Reposted by Nicolás FernándezOpen Forum Infectious Diseases @ofidjournal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Influenza vaccines for immunocompromised persons – a scoping review of the literature ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/4ovjNaj 011
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 11/08/2026Big changes ahead: the OSF will stop support sharing (new) data, materials and code. Feels like the end of an era! 58733
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezKevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 13/11/2025New paper with @statsepi.bsky.social and @deevybee.bsky.social in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...cell.comConceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autismClaims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential studies underpinning these... 619064
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezRafa Cofiño 🔻 @rcofinof.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship: ECDC assessment and recommendations www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati... vía @ecdc.europa.euecdc.europa.euHantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship: ECDC assessment and recommendationsAs of 6 May 2026, seven cases have been reported in a hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship, including three deaths, one critically ill, two symptomatic and one with unknown status... 041
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezAdrian Hugo Aginagalde Llorente @alloreag.bsky.social · 27/03/2026No sé porque me hice médico. Sé que presto servicio a una sociedad. Y sé que velo por garantizar los derechos y libertades fundamentales de las personas, por encima de mis creencias, por encima de las creencias de los demás y por encima de la arbitrariedad. bsky.app/profile/abei... 313951
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezUniversidad de Granada @universidadgranada.bsky.social · 26/03/2026🔬 Investigadores de la #UGR demuestran que la vacuna antigripal de alta dosis es más beneficiosa para paciente inmunodeprimidos 💉 ℹ️ Info: canal.ugr.es/noticia/la-vacuna-anti… 012
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDarren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 21/02/2026"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." - Stephen Jay Gould 543695
Reposted by Nicolás Fernández🦇Harper 🔜 ANE 🦇 @2manystripes.bsky.social · 13/02/2026we live in the ruins of a greater civilization 162233715838
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezGeorgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Users of survey data, lovers of DAGs, and general methodological enthusiasts, gather round! I'm so excited to share this new paper, joint work with my brilliant colleagues @rjsilverwood.bsky.social, @pwgtennant.bsky.social, and Liam Wright. 🧵academic.oup.comHow can the use of different modes of survey data collection introduce bias? An introduction to mode effects using directed acyclic graphs (DAGs)Abstract. Survey data are self-reported data collected directly from respondents by a questionnaire or an interview and are commonly used in epidemiology. 47230
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezPeder M Isager @isager.bsky.social · 28/01/2026New blog post introducing Causion - a web app for causal inference teaching and learning: pedermisager.org/blog/causion....pedermisager.orgIntroducing Causion: A web app for playing with DAGs | Peder M. IsagerPersonal website of Dr. Peder M. Isager 514567
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 20/01/2026This is an excellent group, and look at all those videos you can find online 👀 So much stuff to learn! cls-data.github.io/CIIG/ 02612
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Just finished reading 'Epidemiology: An Introduction' (3rd ed.) by KJ Rothman, KF Huybrechts and EJ Murray (@epiellie.bsky.social). What an excellent book. I especially loved those little boxes explaining, for instance, why p-values in the Table 1 of RCTs make no sense. Congrats for the great work! 1154
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Cada vez más convencido de que una de las mejores formas de aprender es enseñar. 000
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDaniel Redondo Sánchez @danielredondo.com · 25/11/2025Estoy muy feliz de haber recibido el Premio Enrico Anglesio 2025, un reconocimiento internacional a jóvenes investigadores en Oncología. Gracias a la organización y jurado del premio. Gracias también a todos los colaboradores del trabajo que he presentado. 012
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Nos guste o no, la salud pública es política. El CDC ha actualizado su página web sobre seguridad vacunal para "matizar" el mensaje de que las vacunas no causan autismo (ver captura). Afortunadamente, existen instituciones independientes de este tipo de control, entre ellas @idsainfo.bsky.social. 010
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Ya está disponible la 1ª edición de la Guía de vacunación en pacientes tratados con anticuerpos monoclonales y otras terapias dirigidas inmunosupresoras de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Preventiva, Salud Pública y Gestión Sanitaria 🏥 Enlace: sempspgs.es/ce-vacunas-y... Se agradece difusión! 📢 010
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezJosé Repullo @repunomada.bsky.social · 07/11/2025MORTALIDAD ATRIBUIBLE A CALOR EL PASADO VERANO: 4.480 por calor extremo, y 10.894 a calor moderado (es la que más crece). Las exposiciones prolongadas a valores inferiores a los umbrales de calor extremo también matan (poblaciones vulnerables). www.gacetasanitaria.org/es-mortalida...gacetasanitaria.orgMortalidad atribuible al calor en España durante el verano de 2025 | Gaceta SanitariaSegún la Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET), el verano de 2025ha sido el más cálido registrado, superando al de 2022 045
