to hear from people with a range of experiences/ views. 001
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Please RT/ share.. the core purpose of our PSP is better care for children and young adults with gender dysphoria/incongruence and we want to hear from people with a range of experiences/ views. 001
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 05/10/2025🎤NEW✍🏽 James Lind Alliance Survey Help pick top 10 research questions for children & young people (upto 25 years old) with gender incongruence/dysphoria 2 versions: Young People/parents app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-... Public & Professionals app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-... 133
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 30/09/2025www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLabour won’t fend off Reform UK by just diluting Farage’s poison | LettersLetters: The party must not offer a watered-down version of Reform’s policies, but instead tell the truth about immigrants, writes Guy Fassler. Plus letters from Doug Maughan, Sunil Bhopal and Dr Roge... 000
Reposted by Michael AbsoudKing's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Dr Michael Absoud, @kingslsm.bsky.social, tells Wired avoiding paracetamol could have adverse consequences for pregnant women: www.wired.com/story/trumps...wired.comTrump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers WarnExperts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause. 121
Reposted by Michael AbsoudFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/08/2025Opinion: The more 'expert' you become, the more you think you ought to know, and the more you fear your credibility will suffer if you ever admit otherwise. on.ft.com/4mh4ujK 57315
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Socio-Demographic and Health Data of Adolescents Identifying as Transgender or Gender Diverse in the Born in Bradford’s Age of Wonder Cohort., wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...wellcomeopenresearch.org 000
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Closing on 14th September: parent / carer voice member of the CYP Gender Research Oversight Board www.england.nhs.uk/get-involved...england.nhs.ukNHS England » Specialised commissioning patient and public voice (PPV) partner rolesNHS England » Specialised commissioning patient and public voice (PPV) partner roles 021
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Gathering autistic adults’ visual experiences to inform adaptations: a qualitative interview study www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comGathering autistic adults’ visual experiences to inform adaptations: a qualitative interview studySensory processing difficulties are highly prevalent in autism and affect quality of life. Identifying the lived visual experiences of autistic individuals across the lifespan is important for info... 010
Reposted by Michael AbsoudAlasdair Munro @apsmunro.bsky.social · 20/05/2025I thought this was a great article outlining the changes to the Covid-19 vaccination program in the USA Bringing it more in line with current practice elsewhere in the world www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....nejm.orgAn Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination | NEJMThis article from the FDA compares broad U.S. recommendations on Covid vaccination with those from other countries and announces the adoption of an evidence-based approach to such recommendations. 433
Reposted by Michael AbsoudChris Iddon @chrisiddon.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Great new study by on behavioural aspects of ventilation in hospitality venues. Many monitored venues had poor ventilation, but hosts list many barriers to improve - tho some venues attempt to improve following info campaign. let's see why it's not always simple to ⬆️ ventilation: 164
Reposted by Michael AbsoudChris Iddon @chrisiddon.bsky.social · 13/05/2025or a new study shows that either, or a combination of: ▪️reduced viral emission (bcos air cleaner added several days later from initial readings) ▪️changes to window ventilation ▪️presence of an air cleaner see below for fag packet calc to show it can't all be due to air cleaner... 154
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 30/03/2025www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/110785-...kcl.ac.ukResearch Assistant PATHWAYS Study (based in Warrington) 010
Reposted by Michael AbsoudRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) @rcpch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Hello Bluesky! 👋 We’re the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. We represent over 24,000 paediatricians in the UK and internationally. Follow us to hear about our work to support #Paediatricians and transform #ChildHealth. 73815
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 27/01/2025 The mind/body revolution: how the division between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness fails us all www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comThe mind/body revolution: how the division between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness fails us allNew research shows western medicine’s traditional split between brain and body is, in fact, far from clear cut – and could provide a breakthrough for many complex conditions 000
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 26/01/2025NEW Research Associate post to be based in Warrington www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/mini...timeshighereducation.comResearch Associate - North Hub PATHWAYS job with KINGS COLLEGE LONDON | 386916We are looking for a highly experienced and enthusiastic researcher to play a leading role in PATHWAYS, working in our centre in Warrington. 000
Reposted by Michael AbsoudJennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Said this re the grooming gangs and we’re back to the same thing. Unclear what *exactly* failed in social services/how, bc they’ve been scant with info. But Britain does expect children’s services to be a firewall vs threats it’s appalled by, while entirely deprioritising them the rest of the time 623264
Reposted by Michael AbsoudMichael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 15/01/2025EXCELLENT piece: many scientists and even some clinicians are advocating for potentially harmful treatments with certainty and ignoring mind-body connections. Especially in vulnerable populations academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...academic.oup.comWhy inflammatory reductionism is a threat to psychiatry (and the rest of medicine)A new world-view is emerging, one which attempts to explain all manner of ills as the result of inflammation or immune dysfunction. While motivated by some 033
