Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
GidMK's profile
Health Nerd
Health Nerd
Health Nerd
Verified account
@GidMK

Tweets

Health NerdVerified account

@GidMK

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

Sydney, New South Wales
theguardian.com/profile/gideon…
Joined November 2015

Tweets

  • © 2021 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 3

      If you want to consider the travesty of medical advice vs evidence during COVID-19, vitamin D is an amazing example 100s of millions of people have self-medicated/been treated with vit D for COVID. The evidence base is trashpic.twitter.com/F7z2K2DG49

      13 replies 32 retweets 162 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 3

      A living Cochrane systematic review last updated May 2021 gives you an idea of this - as of 14 months into the global pandemic, there are 3 published RCTs on vitamin D <400 total patients https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD015043/full …pic.twitter.com/3R7aXtXFYz

      2 replies 3 retweets 38 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 3

      And look, it's never been tremendously likely that vitamin D was the key ingredient to banishing COVID-19, but it is wild that so many people have taken it for the disease and we still don't even know if there are harms to that or not

      2 replies 0 retweets 43 likes
      Show this thread
      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 3

      Also worth noting that, despite there being basically no good evidence about vitamin D/COVID-19, there are somehow nearly 1,000 PUBLISHED PAPERS on the topic which begs the question of what the point of academia is in the first place

      6:54 PM - 3 Jun 2021
      • 7 Retweets
      • 80 Likes
      • Janet Martin blaaaa Gaily Bedight - The ISAG hater Greedwashing Alex Edwards David Oliver, PhD Mathematiker plädiert für Ruhe und Rationalität JS 💉💉#VaxUp #DemCast Gail Waldby
      5 replies 7 retweets 80 likes
        1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 3

          Anyway, I'm still skeptical about vitamin D but the point here is that if someone asks you "can vitamin D help with COVID-19" the only correct answer is a GIANT SHRUG and that is a heinous situation at this point in the pandemic

          7 replies 1 retweet 42 likes
          Show this thread
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. James Wood‏ @JamesGWood_UNSW Jun 3
          Replying to @GidMK

          I'll wager 90% are data-free commentaries or opinion-pieces

          0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Damjan Vlastelica  💉 💉 😷 📉 📊 🎨 🖌️ 🇦🇺 🇷🇸 🇪🇺 🌍 🚴‏ @DamjanVlastelic Jun 3
          Replying to @GidMK

          Even Prof Doherty made comments (from previous May)pic.twitter.com/9t6hN6EqGH

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. New conversation
        2. Vineet Tiruvadi‏ @vineettiruvadi Jun 3
          Replying to @GidMK

          Exploration and/or discussion? There isn't anything intrinsically wrong with 1,000 published papers on any topic...

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Vineet Tiruvadi‏ @vineettiruvadi Jun 3
          Replying to @vineettiruvadi @GidMK

          Get rid of the nonsensical incentive to "publish as many papers as possible" and whatever problem with this disappears. The point of academia certainly is not to triple check ideas with large, expensive RCTs before overcoming the fear of being wrong.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Show replies

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2021 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info