Reposted by Unni GopinathanProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I’ve seen a few folks comment that “Guinea-Bissau is a low income country and cannot afford the hep B vaccine birth dose, so why is this study unethical?” It’s a good question. Let me have a go at answering it. In a nutshell, researchers cannot ethically exploit poverty & scarcity to do a trial 7402137 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanBill Hanage @billhanage.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I do not do much on social media right now. Making an exception. I talked to a lot of reporters during the pandemic. I don't think any of them would be surprised or offended if I say Helen was the best 1/n 28826 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Why did pages supporting DEI need to be "under review" in the first place? @asm.org is not a government organization. It is not subject to the Executive Orders, which call for the systematic erasure of many ASM members. This is a pathetic, cowardly excuse for voluntarily complying with fascism. 732581 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanProfessor Power @powerofacademe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025"Political" is banned, which is awkward for all of us in poli-sci. Alternative names for the discipline? Ruling science? StateKraft? (Kraftwerk is obv. taken) Power stuff studies? 107924 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanJane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Before panic sets it. The New NIH Director and Congress will want research to continue, so the machine will start up at some point. Keep writing papers and preparing proposals. AND educate the public about the key role peer review plays in science and the time and infrastructure investment needed 691989312 0
Unni Gopinathan @unnigopinathan.bsky.social · 15/01/2025In this paper, we explore lessons from Norwegian government agencies in using randomized trials and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate public policy interventions, informing govt capabilities to be improved for research during crises link.springer.com/article/10.1... @atlefretheim.bsky.sociallink.springer.comStrengthening research preparedness for crises: lessons from Norwegian government agencies in using randomized trials and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate public policy interventions - Health Re...During public health crises such as pandemics, governments must rapidly adopt and implement wide-reaching policies and programs (“public policy interventions”). A key takeaway from the coronavirus dis... 042 0
Unni Gopinathan @unnigopinathan.bsky.social · 10/01/2025In this piece in Health Economics, Policy and Law together with Alex Voorhoeve and Elina Dale we share a summary of the @worldbankgroup.bsky.social report we co-authored, deepening the rationale for fair processes in health financing: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgPrécis of Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage | Health Economics, Policy and Law | Cambridge CorePrécis of Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage 000 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanLSE British Politics and Policy @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 13/12/2024New! Why Pharmaceutical Pricing Needs Reform. Based off a brand new study published in @thelancet.bsky.social by Naci Huseyin of @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social and colleagues. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...blogs.lse.ac.ukWhy Pharmaceutical Pricing Needs ReformThe NHS expenditure on pharmaceuticals, especially in hospital settings, has outpaced the expenditure on other healthcare services. There is a question on whether this allocation of money is … 054 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanDaniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthxajmc.comInfant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs DecisionThe Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2... 35117065242 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanIoana A. Cristea @ioanaacristea.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Please.Halt.Nutritional.Epidemiology. Will we run a trial on this? Are we going to have chocolate consumption dietary guidelines? Will it be a J-curved relationship in the end? Is funding from Mars not a problem? But more importantly can we just put a moratorium of 5 years on these studies?bmj.comChocolate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort studiesObjective To prospectively investigate the associations between dark, milk, and total chocolate consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in three US cohorts. Design Prospective cohort studies. ... 5249 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanJon Michael Gran @jmgran.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Want to do a postdoc in Oslo? We're seeking candidates for a four year postdoc position in causal inference/time-to-event analysis. Application deadline is January 31. See below for more information and feel free to take contact if you have any questions! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noFour year postdoc position at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE) (272144) | University of OsloJob title: Four year postdoc position at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE) (272144), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025 01311 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanAnders @andersskyrud.