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 01/11/2025arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review. This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month. Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.blog.arxiv.orgAttention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog 191567594
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezThe John Snow Society @johnsnowsociety.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Did you see this? The editors-in-chief of @IntJEpidemiol discussed the #Trump administration's approach to science, and how it's affecting the fields of #epidemiology and #publichealth 👇 academic.oup.com/ije/article/... 041
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 24/10/2025We're lucky to have access to this kind of resources. What a great talk! Thanks @dingdingpeng.the100.ci @georgiatomova.bsky.social 130
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezEdward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025This only happens to you once 344214974180
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezIsabel Aguilar @iaguilar.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Sobre caminabilidad, derecho a la salud y derecho a la ciudad y de cómo la “ciudad de 15 minutos” va en la buena dirección pero tiene barreras que pueden perpetuar inequidades. Walkability, Right to the City and Right to Health: pathways toward equity and justice www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YPKSH...tandfonline.comWalkability, Right to the City and Right to Health: pathways toward equity and justice – a systematic mixed-methods reviewThis paper explores the intersection of walkability, the Right to Health and the Right to the City, with a particular emphasis on equitable access in rapidly urbanizing environments. Urbanization e... 032
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDarren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 12/09/2025We need more "unfunded" research, not less. Or rather, we need more "core" funding and much less project based funding. Then universities can *invest* in core research infrastructure (including people), reduce precarity, and focus on growing and retaining talent.linkedin.comWhat happens when universities aren't funded? 1. We are forced to spend more time looking for external funding, and the external priorities that come with it. I dare say many or most academics… ...What happens when universities aren't funded? 1. We are forced to spend more time looking for external funding, and the external priorities that come with it. I dare say many or most academics worki... 1296
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezIsabel Aguilar @iaguilar.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Junto con las compañeras de la @seepidemiologia.bsky.social escribimos en @sciencemediacentre.es sobre el horror que se está viviendo en Gaza @pampa.bsky.social 0106
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezPeter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Second day back to work after a month away is like the first real day back. Yesterday was mostly spent laugh-crying maniacally at my to-do list and inbox.media.tenor.coma man with a beard and mustache is laughing with his mouth openALT: a man with a beard and mustache is laughing with his mouth open 492
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezBiblioteca Virtual del SSPA @bvsspa.bsky.social · 17/07/2025🌍 “Desafíos globales, soluciones locales: estrategias y resiliencia en salud pública para afrontar las amenazas sanitarias del presente y del futuro en Andalucía" #SVEA Consejería de #Salud y #Consumo de la Junta de #Andalucía @hureinasofia.bsky.social. 111
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 08/07/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-BA...youtube.comTroitzky convierte la geometría en arte, por Leontxo García | El rincón de los inmortales 512YouTube video by Ajedrez en EL PAÍS con Leontxo García 000
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 06/06/2025Now officially out with nice formatting and all 🥳 "Thinking clearly about age, period, and cohort effects" -- a gentle introduction to the age-period-cohort problem and how to "solve" it through various types of assumptions. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1227571
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDavid Materia @davidmateria.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Toca empezar la búsqueda de trabajo. Si de suerte alguno tenéis conocidos que quieran a un experto en calidad asistencial y seguridad del paciente, mi resumen: Certificación (ISO). Digitalización. Planificación-estrategia. Análisis-informes. Rediseño de procesos (Lean, SixSigma). Etc. ¡Gracias! 112
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Me ha parecido muy interesante este artículo con enfoque práctico sobre cómo (no) usar IA generativa en investigación. Cheng, A., Calhoun, A. & Reedy, G. Artificial intelligence-assisted academic writing: recommendations for ethical use. Adv Simul 10, 22 (2025). doi.org/10.1186/s410... 000
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezPeter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 20/05/2025"My AI therapist got me through dark times" < in a competitive field, the notion of an AI 'therapist' may win the award for the most ignorant and inappropriate use of AI At the heart of therapy is a human relationship. This is fundamentally not possible with an AI. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMy AI therapist got me through dark timesWith NHS mental health waitlists at record highs, are chatbots a possible solution? 7369
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 06/05/2025The anti-vaccine crowd say they just want to “see the evidence” in the form of placebo-controlled randomized trials. But we've done these trials. And we know our vaccines work. Which is precisely why we can't use placebo to test better vaccines. Read more: epiellie.substack.com/p/first-do-n... 11612144
