Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 27/09/2026youtu.beLittle Yellow RosesYouTube video by Fay Hield - Topic 010
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Are there good data on bone penetration for MDR TB drugs, incl the new ones? Particularly interested in penetration into bones with poor blood supply. Presumably quinolones and LZD get in okay. What about the other drugs? #TBsky 111
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Rare good newsshare.googleThere’s a quick way to slow climate change. Why isn’t everyone doing it? – podcastTurkmenistan, who in 2023 the Guardian revealed as the worst country for methane mega-leaks, has begun to plug them. Environment editor Damian Carrington tells Madeleine Finlay why some experts call s... 010
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026youtube.comGoing undercover to expose Reform's secret donations plotYouTube video by Channel 4 News 010
Reposted by Tom YatesMalcolm 朝精 Barrett @malcolmbarrett.malco.io · 27/08/2026Further evidence that being rich is one of the best things you can do for your health 1114
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Already very wealthy people agreeing to participate in lucrative sportswashing projects for vile dictatorships says an awful lot about about their character 000
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026youtu.beDeportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic 030
Reposted by Tom YatesMinnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Well, there we have it. No ending rough sleeping in the UK then that's for sure. 13720
Reposted by Tom YatesJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 25/08/2026“Aiding and abetting foodborne illness may be lettuce’s biggest offense. But it doesn’t have much else going for it, either, and there’s a reasonably strong case that we would be better off without it.”washingtonpost.comColumn | Why we should stop eating lettuce, cyclospora or notLettuce makes us sick, wastes resources and has minimal nutritional value. Why are we still consuming it? 8406
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I don't understand this. We need a right sided winger and better full back and defensive midfield options. Why not make offers for Camavinga and Mbaye? 000
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I find the argument made here problematic. Either it is ethical to randomise to a placebo or it isn't. I'd do response adaptive randomisation.nature.comProtecting those who protect us: the ethics of Ebola post-exposure trialsA landmark prophylaxis trial offers an opportunity to rethink how research protects the people risking their lives to halt outbreaks. 021
Reposted by Tom YatesSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I wish media outlets would describe Nathan Cofnas as a racist rather than a "self-defined race realist" which doesn't mean anything to most people. His writing meets any definition of racism however narrowly and cautiously drawn. 672600570
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Academia is full of over promoted white people, many of whom have exagerated their achievements. Unbelievably sad. 060
Reposted by Tom YatesADVANcing Clinical Evidence in Infectious Diseases (ADVANCE-ID) @advance-id.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Demystify clinical trial design & enhance your research toolkit!📊✨ Join our statistical seminars supported by @advance-id.bsky.social & @who.int Explore clinical trial theory & real-life examples with global experts. Master the numbers in the mission against disease here: ad-id.co/stats 1128
Reposted by Tom YatesMichael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Excited to now able to say funded @nihr.bsky.social for Streptococcal Adaptive Platform Trial (STRAP!) Evaluating 1) Optimal backbone anitibiotics 2) Benefit adjunctive anti-toxin antibiotics 3) Benefit IVIG Collab with Australia (hope also NZ & Canada) building off SNAP. Aim open in UK in 2027 2163
Reposted by Tom YatesSimon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026We all know the long banned imprisonment for public protection sentence is inhumane. Another review will just kick the can down the road yet again. All Andy Burnham need to do is introduce a bill to re-sentence prisoners still serving IPPs. By me. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...dashboard.ophan.co.ukSign in - Google Accounts 032
Reposted by Tom YatesDan Lewer @danlewer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Can we get a UX engineer involved in the clinical trial governance process please 001
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Are there packages to run IVhet meta-analyses in R or Python? I have implemented in Stata but my Gen Z colleague is not impressed by that ... #StatSkystatic.klipy.comDinosaurs Are Awesome: Nat Geo ExploresALT: Dinosaurs Are Awesome: Nat Geo Explores 100
Reposted by Tom YatesStella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Walthamstow please share - the big pre loved school uniform sale will be from Wednesday 12th August at the Salvation Army on Forest Road. Every item - including blazers - 50p and most local schools covered. Save money and save carbon by reusing well kept uniform! #loveWalthamstow 11414
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 30/07/2026At the moment, people on Health & Care Worker Visa have no recourse to public funds. Why deny social security if they e.g. injure themselves at work? Treating carers with respect should include looking after them if they fall on hard times. Current rules deeply exploitative @stellacreasy.bsky.social 142
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Has anyone got this paper in pdf? #TBSkypubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govEstimating tuberculosis case mortality in England and Wales, 2001-2002 - PubMedMortality among TB cases is underestimated by national TB surveillance. Real-time data linkage between case reports and death registrations would allow a more accurate and timely estimate of TB mortal... 000
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Cloning, censoring and weighting is often used to estimate impact of treatment duration on outcomes Presumably, it can also be used to estimate the impact of delays in starting treatment? #episky 120
Reposted by Tom YatesDave Clark @daveclarkreports.eurosky.social · 22/07/2026And here's AFP picture taken by one of the photographers in the PA picture, Justin Tallis 18768190
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Raising the personal allowance is very poorly targeted Loads of the money will go to people who are already comfortably off, and households where one or more workers earn less than the current threshold get little or nothing Much better to raise universal credit, I would have thought? 000
Reposted by Tom YatesThe Lancet Infectious Diseases @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026New Comment Reconsidering the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine during the 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreak www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comReconsidering the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine during the 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreakThe ongoing 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) public health emergency of international concern in DR Congo and Uganda has exposed gaps in preparedness for non-zairense orthoebolaviruses. With BVD va... 011