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Et veldig godt eksempel på en helt enkel innsikt som jeg skulle ønske blei sagt på introkurs til medisinsk statistikk, istedenfor f.eks. at man må bruke kjikvadrat på kategoriske data og t-test på kontinuerlige data. 171 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanAlliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Hi #HSR2024! We’ve been enjoying hearing discussions on the use of different social media platforms. If Bluesky is where you’ve landed, why not give us a follow? 062 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanKatri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 20/11/2024At #HSR2024 and wondering where to follow and post - as an individual and in your organizational capacity? Is social media becoming a significant determinant of health? We’ve got you covered with the timeliest session 😉 Join Thursday, 11.40am. 1144 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanEllen 't Hoen @ellenthoen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024“The migration”. Love this story. Thanks @kakape.bsky.social I too have become a X-sleeper. 021 0
Unni Gopinathan @unnigopinathan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024#HSR2024 in Japan has set the standard for visa processing. Timely and predictable processes, waived fees Thanks to JICA & Nagasaki University There has been too many bad conference visa experiences. It is time to say no to hosts that cannot guarantee fair and predictable visa processing 032 0
Unni Gopinathan @unnigopinathan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024#HSR2024 Going on now "Achieving equity and inclusion in health systems through increased use of civil society knowledge" 020 0
Unni Gopinathan @unnigopinathan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Today at #hsr2024 our brilliant post-doc Doris Ottie-Boakye will present "They respect published articles in scientific journals: contextual factors on evidence use from civil society for PHC decisions" Room 103, session starts 8AM 000 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanKim R. van Daalen @daalenkim.bsky.social · 19/11/2024🍃 Interested in the gender-climate-health nexus and #HSR2024? Come have a look 👀 at our poster *Wednesday* spot 125, which highlights results recently published in TheLancetPlanet 📄⤵️ (The poster is gigantic thus you will be able to see all the details 😂) 044 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanAssoc Prof Adam Kamradt-Scott @adamkams.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Wow, welcome to all my new followers! I suspect like my own journey, many of you have found your way here after leaving that other platform, but either way a big hearty welcome & g’day! 041 0
Unni Gopinathan @unnigopinathan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Does this mean I have to prepare for holding the promise of driving you to the UNESCO heritage site in Rjukan next June? 000 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanRobert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Inspired to have @HelenClarkNZ kicking off first plenary at Health Systems Research Symposium in Nagasaki. She calls out governance failures & challenges HPSR community to do more to address the #climatecrisis. (We so lucky to have her as the chair of the @AllianceHPSR board.) 051 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanKristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Check out this week's IHP news 803 (a first issue from Nagasaki): www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... To subscribe to the weekly knowledge management tool: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org Next issue: Saturday 23 November.internationalhealthpolicies.orgNewsletter 151 0
Unni Gopinathan @unnigopinathan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Good morning from Nagasaki Join us at #HSR2024 on Thursday morning 21st 8 - 9.30AM. Room 101(B). What value does it bring to health policymaking if knowledge from civil society is considered a source of evidence together with research evidence, and what are the risks? 010 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanKai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Looks like Bluesky will cross 20 million users some time before I wake up tomorrow morning ET. The platform had 10 million users 2 months ago. It had about 15 million users a week ago. bsky-users.theo.io 210220 0
Unni Gopinathan @unnigopinathan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024I loved this session at #HSR2024 on how health policy and systems research can generate evidence on the establishment, reform and implementation of national public health agencies, ending with a quickfire session between Kumanan Rasanathan and Sarah Bennett 020 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanRobert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Tomorrow 9-11am in Room 101A: we will be discussing how health policy and systems research can help address the climate crisis with insights from Argentina, Nepal, Palestine and Uganda—please come and join the conversation at the Health Systems Research Symposium in Nagasaki 022 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanRobert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Delighted to be in Nagasaki, #Japan for the Eighth Health Systems Research Symposium —looking forward to meeting many friends and colleagues here. 061 0
Reposted by Unni GopinathanKristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Good to see that now i start to first check my Bluesky feed in the morning, before i do so on X. The Nagasaki #HSR2024 symposium will be an interesting test case. 1101 0