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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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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Feb 11

    Health Nerd Retweeted Martin Landray

    There have been many scientific failings during COVID-19 but the RECOVERY trial stands out as one of the shining lights Fantastic resultshttps://twitter.com/MartinLandray/status/1359880492892454917 …

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    Martin Landray @MartinLandray
    RECOVERY Result for Tocilizumab For patients with COVID-19, hypoxia & inflammation: - reduces mortality - shortens time to hospital discharge - reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation Good news for patients. Good news for the health services that look after them pic.twitter.com/GOvLzk1VEu
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    1:21 PM - 11 Feb 2021
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    • iPhone13 Pro Max #CCPliedMillionsDied Ketofan1000 Fabian Juzek (ID advoCATe) Lise Jamieson Luke Regan Proud European from Austria🇪🇺🇦🇹 🌏 g j danny James Lynch
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      1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Feb 11

        The number of lives saved by the RECOVERY trial, either through identifying effective medications or discarding ineffective ones, is hard to calculate but probably massive

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      2. Christoph Montag‏ @ChristophMontag Feb 11
        Replying to @GidMK

        I'm confused. Is it now a good result, a good study? Or a bad one? Your wording is confusing.

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      3. Beav‏ @BeavProductions Feb 11
        Replying to @ChristophMontag @GidMK

        Great study, brilliant result.

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      1. daveminyo‏ @daveminyo Feb 11
        Replying to @GidMK

        Thanks for this. I was hoping to see a take on it from someone who can actually interpret the data! Great stuff

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      1. Atomsk's Sanakan‏ @AtomsksSanakan Feb 11
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        Atomsk's Sanakan Retweeted Atomsk's Sanakan

        Re: "There have been many scientific failings during COVID-19 but the RECOVERY trial stands out as one of the shining lights" Been waiting on this for better part of a year, while the denialists were peddling HCQ. https://twitter.com/AtomsksSanakan/status/1267132137012150277 …https://twitter.com/AtomsksSanakan/status/1261788199153778688 …

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        Atomsk's Sanakan @AtomsksSanakan
        PapersOfTheDay "Tocilizumab therapy reduced intensive care unit admissions and/or mortality in COVID-19 patients" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0399077X20301293 … "Impact of low dose tocilizumab on mortality rate in patients with COVID-19 related pneumonia" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0953620520301941?casa_token=7E5y_UyDXfUAAAAA:uuIfjXRlIfAX1f-pkjUeRisLcI3Oop80D9Ys8E2RTDZU0A6rK_vmWfzBSGW2YkTvHrpeeDh_ … pic.twitter.com/llGgPjyLSq
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      1. Roberto Pereira‏ @rcr_pereira Feb 11
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        BUt did ThEy tesT zinC?

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      1. Fabian Juzek (ID advoCATe)‏ @mfkuepp Feb 12
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        We need RECOVERY for NPIs!

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