Rob Aldridge
@robaldridge.bsky.social
Public health physician, infectious disease epidemiologist and Professor of Health Metrics Sciences at IHME, University of Washington. I use data to investigate and improve the health of the public.
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Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
November 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
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SAVE THE DATE: The 2026 IEA European Congress of Epidemiology and 70th @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Conference will take place in London, UK on 8th-11th September 2026!
#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026
#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026
July 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
SAVE THE DATE: The 2026 IEA European Congress of Epidemiology and 70th @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Conference will take place in London, UK on 8th-11th September 2026!
#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026
#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026
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Many grant proposals are submitted against a background of 'ticking clocks' (i.e. contracts or studentships coming to an end). These aren't new calls – they're ones that people may well have already submitted 100+ page applications for. Even delays could prove extremely damaging to early careers...
I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
January 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Many grant proposals are submitted against a background of 'ticking clocks' (i.e. contracts or studentships coming to an end). These aren't new calls – they're ones that people may well have already submitted 100+ page applications for. Even delays could prove extremely damaging to early careers...
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What happens when ideology trumps (pun intended) science? My 2006 Cochrane lecture « Cochrane on communism ». Spoiler: it doesn’t end well
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Cochrane on Communism: the influence of ideology on the search for evidence
In his seminal work Effectiveness and Efficiency,1 Archie Cochrane asked why, despite their enormous potential, randomized trials were much less widely use
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January 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
What happens when ideology trumps (pun intended) science? My 2006 Cochrane lecture « Cochrane on communism ». Spoiler: it doesn’t end well
academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
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For all new BlueSky joiners - here is a starter pack i did a couple of months ago and have just updated!
For anyone interested in UK current affairs and political commentary
go.bsky.app/QbLkQQK
For anyone interested in UK current affairs and political commentary
go.bsky.app/QbLkQQK
January 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
For all new BlueSky joiners - here is a starter pack i did a couple of months ago and have just updated!
For anyone interested in UK current affairs and political commentary
go.bsky.app/QbLkQQK
For anyone interested in UK current affairs and political commentary
go.bsky.app/QbLkQQK
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Come join our team at #IHME at the University of Washington!
We've just posted three new job openings; all will focus on disease burden estimation for #NTDs. More details in each of the job descriptions linked below.
#Episky #IDsky #globalhealth
We've just posted three new job openings; all will focus on disease burden estimation for #NTDs. More details in each of the job descriptions linked below.
#Episky #IDsky #globalhealth
January 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Come join our team at #IHME at the University of Washington!
We've just posted three new job openings; all will focus on disease burden estimation for #NTDs. More details in each of the job descriptions linked below.
#Episky #IDsky #globalhealth
We've just posted three new job openings; all will focus on disease burden estimation for #NTDs. More details in each of the job descriptions linked below.
#Episky #IDsky #globalhealth
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Open Recruitment of a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics: jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Good research culture, friendly colleagues, inspiring public health leaders, great connections across epi & PH, & very dedicated students.
Join!
Good research culture, friendly colleagues, inspiring public health leaders, great connections across epi & PH, & very dedicated students.
Join!
Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Professor (and Head of Department)
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...
jobs.lshtm.ac.uk
January 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Open Recruitment of a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics: jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Good research culture, friendly colleagues, inspiring public health leaders, great connections across epi & PH, & very dedicated students.
Join!
Good research culture, friendly colleagues, inspiring public health leaders, great connections across epi & PH, & very dedicated students.
Join!
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How to Counter Public Health Myths and Elevate Science Now
www.frameworksinstitute.org/articles/how...
This was an absolutely amazing webinar from @frameworks.bsky.social @frameworksuk.bsky.social
The link to the seminar itself is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVC-...
www.frameworksinstitute.org/articles/how...
This was an absolutely amazing webinar from @frameworks.bsky.social @frameworksuk.bsky.social
The link to the seminar itself is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVC-...
How to Counter Public Health Myths and Elevate Science Now
www.frameworksinstitute.org
December 11, 2024 at 8:56 PM
How to Counter Public Health Myths and Elevate Science Now
www.frameworksinstitute.org/articles/how...
This was an absolutely amazing webinar from @frameworks.bsky.social @frameworksuk.bsky.social
The link to the seminar itself is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVC-...
www.frameworksinstitute.org/articles/how...
This was an absolutely amazing webinar from @frameworks.bsky.social @frameworksuk.bsky.social
The link to the seminar itself is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVC-...
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It is a crucial time for health in the USA.
Ahead of the next US presidential administration, The Lancet's new issue offers a roadmap to better health in the USA.
Explore the full issue ➡️ bit.ly/3BczGyr
Ahead of the next US presidential administration, The Lancet's new issue offers a roadmap to better health in the USA.
Explore the full issue ➡️ bit.ly/3BczGyr
December 6, 2024 at 12:03 PM
It is a crucial time for health in the USA.
Ahead of the next US presidential administration, The Lancet's new issue offers a roadmap to better health in the USA.
Explore the full issue ➡️ bit.ly/3BczGyr
Ahead of the next US presidential administration, The Lancet's new issue offers a roadmap to better health in the USA.
Explore the full issue ➡️ bit.ly/3BczGyr
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🔔 Our new publication is now available!
➡️ Multicomponent interventions improve #perinatal outcomes for migrant women and their infants
➡️ Removing financial barriers to care may improve perinatal outcomes and be #cost saving to #healthcare systems.
Access here: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
➡️ Multicomponent interventions improve #perinatal outcomes for migrant women and their infants
➡️ Removing financial barriers to care may improve perinatal outcomes and be #cost saving to #healthcare systems.
Access here: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
Public health, policy, and clinical interventions to improve perinatal care for migrant women and infants in high-income countries: a systematic review
The findings suggest that multicomponent interventions comprising multidisciplinary teams, in-person interpreting, maternal education, and social welfare support can improve perinatal outcomes for migrant women and their infants. Removing financial barriers to care may improve perinatal outcomes and be cost saving to healthcare systems. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution given that most included studies were of poor quality and that sensitivity analysis restricting to interventional studies only did not demonstrate any effect on the main outcomes of interest.
www.thelancet.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:43 PM
🔔 Our new publication is now available!
➡️ Multicomponent interventions improve #perinatal outcomes for migrant women and their infants
➡️ Removing financial barriers to care may improve perinatal outcomes and be #cost saving to #healthcare systems.
Access here: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
➡️ Multicomponent interventions improve #perinatal outcomes for migrant women and their infants
➡️ Removing financial barriers to care may improve perinatal outcomes and be #cost saving to #healthcare systems.
Access here: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
Hello World. Giving this a go as I miss the science and random things I used to learn about on that other site when it used to be fun.
November 24, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Hello World. Giving this a go as I miss the science and random things I used to learn about on that other site when it used to be fun.