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Ready to get the ick about milk? Here’s a list of the grossest, weirdest, and most dangerous things ever found in milk! And a reminder why we need good, well-funded, coordinated food safety regulations. epiellie.substack.com/p/the-grosse...epiellie.substack.comThe grossest, weirdest, and most dangerous things ever found in milkLove it or hate it, milk has played a huge part in human history. 310636
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 16/04/2025www.r-causal.org Epi, método y causalidad (en R). Con diferencia, el mejor recurso sobre inferencia causal que conozco. En abierto y accesible para legos en la materia. De-lo-cos. Thank you sooo much! @malcolmbarrett.malco.io @lucystats.bsky.social @travisgerke.bsky.socialr-causal.orgCausal Inference in R 0101
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Tenemos nuevo MOOC Andavac: 🌟Guía rápida de vacunación en Andalucía 2025🌟 Especialmente dirigido a profesionales del sistema sanitario de Andalucía que se están incorporando por 1ª vez a actividades relacionadas con la vacunación Duración estimada: 15h + Info: easp.ws/7t @easpsalud.bsky.socialeasp.es 021
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezEscuela Andaluza de Salud Pública @easpsalud.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Vacunas y consejos de salud para viajes internacionales 🛩️ 🗓️ 8 mayo a 9 junio ⏱️ 20h - 🖥️ Virtual 📝 Límite inscripción: 22 abril ℹ️ www.easp.ws/inter25b Curso diseñado y coordinado Andavac - Plan Estratégico de Vacunaciones de la Consejería de Salud y Consumo de Andalucía, apoyado por EASP. 031
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezFilmin @filmin.es · 03/03/2025💚 Demi 💚 siempre serás la ganadora en nuestros corazones. #Oscars2025media.tenor.coma woman wearing a blue top is clapping her hands togetherALT: a woman wearing a blue top is clapping her hands together 226939
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezEscuela Andaluza de Salud Pública @easpsalud.bsky.social · 13/02/20256º Ed. Itinerario Formativo en 🔎 Metodología de la Investigación (IFeMI) 🗓️ Realización: 21 abril 2025 - 27 septiembre 2026 📝 Inscripciones del12 de febrero al 2 de marzo ➡️ Solicitudes a través de responsables de formación del SSPA Para ➕ información 👀 www.easp.ws/ifemi25b 011
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezEurosurveillance journal @eurosurveillance.org · 10/02/2025In 2023, Spain started recommending systematic nirsevimab administration to all infants born or entering their first #respiratory #virus season Núñez et al. look at effectiveness of nirsevimab in preventing hospital admission due to #RSV infection in the 2023/24 season 🗞️ bit.ly/EUS305RSV 🧪😷🩺 🛟 0105
Nicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Estos días tengo el pensamiento recurrente de que ojalá Adam Elliot no tuviera dos, sino muchísimos largometrajes; y poder ver cada uno de ellos. Aunque quizá su magia resida precisamente ahí: ¿de verdad se puede crear algo así (encima en stop-motion) sin dedicarle esa cantidad de tiempo y cariño? 010
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezJuan Roures @juanroures.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Quince años después de «Mary and Max», Adam Elliot por fin nos ha regalado otro largometraje: «Memorias de un caracol», igualmente brillante y triste, igualmente lleno de amor por la vida. Sería un justo Oscar a la mejor película de animación. Ya en cines. 12711
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 25/01/2025"Health disparities research" is a field of study where researchers look at how things like race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status can influence health outcomes. Now any gov't website about this says "page not found". This is a dystopia that I did not imagine that we'd be living through. 31930346
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960. Until today. 13849192281
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezThe BMJ @bmj.com · 21/01/2025 In a major blow to global health, the US administration has announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization @who.int. @kentbuse.bsky.social and colleagues propose urgent actions for the international community to mitigate the damage www.bmj.com/content/388/... 34224
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezDaniel Redondo Sánchez @danielredondo.com · 14/01/2025Hace unos días publicamos en BMJ Quality & Safety un estudio sobre cómo las desigualdades socioeconómicas afectan a la adherencia a guías de práctica clínica y la supervivencia en cáncer de mama. 📰 Artículo: qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl...qualitysafety.bmj.comSocioeconomic inequalities in adherence to clinical practice guidelines and breast cancer survival: a multicentre population-based study in SpainIntroduction and aims Women residing in lower socioeconomic status (SES) areas have lower breast cancer survival but it is not clear how differences in the quality of care received contribute to these... 121
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezAdrian Hugo Aginagalde Llorente @alloreag.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Malas noticias. Primer fallecimiento por gripe aviar H5 en EEUU. "(...) there have been 66 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the United States since 2024 and 67 since 2022. This is the first person in the United States who has died (...) " www.cdc.gov/media/releas...cdc.govFirst H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United StatesA person with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ( 125
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezJeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Not sure of the original source of this, but the depiction with the final domino set to crush the pusher is devastatingly accurate. 5036471794
Reposted by Nicolás FernándezAjedrez @ajedrez.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Sobre el motivo de la sanción a Carlsen, hay varios argumentos (como el que cito) para considerar que la normativa de la FIDE sobre código de vestimenta no es adecuada para una competición de ajedrez en 2024. 172