Graham Hitman (@g_hitman) 's Twitter Profile
Graham Hitman

@g_hitman

Academic physician, grandfather, beach person and x-windsurfer

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calendar_today19-02-2012 12:13:17

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Professor Sir Mike appointed me as Chair of a NICE Technology Appraisal Committee. He was incisive, inclusive and innovative. He was a great man who commanded respect from all parties. And, he was fun!

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In case anyone is wondering why the @BMA_JuniorDocs are striking, here are 2 payslips. The first mine as a house officer in 2002, the second my current F1’s and his includes a crem form!

In case anyone is wondering why the @BMA_JuniorDocs are striking, here are 2 payslips. The first mine as a house officer in 2002, the second my current F1’s and his includes a crem form!
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Wishing all friends and colleagues a happy Easter, Ramadan and Passover and peace between all religions and ethnic groups

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1 of 2 I am very excited to be a co-applicnat of a project to help prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with severe mental illness (SMI) funded as a 5 year program grant led by City University of London. Press release: rb.gy/t36wk

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2.PEGASUS involves development, feasibility testing and trial of a peer supported group clinic intervention. It is a privilege to work with a multi-disciplinary group in order to address one of the greatest health inequality gaps in England

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We’re trying to get as many followers as Rishi Sunak so we can show the government just how many people are prepared to fight for the NHS and its staff. Please can you help by following us and retweeting this? It really would mean a lot.

We’re trying to get as many followers as Rishi Sunak so we can show the government just how many people are prepared to fight for the NHS and its staff.

Please can you help by following us and retweeting this? It really would mean a lot.
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Shah Ebrahim and I reflect on 20 years of Mendelian randomisation in a comment on the retraction by bl zookeeper of a spurious non-linear MR paper on vitamin D (should be the first of several retractions) Free to read, but requires registration to access thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/…

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I am heartbroken and furious at the same time for the women of Iran and Afghanistan. Iranian woman lashed 74 times yesterday for the crime of removing her hijab in public. This is shocking and barbaric. A young woman named Roya Heshmati shared her horrific ordeal of receiving

I am heartbroken and furious at the same time for the women of Iran and Afghanistan.

Iranian woman lashed 74 times yesterday for the crime of removing her hijab in public.

This is shocking and barbaric.

A young woman named Roya Heshmati shared her horrific ordeal of receiving
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Great paper that I had the privilege of being on the writing committee on statins and risk of diabetes 1 of 5 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22…

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2. Statin therapy increases the risk of new-onset diabetes, with low-intensity or moderate-intensity statin regimens resulting in a 10% relative increase and high-intensity statin regimens resulting in a 36% relative increase compared to placebo.

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3. The risk of new-onset diabetes is higher in individuals with baseline glycaemic markers that are close to the diagnostic threshold for diabetes

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4. The majority of new diagnoses of diabetes occur in people with baseline glycaemic markers that are close to the diagnostic threshold for diabete

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Lancet link authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22… posted take aways backwards! 5. The absolute benefits of statin therapy in reducing cardiovascular risk outweigh the excess risks of diabetes associated with the small increase in glycaemia induced by statin therapy

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Last night I received a Research Award from the Barts Health Festival of Nurses and Midwives Event. What a great honour for me and for all the Diabetes Research Team. Thank you to the person who nominated me. Very proud!