Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlThe BMJ @bmj.com · 15/04/2025Well designed and properly executed randomised trials are considered the most reliable evidence on the benefits of healthcare interventions. This update to the CONSORT guidelines includes new changes to the checklist www.bmj.com/content/389/... 24120
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlLisa Spitzer @lspitzer.bsky.social · 26/03/2025I had an amazing time talking about #OpenScience at the Cochrane Symposium in Freiburg "Integrität in der Wissenschaft – gemeinsam gegen Betrug". ✨ @zpid.bsky.social 0103
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlRichard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025A guide to what's hit science in Trump's first 30 days in office | @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comTrump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s nextThe breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked. 033
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlRichard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Which universities have the most retracted articles - and the highest retraction rates? For @nature.com, here's a first-of-its-kind analysis of retractions by institutions. Full details in the story. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 413571
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlMatthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 16/02/2025To build support for science, it's not enough to just share facts. We need open conversations between scientists and people who are unsure. Social networks, while spreading false information, can also help share the truth. theconversation.com/address-scie...theconversation.comAddress science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and communityFor science to have a meaningful impact on a group of people, new information needs to spread between trusted members of that community. 26420
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlMarianne Falck @mariannefalck.bsky.social · 16/02/2025#Grippe: Sollte ich mich und mein Kind jetzt noch impfen lassen? Aktuelle Empfehlungen und Hintergründe @riffreporter.bsky.social www.riffreporter.de/de/wissen/gr... #Impfung #Masken #Gesundheitriffreporter.deGrippewelle: Jetzt noch sein Kind impfen lassen? Die FaktenAktuelle Grippewelle in Deutschland: Erfahren Sie, warum Experten auch gesunden Kindern zur Impfung raten und welche Schutzmaßnahmen jetzt wichtig sind. 087
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 14/02/2025At the rate Trump, Musk and MAGA are destroying science research, we must prepare to lose access to precious resources like PubMed & ClinicalTrials.gov @hildabast.bsky.social absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...absolutelymaybe.plos.orgWhat if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely MaybePubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications… 25029
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlCochrane Deutschland @cochraned.bsky.social · 13/02/2025📅 Save the Date! 📅 Am 26.02.2025 von 12:00-13:00 Uhr laden wir Euch herzlich zu unserem kostenlosen Lunch & Learn ein! Claudia Breuer von Cochrane Deutschland gibt eine Einführung in die Nutzung der Cochrane Library und demonstriert die praktische Anwendung. 🔔 Anmeldung hier: shorturl.at/N4pxeus06web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Lunch & Learn. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Suche nach Cochrane Reviews 101
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlEQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Need help on reporting your factorial trial? Then this new paper in the @bmj.com provides lots of great advice and examples. www.bmj.com/content/388/... #transparency #RCTs 0116
Joerg Meerpohl @meerpohl.bsky.social · 08/02/2025American chaos: standing up for health and medicine - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comAmerican chaos: standing up for health and medicineWithdrawal from WHO and the Paris Agreements. USAID shuttered and aid halted, ceasing health programmes globally. A freeze on US$3 trillion worth of federal grants and loans, jeopardising the function... 140
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlCochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 06/02/2025📚 Statistical errors in meta-analyses can impact the reliability of systematic reviews. This new article from Cochrane highlights the most frequent mistakes and how to avoid them. 📖 Read it here: buff.ly/4jFoThH #SystematicReviews #MetaAnalysis #ResearchMethods #Statistics 022
Joerg Meerpohl @meerpohl.bsky.social · 07/02/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comOpenAI’s ‘deep research’ tool: is it useful for scientists?The model produces cited, pages-long reports that might be helpful for generating literature reviews. 020
Joerg Meerpohl @meerpohl.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The rise of agentic AI teammates in medicine - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comThe rise of agentic AI teammates in medicineMedicine is in the dawn of a fundamental shift from using artificial intelligence (AI) as tools to deploying AI as agents. When used as a tool, AI is passive and reactive. Even powerful medical AI fou... 010
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 06/02/2025The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest ChildrenI’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving. 9712577810964
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 07/02/2025This week's editorial and cover at @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... "The past 3 weeks have generated much anger, fear, and sorrow—but it is no time for panic. The medical and scientific communities must come together and stand up for this vision." 15770231
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlCochrane Deutschland @cochraned.bsky.social · 06/02/2025#Sprunggelenkbrüche zählen zu den häufigsten Formen von #Knochenbrüchen. Welche Behandlungsansätze Erwachsenen bei der #Genesung nach einem Sprunggelenkbruch (Knöchelbruch) helfen, untersucht ein #CochraneReview: buff.ly/3Q45gSL 001
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlMelissa Sharp-Crowe, MPH, PhD² @sharpmelk.bsky.social · 04/02/2025WHO EPI-WIN : Launch of the WHO guidance on Ethical considerations for social listening in #infodemic management for #PublicHealth emergencies.https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V0osr0pERwKpGOLQOVzGEQ#/registrationwho.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WHO EPI-WIN : Launch of the WHO guidance on Ethical considerations for social listening in infodemic management for public health emergencies.. After regis...Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WHO EPI-WIN : Launch of the WHO guidance on Ethical considerations for social listening in infodemic management for public health emergencies.. After regis... 011
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlMelissa Sharp-Crowe, MPH, PhD² @sharpmelk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025(How) can #AI -based automation tools assist with systematic searching? #SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis training.cochrane.org/resource/how...training.cochrane.org(How) can AI-based automation tools assist with systematic searching? 053
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlCochrane Deutschland @cochraned.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Der 26. EbM-Kongress in Freiburg steht vor der Tür! Sichert euch noch bis einschließlich 31.01.2025 euren Frühbuchertarif und seid dabei, wenn sich alles um evidenzbasierte Medizin unter dem Motto „Die EbM der Zukunft – packen wir’s an“ dreht. Mehr Infos & Anmeldung unter: buff.ly/3E9AipH 011
Joerg Meerpohl @meerpohl.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Take aways from Cochrane Germany’s Methods Forum on Use of Artificial Intelligence for Evidence Synthesis. ebm.bmj.com/content/earl...ebm.bmj.com 021
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlJack Wilkinson @jdwilko.bsky.social · 14/01/2025There has been a lot of discussion around how to assess trustworthiness of research studies (including investigation of fraud). Some thoughts on this below, to appear in @jclinepi.bsky.social - with @davidit.bsky.social : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comHow should we assess trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials? 14120
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlTilmann Warnecke @mannfrauundco.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Jetzt verlassen mit der @dfgpublic.bsky.social und der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft auch große deutsche Forschungsorganisationen die Plattform X. www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/klare...tagesspiegel.de„Klares Zeichen gegen Verbreitung von Fake News“: Auch große deutsche Forschungsorganisationen verlassen Plattform XNach vielen Hochschulen wollen auch große Forschungsorganisationen in Deutschland nicht mehr auf der Plattform von Elon Musk posten, darunter die DFG. 716544
Reposted by Joerg MeerpohlJournal of Clinical Epidemiology @jclinepi.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Yet another problem with systematic reviews: A living review update - @jclinepi.bsky.social www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...jclinepi.comYet another problem with systematic reviews: A living review updateIn February 2023, the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology published ‘The Problems with Systematic Reviews: A living Systematic Review.’ In updating this living review for the first time to incorporate li... 11610