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Tom O’Dowd
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doi:10.1001/jama.2025.15405

  In this RCT of 131 276 adults aged 60 years or older, the incidence of all-cause cardiorespiratory hospitalization was significantly lower in the RSV vaccine group compared with the control group (26.3 vs 29.2 events per 1000 participant-years).
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Medical AI and Clinician Surveillance — The Risk of Becoming Quantified Workers | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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June 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is my letter in the ITimes about child and adolescent mental health.
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April 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
New year resolutions hitting GP practices. @ICGPnews @PracticeNurses 1880 GPs and GPNs registered for webinar. Hypertension in young people, ever present diabetes and antenatal care. Happy New Year to all.
January 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Fall in Fentanyl deaths in the US. Several factors including weaker product, suspicion of contaminants and a move to methamphetamines.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/h...
Drug Overdose Deaths Are Declining Due to Changes in the Drug Supply
Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives. The evolving illicit supply itself may hold important clues.
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November 22, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Keeping a close eye on RFK Jr in the Trump administration. Population health is tricky as even small changes can have big and often unanticipated effects.
November 12, 2024 at 7:06 PM
I’m migrating across to this platform from X over the next few weeks. Give me a nudge if you recognise me and I’ll build from there.
November 12, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I’m giving this a go as I’ve heard good reports about it. I’m still on X but with growing reservations. I mainly post about health matters.
March 10, 2024 at 9:07 AM