Joerg Meerpohl

Well designed and properly executed randomised trials are considered the most reliable evidence on the benefits of healthcare interventions.

This update to the CONSORT guidelines includes new changes to the checklist
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

I had an amazing time talking about #OpenScience at the Cochrane Symposium in Freiburg "Integrität in der Wissenschaft – gemeinsam gegen Betrug". ✨ @zpid.bsky.social

A guide to what's hit science in Trump's first 30 days in office | @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Which universities have the most retracted articles - and the highest retraction rates? For @nature.com, here's a first-of-its-kind analysis of retractions by institutions. Full details in the story. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community For science to have a meaningful impact on a group of people, new information needs to spread between trusted members of that community.

To build support for science, it's not enough to just share facts. We need open conversations between scientists and people who are unsure. Social networks, while spreading false information, can also help share the truth.
theconversation.com/address-scie...

Grippewelle: Jetzt noch sein Kind impfen lassen? Die Fakten Aktuelle Grippewelle in Deutschland: Erfahren Sie, warum Experten auch gesunden Kindern zur Impfung raten und welche Schutzmaßnahmen jetzt wichtig sind.

#Grippe: Sollte ich mich und mein Kind jetzt noch impfen lassen? Aktuelle Empfehlungen und Hintergründe @riffreporter.bsky.social www.riffreporter.de/de/wissen/gr... #Impfung #Masken #Gesundheit

What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…

At the rate Trump, Musk and MAGA are destroying science research, we must prepare to lose access to precious resources like PubMed & ClinicalTrials.gov

@hildabast.bsky.social

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Am 26.02.2025 von 12:00-13:00 Uhr laden wir Euch herzlich zu unserem kostenlosen Lunch & Learn ein!
Claudia Breuer von Cochrane Deutschland gibt eine Einführung in die Nutzung der Cochrane Library und demonstriert die praktische Anwendung.

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Need help on reporting your factorial trial? Then this new paper in the @bmj.com provides lots of great advice and examples.

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

#transparency #RCTs

American chaos: standing up for health and medicine Withdrawal from WHO and the Paris Agreements. USAID shuttered and aid halted, ceasing health programmes globally. A freeze on US$3 trillion worth of federal grants and loans, jeopardising the function...

American chaos: standing up for health and medicine - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📚 Statistical errors in meta-analyses can impact the reliability of systematic reviews. This new article from Cochrane highlights the most frequent mistakes and how to avoid them.

📖 Read it here: buff.ly/4jFoThH

#SystematicReviews #MetaAnalysis #ResearchMethods #Statistics

OpenAI’s ‘deep research’ tool: is it useful for scientists? The model produces cited, pages-long reports that might be helpful for generating literature reviews.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The rise of agentic AI teammates in medicine Medicine is in the dawn of a fundamental shift from using artificial intelligence (AI) as tools to deploying AI as agents. When used as a tool, AI is passive and reactive. Even powerful medical AI fou...

The rise of agentic AI teammates in medicine - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

This week's editorial and cover at @thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"The past 3 weeks have generated much anger, fear,
and sorrow—but it is no time for panic. The medical and
scientific communities must come together and stand
up for this vision."

#Sprunggelenkbrüche zählen zu den häufigsten Formen von #Knochenbrüchen. Welche Behandlungsansätze Erwachsenen bei der #Genesung nach einem Sprunggelenkbruch (Knöchelbruch) helfen, untersucht ein #CochraneReview: https://buff.ly/3Q45gSL

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WHO EPI-WIN : Launch of the WHO guidance on Ethical considerations for social listening in infodemic management for public health emergencies.. After regis... Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WHO EPI-WIN : Launch of the WHO guidance on Ethical considerations for social listening in infodemic management for public health emergencies.. After regis...

WHO EPI-WIN : Launch of the WHO guidance on Ethical considerations for social listening in #infodemic management for #PublicHealth emergencies.https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V0osr0pERwKpGOLQOVzGEQ#/registration

(How) can AI-based automation tools assist with systematic searching?

(How) can #AI -based automation tools assist with systematic searching? #SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis training.cochrane.org/resource/how...

Der 26. EbM-Kongress in Freiburg steht vor der Tür!

Sichert euch noch bis einschließlich 31.01.2025 euren Frühbuchertarif und seid dabei, wenn sich alles um evidenzbasierte Medizin unter dem Motto „Die EbM der Zukunft – packen wir’s an“ dreht.

Mehr Infos & Anmeldung unter: https://buff.ly/3E9AipH

Take aways from Cochrane Germany’s Methods Forum on Use of Artificial Intelligence for Evidence Synthesis. ebm.bmj.com/content/earl...

How should we assess trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials?

There has been a lot of discussion around how to assess trustworthiness of research studies (including investigation of fraud). Some thoughts on this below, to appear in @jclinepi.bsky.social - with @davidit.bsky.social : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

„Klares Zeichen gegen Verbreitung von Fake News“: Auch große deutsche Forschungsorganisationen verlassen Plattform X Nach vielen Hochschulen wollen auch große Forschungsorganisationen in Deutschland nicht mehr auf der Plattform von Elon Musk posten, darunter die DFG.

Jetzt verlassen mit der @dfgpublic.bsky.social und der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft auch große deutsche Forschungsorganisationen die Plattform X.

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Yet another problem with systematic reviews: A living review update In February 2023, the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology published ‘The Problems with Systematic Reviews: A living Systematic Review.’ In updating this living review for the first time to incorporate li...

Yet another problem with systematic reviews: A living review update - @jclinepi.bsky.social
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...