Reposted by Tom YatesStella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I consistently voice concerns about the idea drilling rosebank would be good for either the climate or the cost of living crisis - in the coming days as this debate returns I will continue to be a voice for prioritising the transition to clean energy for the sake of our pockets and our planet. 1314023
Reposted by Tom YatesMichael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Academic clinical jobs @lshtm.bsky.social for people in UK clinical training Clinical Lecturers 1) Infectious Diseases (ST3-6) tinyurl.com/4vbjwrkr 2) Paediatrics (ST4-7) tinyurl.com/2hajhbs3 3) Public Health (ST3-5) tinyurl.com/yzd5cmxa Clinical Fellow in Primary Care (ST1) tinyurl.com/mpsmk7zk 0410
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I've just had an analysis accepted for publication that I began working on 14 years ago - some drinks will be had tonight!static.klipy.comEngland Crowd Cheering with SmokeALT: England Crowd Cheering with Smoke 2130
Reposted by Tom YatesMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 15/07/2026[boldly] I just don't think the British government needs to have Shabana Mahmood in it, I think we managed fine without her and we can just keep going without her, it's fine, Andy Burnham doesn't need to find a space for her in cabinet, there are other MPs 461139182
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Very glad to see this moving at speed I volunteered in a previous ChAdOx1 Ph1 Ebola vaccine trial, and was well looked after 092
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I had a lovely time attending the EEPE genetic epidemiology course - learned loads. Thanks to @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social for funding my attendance - also green travel - via a Catalyst Award 012
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Why is this not standard? I would also love the option to opt out of copy editing So many wasted hours changing tuberculosis back to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and vice versa ... 050
Reposted by Tom YatesTom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Measurement folks, is there a literature on validation by proxy? E.g. you have a dataset in which you can validate measure A against gold standard, and another dataset containing measure A and measure B. Can you infer measures of validity for B? Some sort of network validation ... #episky #statsky 123
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Surely it is now time for drug policy reform Less violence, fewer people rotting in prison, better care for people who use drugs, big savings for tax payers Politicians need to be brave @andyburnham.bsky.social @stellacreasy.bsky.social 000
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Measurement folks, is there a literature on validation by proxy? E.g. you have a dataset in which you can validate measure A against gold standard, and another dataset containing measure A and measure B. Can you infer measures of validity for B? Some sort of network validation ... #episky #statsky 123
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Still very interested in answers to this question! I guess it is tractable with some form of crude simulation - will have a play #EpiSky #StatSky 211
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 04/07/2026BMJ stripped down article format is problematic. Piece felt like comment rather than science to me, albeit comment from experienced health economists Seems likely that diverting billions to marginally effective drugs will harm patients. Accurate quantification of that harm is obviously difficult 110
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 03/07/2026TB friends, am I right in thinking that the Union Conference and TB Science are still in-person only, i.e. no remote attendance option? #TBSky 101
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This 'cost of living populism' could be much more effective than new nuclear submarines at limiting Putin's power. Moscow would be delighted if Farage were our next PM 153
Reposted by Tom YatesTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 02/07/2026The PARTNERS clinical trial to evaluate potential treatments for Bundibugyo virus has opened enrolment today for #Ebola patients in the #DRC: bit.ly/4eTXPJTbit.lyPatient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus diseaseIn a major international effort to evaluate potential treatments for Ebola disease due to Bundibugyo virus (BVD), the PARTNERS clinical trial has opened enrolment today for patients in the Democratic ... 0179
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 02/07/2026bmj.comHealth costs of the UK-US trade deal on pharmaceuticalsSamuel Cross, Karl Claxton, and Andrew Hill argue that diversion of billions of NHS funding to pay more for new drugs under the UK-US trade deal will harm public health and result in thousands of exce... 000
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Burnham should listen to @alfdubs.bsky.social, and the soft left should not support Burnham's bid for Labour leadership if he equivocates Cc @stellacreasy.bsky.social 030
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Statistical geneticists - why aren't you using Suhail Doi's IV het model for GWAS meta-analysis? #StatsSky #EpiSkysciencedirect.comAdvances in the meta-analysis of heterogeneous clinical trials I: The inverse variance heterogeneity modelThis article examines an improved alternative to the random effects (RE) model for meta-analysis of heterogeneous studies. It is shown that the known … 010
Reposted by Tom YatesDarren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Forcing early career researchers to constantly talk about the "impact" of their research is also forcing them to learn to lie. 99311
Reposted by Tom YatesJo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Yes, obviously it is suspended, but is it operating or not? Useless TfL app. 543017470
Reposted by Tom YatesTom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Does anyone know of QBA methods to correct estimates from case control studies, where a proportion of the controls were never at risk? #episky @mattpfox.bsky.social 113
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Does anyone know of QBA methods to correct estimates from case control studies, where a proportion of the controls were never at risk? #episky @mattpfox.bsky.social 113
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I think Starmer's record was mixed - some very good things, some very bad things. Stepping down was one of the good things, as continuing would have made a Reform government much more likely 000
Reposted by Tom YatesTom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Would be interested to hear of examples where you think frequentist confidence intervals versus Bayesian full probability distributions resulted in a meaningful difference in how trial results were interpreted 001
Tom Yates @tomayates.bsky.social · 20/06/2026youtu.beGuest Lecture 17 June 2026, does the shingles vaccine prevent dementia?YouTube video by Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Science 033
