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Pleasure to be part of this recommendations group led by Leticia Kawano-Dourado (I'm on BlueSky/LinkedIn) & Eirik Klami Kristianslund Great to see this published in The BMJ bmj.com/content/387/bm…

Its time for the quarterly "Ask me anything, about Lp(a)" Episode #6, Sat, Nov 2, 9 AM PST. Get your questions ready...There will also be a pop quiz at the end with 5 multiple choice questions...

Risk ratios, odds ratios and the risk difference #Education by @racherichardson Dr Kerry Dwan @afkanellopoulou Cochrane @cochranemthds Link: bit.ly/3XL7H03

I’M STUNNED. After spending a month in Japan, I can’t believe how radically different—and in many ways better—it is compared to life in the US. Here are 15 experiences that left me speechless:

Similar impressions from 🇯🇵 Japan: WHAT A CULTURAL SHOCK

YES, only 4% of obesity in Japan 🔥❤️, food portions are small, even candies. Impressive!

This is interesting too: people do not use earphones in Japan

Huahuahua this is the best: yes, no trash cans. The idea is to take your trashed with you and deal with it

This must be tweeted every Halloween. I don’t make the rules

The impact of climate change on health The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance… a 50-page report Reduced healthy life expectancy at birth, increased vulnerability to infections and pandemics, sleep loss, job loss, increased indoor PM 2.5, food insecurity, and a lot more. Open-access.

🔥 wonder if we will witness an epidemic of sarcopenia with the ageing of ozempic generation 😱: strength training and appropriate protein ingestion + follow up w dexa scan crucial for those on GLP1a

The striking effect of sugar exposure early in life for subsequent Type 2 diabetes and hypertension science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Science Magazine results from a natural experiment by Tadeja Gracner Claire Boone Paul Gertler

Less sugar in first 1,000 days of life protects against chronic disease, study finds In The Guardian,Dr Nina Rogers highlights need for early #PublicHealth interventions as low-sugar diet in infancy shown to reduce risk of diabetes & high blood pressure. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Although #weightloss in people with #obesity has many health benefits, it can also have adverse #skeletal effects, with increased #bone loss and #fracture risk thelancet.com/journals/landi… #osteoporosis #BoneHealth

There is data on Lp(a) and high risk plaques using CTAngio instead of CACalcium and data to come out soon on more invasive imaging modalities. So the point is that its not that Lp(a) risk cannot be imagined, but it may need to most appropriate technology for its pathophysiology.

Key lesson learned teaching EBM & as methods chair for guidelines: stay uninvested in their decisions. Present the evidence and let students decide the best treatment and panels the best recommendations. Knowing what I think of their decision is irrelevant keeps me calm & helpful

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How to Do Bad Biomarker Research Inspired by Frank Harrell’s (Frank Harrell) 2022 insights, let’s uncover common statistical pitfalls in biomarker studies and how to avoid them. #Biostatistics #Biomarkers #DataScience #Research #Science #OpenScience fharrell.com/post/badb/

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