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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 19h19 hours ago

      Today I decided to look at some of the terrible observational studies on ivermectin that I've mostly ignored, and wow So far, one with Cohen's d of 2, another with d of 2.9 These are just...gibberish

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 19h19 hours ago

      In one study, every single person in the ivermectin group got better immediately, and every person in the control got much, much worse. In another, 100% of the ivermectin group stayed in hospital for a shorter amount of time than the control

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 19h19 hours ago

      These studies are just so wildly implausible that it's hard to understand why no one has raised these questions before. Either a single ivermectin pill entirely cures COVID or there's something fishy there

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 19h19 hours ago

      We've found definite fraud in the RCTs and larger observational trials, but I think it's worth noting that there is a very high probability that there are many more fraudulent studies in the mix as well. We simply do not have time to check every single one

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    5. Ivermectine-covid.ch‏ @GabinJean3 16h16 hours ago
      Replying to @GidMK

      Would you mind citing those studies? It's sort of strange how you constantly mention them without referring to the authors names.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 16h16 hours ago
      Replying to @GabinJean3

      How about this - you've got an ivermectin/covid account, why don't YOU got through the evidence-base and identify which of the studies on ivmmeta dot com are reliable and put together a list

      2 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
    7. Ivermectine-covid.ch‏ @GabinJean3 15h15 hours ago
      Replying to @GidMK

      We rely on published, peer-reviewed meta-analysis; we also take into account preclinical data, epidemiological data, as well as obs data, case series and testimonials from MDs. We care a lot about risk / benefit: to us, it's about lives potentially saved. What about you?

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 15h15 hours ago
      Replying to @GabinJean3

      That's a non-response with a ridiculous leading question. If you care one whit about lives saved, you'd do your basic due diligence and examine the evidence-base with a critical eye because without good evidence you might literally be killing people👍

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    9. Ivermectine-covid.ch‏ @GabinJean3 14h14 hours ago
      Replying to @GidMK

      Not with a safe medicine, no, that's precisely the point. The one exception is if someone attempted to replace vaccination with IVM, which is not something we advocate for. Our drive is compassion. Yours seems to be the narcissistic bliss that comes from winning arguments.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    10. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 14h14 hours ago
      Replying to @GabinJean3

      Lol, that's just insulting. It's also quite boringly wrong - even safe medicines cause rare adverse events, and if it is ineffective but given to 100s of millions then those rare events will add up. If the medicine is ineffective, you may be killing people unnecessarily

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 14h14 hours ago
      Replying to @GidMK @GabinJean3

      This is why it is important to base your opinions on evidence, if you were wondering 👍

      1:42 AM - 20 Sep 2021
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        1. ciudadano_py‏ @ciudadano_py 14h14 hours ago
          Replying to @GidMK @GabinJean3

          Interesting that you add the term unnecessarily because that's true for all drugs.

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