#Mediation & #DAG: “The main mediation models show that there is a partial mediation between cognitive ability, gender, & self-reported well-being, as well as between gender, cognitive ability, & well-being.” #Epiverse #CausalInference https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1396682/full

New paper with everything you might need to know about CAMELOT & its development. It's a tool for assessing the methodology of qualitative research for Cochrane reviews:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cesm.12058

Also, TIL that Cochrane has a qualitative research methods glossary: https://training.cochrane.org/QES-glossary

There's an important new review about the effectiveness of masks from @trishgreenhalgh & colleagues.

Digging into it & comparing it with the controversial Cochrane review clarified several issues for me, & left me optimistic about masks & scientific consensus.

If you've ever wondered how meta-analyses can have different conclusions on the same question, this post is for you, too!

New @PLOS: https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2024/06/07/what-a-new-review-reveals-about-the-mask-effectiveness-debate/

A little-known virus (Oropouche) on the rise in South America could overwhelm health systems: https://www.science.org/content/article/little-known-virus-rise-south-america-could-overwhelm-health-systems, in @ScienceMagazine

A must needed project: “Estimating the Reliability and Robustness of Research (ERROR), pays specialists to check highly cited published papers, starting with the social and behavioural sciences (see go.nature.com/4bmlvkj).” #Academia #epiverse https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01465-y

If you are interested in learning MAIHDA from the best Dr. Clare Evans this is the paper to read! #Methods #SocialEpidemiology #EpiVerse #AcademicChatter #Academia #SocialEpi https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282732400065X?via%3Dihub

Hello #rstats programmers! I want to promote this event that I am helping to run:

Come give an R Programming Lightning Talk, co-hosted by the @RUGatHDSI and the Harvard Kennedy School Data & Donuts program! If you're in the #Boston area you should join in-person

I know lots of #EpiVerse folks are using R — come share your #epidemiology R wisdom!

We have a $50 gift card to give away to the voted best-lightning talk, and I think there will be some other prizes, especially in-person.

The second edition of Health Inequality is out! @MelB
#EpiVerse #HealthInequities #HealthInequalities #SocialEpidemiology

amazon.com/gp/aw/d/074569…

#Editors must be mindful of #AI use accusations: “One reviewer wrote that it was “obviously ChatGPT”, and the handling editor vaguely agreed, saying that they found “the writing style unusual” #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Academia #PeerReview #Publication #EpiVerse https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00349-5

[communiqué de presse] EPI-PHARE publie un rapport qui apporte de nouvelles données sur le risque de saignements menstruels abondants après la #vaccination contre le #COVID19.

Cette étude réalisée à partir du #SNDS a porté sur l'ensemble des femmes de 15 à 50 ans en France ayant eu un diagnostic de saignements menstruels abondants à l’hôpital (hospitalisation de jour ou avec hébergement de nuit) entre le 12 mai 2021 et le 31 août 2022. #EpiVerse #SNDS

https://www.epi-phare.fr/actualites/communique-de-presse-24-01-2024/

EPI-PHARE publie un nouvel article dans RMD Open

Dans cette étude à partir du #SNDS, les grossesses chez les femmes atteintes de #polyarthriterhumatoide ont été associées à davantage d’issues défavorables, en particulier si la maladie était active.
Ces résultats devraient encourager les médecins à surveiller de près la polyarthrite rhumatoïde pendant cette période cruciale. #epidemiology #EpiVerse

https://www.epi-phare.fr/rapports-detudes-et-publications/grossesse-polyarthrite-rhumatoide/

Very interesting tool to determine whether your research has impacted policy. #academia #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #EpiVerse https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04070-7

#Influenza activity increasing in England, but remained within baseline level

From the latest UKHSA influenza surveillance report for England

Covers surveillance week 48 2023 data (27 Nov-03 Dec 2023)

: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6571a95933b7f2000db7201b/Weekly_Flu_and_COVID-19_report_w49.pdf

WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children. #epiverse #Epidemiology #outbreak

https://www.who.int/news/item/22-11-2023-who-statement-on-reported-clusters-of-respiratory-illness-in-children-in-northern-china

publication | Les résultats d'une étude collaborative AP-HP EPI-PHARE et Inserm sur les risques d’hospitalisation pour #COVID19 chez les receveurs de greffes d'organes solides sous traitement immunosuppresseur a été publiée dans la revue JAMA Network Open

#EpiVerse #PharmacoEPI

doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42006

New #epiverse #rstats blog post!

"Lesser-known reasons to prefer apply() over for loops"

https://epiverse-trace.github.io/posts/for-vs-apply/
The debate on for loops vs apply() often crystallizes around (misconceptions on) performance.
But there are good reasons to prefer apply() to for loops. They revolve around readability and robustness:
1. Clarity of intent
2. Code conciseness
3. No variable leak
4. Pipeability.

New @biorxivpreprint! Quite proud to be part of this epic modelling study led by Dr. Melinda Rostal. We show that trans-ovarial transmission (TOT) is required to maintain Rift Valley Fever at local scales. But TOT allows RVF to persist even in the face of high vaccination, suggesting that intense, multi-pronged approaches are required if elimination is the goal.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.27.564291v1

Data and #rstats code at https://github.com/ecohealthalliance/RVF_SIR_Model

New post: A view from the Sicily Evidence-Based Healthcare Conference

https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2023/11/01/a-view-from-the-sicily-evidence-based-healthcare-conference/

Last week was the 10th international gathering of EBHC teachers & developers in Sicily. I reflect on some of the major themes - "living" systematic reviews & guidelines, pandemic divisions, & equity in EBHC.

Any book or article suggestions on screening (cancer or other diseases)?

Looking for something (pref. intermediate level) that covers pros, cons, potential biases, and/or design strategies, if possible

1/ Summary of #influenza activity for England

Latest report based on UKHSA surveillance week 41 2023 data (between 09-15 Oct 2023)

Most indicators for influenza remained very low and stable during week 41 2023

: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/653111f1e839fd000d8671a1/Weekly-flu-and-COVID-19-surveillance-report-week-42.pdf