Dr. Snorri Rafnsson PhD PGCHE FHEA (@rafnssons) 's Twitter Profile
Dr. Snorri Rafnsson PhD PGCHE FHEA

@rafnssons

Epidemiologist, Associate Professor of Ageing and Dementia

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Staff at the University took part in the #Big7Tea event today whilst sharing coffee, tea and cakes in celebration of 70 years of the NHS ☕☕☕

Staff at the University took part in the #Big7Tea event today whilst sharing coffee, tea and cakes in celebration of 70 years of the NHS ☕☕☕
Dr. Snorri Rafnsson PhD PGCHE FHEA (@rafnssons) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… Although the title calls this paper a "systematic review" it clearly is not. Should one raise such an issue with the editor?

Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When I was young and foolish, I believed that there were lots of bad ideas out there, but not that many truly horrible people. But it turns out that these horrible people not only exist, they run (much of) the world

ACE (@join_ace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ACE member publication of in utero and early life air pollution exposure and childhood body mass index. bit.ly/2pvv0eA bit.ly/2pvv0eA

The Lothian Birth Cohorts (@edinunilbc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'My heart leaps up...' Earlier this year, Prof John Starr wrote a touching reflection on maintaining a sense of wonder throughout life, which seems very prescient today edin.ac/2rEuU5v

Generation Scotland (@genscot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can we put NHS health data to good use? Researchers at the University of Edinburgh want to know your views! If you are aged 16+ fill in this 10 minute survey today: tinyurl.com/data-sharing-s… #NHS #UKHealthResearch

How can we put NHS health data to good use? Researchers at the University of Edinburgh want to know your views! If you are aged 16+ fill in this 10 minute survey today: tinyurl.com/data-sharing-s… #NHS #UKHealthResearch
Sir Michael Marmot (@michaelmarmot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There are big inequalities in loneliness - lower income, greater frequency of loneliness. And the remedy? Not improve social conditions, take a pill. Really? theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j…

Rakhee Shah (@shahrakhee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With the World Health Organization (WHO) stating vaccine hesitancy as a top ten threat to global health in 2019, here are my thoughts on what can be done to help curb the tide of fake news on vaccine safety Royal Society for Public Health @RCPCHPresident Helen Bedford x.com/NuffieldTrust/…

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After 29 March, your access to healthcare in the EU may change. If you are travelling to or living in Europe, find out more 👇 #Brexit #PrepareForEUExit gov.uk/government/new…

After 29 March, your access to healthcare in the EU may change. 

If you are travelling to or living in Europe, find out more 👇
#Brexit #PrepareForEUExit
gov.uk/government/new…
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Older people living alone are 40% more likely to visit their GP than those who live with someone else, according to our research. Tackling #loneliness & #socialisolation has the potential to reduce pressure on A&E departments and GP services. Read more: health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

Older people living alone are 40% more likely to visit their GP than those who live with someone else, according to our research.

Tackling #loneliness & #socialisolation has the potential to reduce pressure on A&E departments and GP services.

Read more: health.org.uk/news-and-comme…
Rakhee Shah (@shahrakhee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Easy to understand explainer on Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) by @cheungronny and Ann Hagell @AYPHCharity and how they can be used to measure 'burden' of disease for young people x.com/NuffieldTrust/…

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'Multilingualism in childhood: Language, Cognition & Brain' 4th of June at 1.30pm, Froso Argyri & Li Wei will lead this interactive session in collaboration with colleagues from the UCL Institute of Child Health. ucl.ac.uk/festival-of-cu…

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Compared with whom? Reference groups in socio-economic comparisons and self-reported health in 34 countries doi.org/10.1093/ije/dy…

Compared with whom? Reference groups in socio-economic comparisons and self-reported health in 34 countries
doi.org/10.1093/ije/dy…
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Is the long-term decline in cardiovascular-disease mortality in high-income countries over? Evidence from national vital statistics doi.org/10.1093/ije/dy…

Is the long-term decline in cardiovascular-disease mortality in high-income countries over? Evidence from national vital statistics
doi.org/10.1093/ije/dy…
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Evidence from a #NaturalExperiment finds that fear of a raid by #ImmigrationEnforcement resulted in an increase in #LowBirthWeightBabies for #Latina mothers (both US-born and immigrant) compared to White mothers: doi.org/10.1093/ije/dy…

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Not a fan of the P-value? Watch this recorded presentation from Enrique Schisterman on SER's website (Member's only) epiresearch.org/serlibrary/ser…

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Targeted Estimation of the Relationship Between Childhood Adversity and Fluid Intelligence in a US Population Sample of Adolescents ow.ly/k1SZ30jSF9d Am J Epidemiology SER