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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Dr. Paul Theriault BSc, ND, VNMI‏ @DrPaulND 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @GidMK @auscandoc and

      Well alas, I cannot speak to that. Only that this data, and analysis, flawed as it is, is still the best on the subject we have, and still points, tentatively, to a beyond placebo effect. If you have a superior analysis with superior methods, I would see it.

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @DrPaulND @auscandoc and

      Sorry, just to clarify - you consider this the best analysis but aren't aware of the drawbacks of the methodology? On what basis did you make that assessment?

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    3. Dr. Paul Theriault BSc, ND, VNMI‏ @DrPaulND 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @GidMK @auscandoc and

      That fact that everything else sucks.

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @DrPaulND @auscandoc and

      That's not an evidence-based approach

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    5. Dr. Paul Theriault BSc, ND, VNMI‏ @DrPaulND 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @GidMK @auscandoc and

      Now I have surveyed the entirity of the met analyses on homeopathy, and yes, everything else is either quite out of date, or far worse (shang and the NHMRC for instance)

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    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @DrPaulND @auscandoc and

      What are you judging them on? You've just said you don't feel comfortable rating MAs in terms of statistical design

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    7. Dr. Paul Theriault BSc, ND, VNMI‏ @DrPaulND 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @GidMK @auscandoc and

      Well, lack of wit for one thing.

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    8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @DrPaulND @auscandoc and

      That's not an evidential appraisal

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    9. Dr. Paul Theriault BSc, ND, VNMI‏ @DrPaulND 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @GidMK @auscandoc and

      Alas, but a damning one nonetheless

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    10. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @DrPaulND @auscandoc and

      Good to know you don't base your assessment of homeopathy on evidence. I imagine that's how most homeopaths keep practicing 👍

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jul 2019
      Replying to @GidMK @DrPaulND and

      Also, I'm interested to know what methodology was used in that meta-analysis that you are citing, because I re-ran the code in Stata 15 using the metan command with their exact odds ratios and CIs and it was entirely non-significantpic.twitter.com/V5FCEAHGVz

      8:50 PM - 4 Jul 2019
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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jul 2019
          Replying to @GidMK @DrPaulND and

          Ping @EdzardErnst do you know what model was used in this study (see above)? There doesn't seem to be any information in the published work, which is worrying particularly as there are no study weights given in the study

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        3. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 4 Jul 2019
          Replying to @GidMK @DrPaulND and

          There is a (rather long) discourse between them (and others) here. (Courtesy @UKHomeopathyReg) Lots of health nerdy stuff https://edzardernst.com/2014/12/homeopaty-proof-of-concept-or-proof-of-misconduct/ … @just___nope

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        2. Dr. Paul Theriault BSc, ND, VNMI‏ @DrPaulND 4 Jul 2019
          Replying to @GidMK @auscandoc and

          I'd advise discussing that with mathie himself.

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 Jul 2019
          Replying to @DrPaulND @auscandoc and

          It's something that should really be reported in the study itself. Given the general quality of this MA, it's very odd that they didn't do so, unless I'm wrong and there's a report buried in the supplementary materials somewhere

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