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 15/01/2025EXCELLENT piece: many scientists and even some clinicians are advocating for potentially harmful treatments with certainty and ignoring mind-body connections. Especially in vulnerable populations academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...academic.oup.comWhy inflammatory reductionism is a threat to psychiatry (and the rest of medicine)A new world-view is emerging, one which attempts to explain all manner of ills as the result of inflammation or immune dysfunction. While motivated by some 033
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 12/01/2025EXCELLENT piece in the @financialtimes.com today on integration of physical and mental health.. too long ignored after impact of pandemic, and neglecting mental health aspects of physical presentations www.ft.com/content/6ec5...ft.comNew UK children’s hospital seeks to combat stigma around mental illnessCambridge facility will be first in Europe to fully integrate care on one site 021
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 04/01/2025THIS is definitely real on the ground for developmental services- particularly for reception/ year 1 group with concerns around communication/ social interaction/ play/ learning Overdoing restrictions on kids during pandemic with *STILL* no plan for recovery www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...telegraph.co.ukLockdown babies ‘can’t respond to their own name’Almost three quarters of teachers say ‘Covid children’ born in 2020 are struggling 101
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 30/12/2024The long Covid ‘treatments’ to avoid. inews.co.uk/news/health/... People with long Covid are resorting to a range of unproven remedies, from supplements to stem cells, but simple rehabilitation techniques are proving the best medicineinews.co.ukThe long Covid ‘treatments’ to avoidPeople with long Covid are resorting to a range of unproven remedies, from supplements to stem cells, but simple rehabilitation techniques are proving the best medicine 010
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 29/12/2024 A healthy diet is unaffordable for the poorest families in the UK on.ft.com/4gLAycA 110
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Nice piece on that"self reflective" iSAGE piece in Nature Protocols-- bristoliver.substack.com/p/a-journal-... Big Journals have a responsibility of regaining trust in science, and pieces which dress up politics as science need calling outbristoliver.substack.comA Journal of the Plague YearSomeone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press 000
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 19/12/2024NEW post - Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability: Movement disorders, neuro-rehabilitation and long-term outpatient care to children with complex disabling neurological disorders www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/current-vaca...guysandstthomas.nhs.ukCurrent vacanciesOur current job opportunities. 030
Reposted by Michael AbsoudFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 08/12/2024Democrats must not abandon the moral high ground www.ft.com/content/dc8e7e08-1913-4f…ft.comDemocrats must not abandon the moral high groundJoe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter invites comparison to Donald Trump’s most censured actions 45237
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 03/12/2024www.tickettailor.com/events/khpra...tickettailor.comRegister here – KHP Rare Disease Network Event: Driving Change for Transformative Impact – MB4.2, Macadam Building, KCL Strand Campus, Surrey Street, LondonJoin the KHP Rare Disease Network for a special event to learn about the network’s vision, connect with researchers and clinici... 010
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 02/12/2024"The UK Labour government has promised to provide free breakfasts to all primary school pupils, but there is a huge need to expand provision to secondary level." www.ft.com/content/3398...ft.comTwo vital interventions to boost children’s life chancesFT Seasonal Appeal backs charities devoted to financial literacy and free school meals 010
Reposted by Michael AbsoudFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 02/12/2024Joe Biden pardons son Hunter over gun and tax charges www.ft.com/content/615e4db0-0f3d-44…ft.comJoe Biden pardons son Hunter over gun and tax chargesPresident uses executive powers in reversal of earlier promises 5749139
Michael Absoud @mabsoud.bsky.social · 25/11/2024G'ah! on.ft.com/3OwGTMxon.ft.comHospitals should check staff use of WhatsApp to ensure patient safety, UK watchdog saysInformation Commissioner warns improper use of popular messaging app could be ‘hugely problematic’ for NHS 000
Reposted by Michael AbsoudAlasdair Munro @apsmunro.bsky.social · 23/11/2024I find when people claim “science is political”, it’s often to excuse partisan rhetoric masked with scientific justification This is different from accepting the unavoidable evil that science gets influenced by politics by necessity, but that we should be minimising this as much as humanly possibleopen.substack.comConfuse science with politics at your perilWhen analysis and policy collide the results are often messy, sometimes awful 3216
Reposted by Michael AbsoudJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 23/11/2024The website vs app split for Bluesky vs Threads captures the difference in user base and usage patterns beautifully. Bluesky = knowledge sector workers who have it open all day in a tab next to their emails. “Wait what was I doing again?” Threads = normies watching recipe videos on the commute. 1133146471
Reposted by Michael AbsoudBen Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 19/11/2024If you missed our @bennettoxford.bsky.social Annual Lecture, the mighty George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social we've posted it - and the hardcore technical daytime one - here! Mendelian Randomisation! Integrating conflicting evidence from diverse sources! www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...bennett.ox.ac.ukThank you, George | Bennett Institute for Applied Data ScienceThanks to George Davey Smith for his inspiring visit to the Bennett Institute. 0157
Reposted by Michael AbsoudProf. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I'd like to be on a social media site where people with different viewpoints, values, and backgrounds engage each other respectfully and politely. Blocklists seem to move in the opposite direction. (Nothing I can do about it, but I'm not about to celebrate them, and I shed a tear when others do) 14296
Reposted by Michael AbsoudPaula McGowan OBE @oliverscampaign.bsky.social · 21/11/2024#Oliverscampaign In the past, we have had different types of #SEND schools to meet individual children's needs. They were all closed down, and what was left open were clumped together Schools are struggling to meet the needs of some complex #SEND children www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPrimary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decadeMum Jo says Jacob is very caring but sensory issues led to him being excluded for disruptive behaviour. 1153