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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. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      27/n I could point out that our paper was reviewed by several very senior epis before we submitted it (including one of the most senior epis in Australia), but that they did not feel they contributed enough to add their names – perhaps this would’ve saved me a tongue-lashing

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      28/n But the point is that we should not have to have Big Fancy Professors on our paper for it to be considered on its own merits. I’m sure we could have twisted our colleagues’ arms, but we did not think that a professor would stoop to our PhDs as a means of attack

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      29/n I will be writing to the European Journal of Clinical Investigation. Given that the immediate past Editor In Chief was one professor John Ioannidis, I’m not sure it will do much good, but at least I will have my saypic.twitter.com/oJ6qTSvHoS

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      30/n But for anyone reading this who is mentoring PhD students, particularly people at Stanford, I would suggest strongly that you check in and assure them that you do indeed find their opinions and perspectives useful

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    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      Health Nerd Retweeted Atomsk's Sanakan

      31/n As to the paper itself? There are obviously more issues – covered here in depth by @AtomsksSanakan – but oddly enough there are also places where Prof Ioannidis and I agree about our paperhttps://twitter.com/AtomsksSanakan/status/1375935382139834373?s=20 …

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      Atomsk's Sanakan @AtomsksSanakan
      1/J John Ioannidis published an article defending his low estimate of COVID-19's fatality rate. It contains so many distortions that I'll try something I've never done on Twitter for a paper: Go thru distortions page-by-page. This will take awhile. 😑 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eci.13554 … pic.twitter.com/AyV5RiwQnh
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    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      32/n Perhaps that is because many of the issues he raises about our meta-analysis are pointed out by ourselves in our discussion. Regardless, it would perhaps have been interesting to discuss these in the Journal if not for the unfortunate attacks

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    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      33/n Oddly enough, I think that the personal nature of the attack has effectively “silenced” criticism, at least in the EJCI. I do not think I would ever trust the editors of a journal that published attacks such as this and I’m not going to submit an official letter in response

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    8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      34/n That being said, it’s worth noting that I’m not the only person being targeted here. @LeaMerone, my co-author and a spectacular public health physician, is also being derided for still working on her (I believe) 4th postgraduate degree

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    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      35/n More broadly, I think that this sort of punching down is truly unacceptable in academic debate. It is unprofessional, unscientific, and quite depressing to see

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    10. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      36/n Thanks again for every person who has reached out. I cannot express how much it means to me to have the support of such wonderful people as all of you ❤️

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28

      37/ One other thing - I do not think it is reasonable to infer from Prof Ioannidis' behaviour to anyone else. I know some of his former colleagues and students and they are all lovely people and excellent researchers

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        1. FreshHotCoffee‏ @FreshHotCoffee2 Mar 28
          Replying to @GidMK

          @stanford as an institution, though, seems problematic. Scott Atlas, John Ioannidis and Jay Bhattacharya all affiliated with Stanford, all MDs, and all seem determined not to understand the science of COVID.

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        1. joshua‏ @reverendofdoubt Mar 28
          Replying to @GidMK

          So sorry this happened. Hasn’t he written about eminence based medicine....?

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        1. Calm Down Gorf‏ @Listen49698651 Mar 28
          Replying to @GidMK

          I do not always reach the same conclusions as you, but I think we're in agreement that this behaviour was awful, and it's beyond the pale it was published. I congratulate you on a very poised response that I don't think I could managed. Shameful business.

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        1. Puͣkiͧte̍‏ @WHUT Mar 28
          Replying to @GidMK

          Looks like gate-keeping to me. I get it all the time.

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        2. Dr Nisreen Alwan  🌻‏Verified account @Dr2NisreenAlwan Mar 28
          Replying to @GidMK

          What a graceful thread. Solidarity, Gid. I feel your genuine concern about other junior colleagues. Well expressed.

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 28
          Replying to @Dr2NisreenAlwan

          Thanks Nisreen 🙂

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        2. Arindam Basu‏ @arinbasu Mar 29
          Replying to @GidMK

          @GidMK , as always, you are thorough, evidence-based, and methodical with your response, that's no surprise. Looks like you guys got under his skin withpic.twitter.com/ppZJt8JjOe

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        3. Julie 💙B 🐝 Autumn  🍂 is coming‏ @bluemoonjules Mar 29
          Replying to @arinbasu

          It's poorly written AND snarky!

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        2. Vandamme Anne-Mieke‏ @VandammeAm Mar 29
          Replying to @GidMK

          @threadreaderapp unroll please

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        3. Thread Reader Unroll Helper‏ @UnrollHelper Mar 29
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          Halo! the unroll you asked for: Recently, Professor John Ioannidis, most famous for his meta-science… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1376304539897237508.html … Talk to you soon. 🤖

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