Michael Dalili

A major update to the CONSORT reporting guidance for clinical trials was published last week.
📌 CONSORT 2025 replaces all previous versions and should be used from now on.
So what’s new and what’s different? 1/7
#MethodologyMonday #116
(COI - I am a co-author)

Schematic overview of Core GRADE

Core GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach to rating certainty of evidence in intervention effects

This first article in a seven part series presents an overview of the essential elements of the GRADE approach that has proved useful in systematic reviews, health technology assessment reports, and clinical practice guidelines
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

We're looking for people aged 18-30 in the UK to take part in research on attitudes towards people who use drugs. Sign up link here: bristolexppsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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FPH Statement on Public Health Grant allocations 2025/6 The Faculty of Public Health welcomes today’s announcement of an increase in funding for local public health services.

FPH welcomes today’s announcement of an increase in funding for local public health services.

After a decade of cuts, this 5% increase to the Public Health Grant represents an important first step in bolstering essential local health services.

www.fph.org.uk/news/fph-sta...

Cocaine is most used drug in Glasgow consumption room New figures also show that the vast majority of people who have used The Thistle are men.

A reminder that the Thistle service was originally proposed on the back of an HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs in Glasgow in 2015 (!), and the strongest predictor of infection was Cocaine injecting. We still have limited treatment options for this group.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

President Trump wants an alternative to the World Health Organization: how should we respond? Much attention has rightly been placed on how to fill the World Health Organization’s funding gap if and when the US withdraws. Kent Buse and colleagues argue that President Trump’s idea to establish ...

1/ President Trump is once again pushing for US withdrawal from WHO—and proposing an "alternative" structure. But is this a real solution or just chaos in disguise? A 🧵 on our new piece @bmj.com with @kentbuse.bsky.social @chrischirp.bsky.social & Adeeba Kamarulzaman 👇
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

I was recently interviewed on Perth radio 6PR about problems with windfarms. Interviewer rather fixated on large amount of environmental damage from each turbine having a large concrete base. I gently suggested that coal mines have a somewhat larger environmental footprint

Media debate over the last week on the launch of Glasgow's drug consumption facility has been thoroughly depressing. Advocates & opponents consistently missing the main aim of the service (to reduce harm related to public injecting in the immediate area) and being dragged into a drug death debate.

Eight additional infectious diseases will be added to the list of notifiable diseases in England once new legislation comes into force on 6 April 2025. Most with the exception of chickenpox will be rare. For more details, see link. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Interventions for quitting vaping - Butler, AR - 2025 | Cochrane Library Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.

A new Cochrane review of interventions for quitting vaping has been published today.

There is low-certainty evidence that varenicline may help people to stop vaping.

Text-messaging based interventions may also help youth/young adults to quit.

www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Report published in @AddictionJrnl here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Number of people in hospital in England with flu jumps 41% in a week Average of 2,629 patients this week is more than four times number at this point last year, NHS figures show The number of people in hospital in England with flu has jumped 41% in a week and continues to be more than four times the number at this point…

Number of people in hospital in England with flu jumps 41% in a week

Decolonisation of global conferences: unfinished business for women's health advocates

Bodies like @womenlifthealth.bsky.social & International Confederation of Midwives are turning the tide by holding conferences in low-and-middle-income countries

www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1...

CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United States December 18, 2024-- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1)

The CDC has reported the first severe U.S. case of H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana. This case is linked to exposure to a backyard flock. The case in Louisiana involves a severe infection, but the CDC emphasizes no evidence of human-to-human spread.
www.cdc.gov/media/releas...

The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision was a 2022 US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the United States

The share of cycling rose from 22% to 35%, public transport users increased, air quality improved and the number of accidents fell by a third. Ghent has the lowest commercial vacancy rate of any Flemish city, built 50 bridges, tunnels, and underpasses for active travellers, & down to 1 car/household

Snow White

Disney princesses face serious health risks, warn experts.

Disney must consider ways to improve princesses’ wellbeing, including mindfulness, training on cohabitation with animals, and personal protection measures against toxic particles
#ChristmasBMJ
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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A very accurate illustration of what all work should look like for the next 2 weeks until 2025.😊

Mushroom is the UK's most liked pizza topping Generally speaking, which of the following toppings do you like on a pizza? Select as many as you like 42% Sweetcorn 60% Peppers 49% Bacon 56% Pepperoni 26% Spinach 33% Olives 42% Pineapple 51% Tomato (as a topping) 61% Ham 65% Mushrooms Other items not depicted include; onions (62%), chicken (56%), beef (36%), chillies (31%), jalapeños (30%), pork (25%), tuna (22%), anchovies (18%), 2% of people say they only like Margherita pizzas

Who wants to see the worst pie chart of the year #dataviz

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Ooh good point. Meant frequency/regularity of podcast episodes.

Consistency!

All my work is open - and you can use images from it without seeking my permission as long as it is correctly cited. Every week I get requests in relation to COM-B or the Behaviour Change Wheel. No need to request- the answer is always yes! #OpenScience

Child having a vaccination

Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation from 2019 to 2023, finds this new study
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Schrödinger's Reindeer?

Just a reminder:

All vaccines used in public health have been rigorously tested. Their benefits greatly outweigh their risks. While a few people have a medical reason for not taking vaccines, most people (and the population overall) will benefit. Doctors who claim otherwise are irresponsible.

Prevention rocks!

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