Michael Absoud

A special collection of 6 papers on cohort studies in China is just out in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/collections/...
with an editorial on the collection and the current publication climate www.bmj.com/collections/...

@rcpch.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social

No one understands the issues related to gender diversity better than those with lived experience, their parents/carers and the professionals who work with them.

Share your views to help ensure that research focuses on what matters most: buff.ly/lGw3Zp8

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the core purpose of our PSP is better care for children and young adults with gender dysphoria/incongruence and we want to hear from people with a range of experiences/ views.

🎤NEW✍🏽 James Lind Alliance Survey

Help pick top 10 research questions for children & young people (upto 25 years old) with gender incongruence/dysphoria

2 versions:
Young People/parents app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-...

Public & Professionals
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the core purpose of our PSP is better care for children and young adults with gender dysphoria/incongruence and we want to hear from people with a range of experiences/ views.

@nihr.bsky.social , @nhsengland.bsky.social

🎤NEW✍🏽 James Lind Alliance Survey

Help pick top 10 research questions for children & young people (upto 25 years old) with gender incongruence/dysphoria

2 versions:
Young People/parents app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-...

Public & Professionals
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-...

Labour won’t fend off Reform UK by just diluting Farage’s poison | Letters Letters: The party must not offer a watered-down version of Reform’s policies, but instead tell the truth about immigrants, writes Guy Fassler. Plus letters from Doug Maughan, Sunil Bhopal and Dr Roge...

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

thanks for helping researchers speak up for science and evidence

Trump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause.

Dr Michael Absoud, @kingslsm.bsky.social, tells Wired avoiding paracetamol could have adverse consequences for pregnant women: www.wired.com/story/trumps...

Opinion: The more 'expert' you become, the more you think you ought to know, and the more you fear your credibility will suffer if you ever admit otherwise. on.ft.com/4mh4ujK

Socio-Demographic and Health Data of Adolescents Identifying as Transgender or Gender Diverse in the Born in Bradford’s Age of Wonder Cohort., wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...

NHS England » Specialised commissioning patient and public voice (PPV) partner roles NHS England » Specialised commissioning patient and public voice (PPV) partner roles

Closing on 14th September: parent / carer voice member of the CYP Gender Research Oversight Board

www.england.nhs.uk/get-involved...

Gathering autistic adults’ visual experiences to inform adaptations: a qualitative interview study Sensory processing difficulties are highly prevalent in autism and affect quality of life. Identifying the lived visual experiences of autistic individuals across the lifespan is important for info...

Gathering autistic adults’ visual experiences to inform adaptations: a qualitative interview study www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

rebuilding trust in science

An Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination | NEJM This article from the FDA compares broad U.S. recommendations on Covid vaccination with those from other countries and announces the adoption of an evidence-based approach to such recommendations.

I thought this was a great article outlining the changes to the Covid-19 vaccination program in the USA

Bringing it more in line with current practice elsewhere in the world

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Great new study by on behavioural aspects of ventilation in hospitality venues. Many monitored venues had poor ventilation, but hosts list many barriers to improve - tho some venues attempt to improve following info campaign.
let's see why it's not always simple to ⬆️ ventilation:

or a new study shows that either, or a combination of:
▪️reduced viral emission (bcos air cleaner added several days later from initial readings)
▪️changes to window ventilation
▪️presence of an air cleaner
see below for fag packet calc to show it can't all be due to air cleaner...

www.jla.nihr.ac.uk/priority-set...

Indeed increased awareness & improved detection.. there is a debate to be had re resourcing long waiting lists for broader neurodivergence assessments vs identifying needs for early intervention/support.

Ultimately children's services are always the cinderella of services, particular after pandemic

I do think the majority of public can see through fake causes and fake cures, if enough scientists/ clinicians call it out...

Problem is how can the most vulnerable families and children be safe guarded?

Research Assistant PATHWAYS Study (based in Warrington)

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/110785-...

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The mind/body revolution: how the division between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness fails us all New research shows western medicine’s traditional split between brain and body is, in fact, far from clear cut – and could provide a breakthrough for many complex conditions

The mind/body revolution: how the division between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness fails us all

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Research Associate - North Hub PATHWAYS job with KINGS COLLEGE LONDON | 386916 We are looking for a highly experienced and enthusiastic researcher to play a leading role in PATHWAYS, working in our centre in Warrington.

NEW Research Associate post to be based in Warrington
www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/mini...

Said this re the grooming gangs and we’re back to the same thing. Unclear what *exactly* failed in social services/how, bc they’ve been scant with info. But Britain does expect children’s services to be a firewall vs threats it’s appalled by, while entirely deprioritising them the rest of the time

Why inflammatory reductionism is a threat to psychiatry (and the rest of medicine) A new world-view is emerging, one which attempts to explain all manner of ills as the result of inflammation or immune dysfunction. While motivated by some

EXCELLENT piece: many scientists and even some clinicians are advocating for potentially harmful treatments with certainty and ignoring mind-body connections.
Especially in vulnerable populations
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...

Why inflammatory reductionism is a threat to psychiatry (and the rest of medicine) A new world-view is emerging, one which attempts to explain all manner of ills as the result of inflammation or immune dysfunction. While motivated by some

EXCELLENT piece: many scientists and even some clinicians are advocating for potentially harmful treatments with certainty and ignoring mind-body connections.
Especially in vulnerable populations
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...