John Blenkinsopp
@blenky64.bsky.social
Clinical Effectiveness Advisor in the NHS who runs critical appraisal courses teaching clinical staff how to interpet evidence.. Love my family, music, cricket and football.
BBC News - Fame lowers life expectancy for musicians, study finds
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Fame reduces musician life expectancy by four years, study finds
Being a famous singer can lower your life as much as occasionally smoking cigarettes.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
BBC News - Fame lowers life expectancy for musicians, study finds
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BBC News - Cambridge 'swimming cap' brings hope for brain-injured babies - BBC News
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Cambridge 'swimming cap' brings hope for brain-injured babies
Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
BBC News - Cambridge 'swimming cap' brings hope for brain-injured babies - BBC News
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BBC News - How the simmering freedom of speech row reached boiling point - BBC News
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How the simmering freedom of speech row reached boiling point
How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?
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September 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
BBC News - How the simmering freedom of speech row reached boiling point - BBC News
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Oh blimey! I'll add the paper to next months Journals Club. Politicians saying the experts are wrong is always an interesting discussion - brace yourselves! BBC News - Trump will reportedly link pain reliever Tylenol to autism - but many experts are sceptical
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Trump will reportedly link Tylenol to autism - but many experts are sceptical
Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.
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September 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Oh blimey! I'll add the paper to next months Journals Club. Politicians saying the experts are wrong is always an interesting discussion - brace yourselves! BBC News - Trump will reportedly link pain reliever Tylenol to autism - but many experts are sceptical
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Looking forward to running the national critical appraisal course tomorrow. An interesting RCT and a lot of number crunching.
June 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Looking forward to running the national critical appraisal course tomorrow. An interesting RCT and a lot of number crunching.
BBC News - Breakthrough cancer drug doubles survival in trial
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Immunotherapy drug doubles cancer survival in breakthrough trial
An international study found immunotherapy before surgery could give patients extra years of life.
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May 31, 2025 at 4:46 AM
BBC News - Breakthrough cancer drug doubles survival in trial
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Enjoyable day in London with @rigsbyhatstand.bsky.social visiting the Wallace Collection to see the Grayson Perry exhibition and then on to Balham for an interesting evening of thought provoking writing
May 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Enjoyable day in London with @rigsbyhatstand.bsky.social visiting the Wallace Collection to see the Grayson Perry exhibition and then on to Balham for an interesting evening of thought provoking writing
BBC News - New pill can slow progression of incurable breast cancer
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New pill can slow progression of incurable breast cancer
Around 3,000 women a year with advanced cancer could benefit from capivasertib which can slow the disease.
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April 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
BBC News - New pill can slow progression of incurable breast cancer
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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Explore the essentials of ethical research! Dive into key insights for critical appraisal here: 👉 buff.ly/4biyAyR
#EthicalConsiderations #ResearchEthics #CriticalAppraisal #ResponsibleResearch #HealthcareEthics
#EthicalConsiderations #ResearchEthics #CriticalAppraisal #ResponsibleResearch #HealthcareEthics
Ethical Considerations in Conducting Research: Key Insights for Critical Appraisal
In this tutorial, we explore the ethical considerations in conducting research and their impact on critical appraisal initiatives. Learn how to evaluate evid...
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February 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Explore the essentials of ethical research! Dive into key insights for critical appraisal here: 👉 buff.ly/4biyAyR
#EthicalConsiderations #ResearchEthics #CriticalAppraisal #ResponsibleResearch #HealthcareEthics
#EthicalConsiderations #ResearchEthics #CriticalAppraisal #ResponsibleResearch #HealthcareEthics
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A thread about coin flips and what they can tell us about changing minds...
Imagine you’re holding a coin you believe is biased, so heads comes up about a quarter of the time - though you’re not sure. It could be bit higher or lower. Your belief about heads follows this probability distribution: 1/
Imagine you’re holding a coin you believe is biased, so heads comes up about a quarter of the time - though you’re not sure. It could be bit higher or lower. Your belief about heads follows this probability distribution: 1/
February 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A thread about coin flips and what they can tell us about changing minds...
Imagine you’re holding a coin you believe is biased, so heads comes up about a quarter of the time - though you’re not sure. It could be bit higher or lower. Your belief about heads follows this probability distribution: 1/
Imagine you’re holding a coin you believe is biased, so heads comes up about a quarter of the time - though you’re not sure. It could be bit higher or lower. Your belief about heads follows this probability distribution: 1/
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Sounds like a plan
January 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Sounds like a plan
Very impressive and moving tribute.
January 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Very impressive and moving tribute.
Just finished the first of two critical appraisal sessions for groups in the Wye Valley this week. Lovely lot who worked really hard on predictive values and confidence intervals. So good to have such a motivated group working together!
January 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Just finished the first of two critical appraisal sessions for groups in the Wye Valley this week. Lovely lot who worked really hard on predictive values and confidence intervals. So good to have such a motivated group working together!
Something to upset the Librarians here. The Anaesthetics library - shelved according to colour???
December 20, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Something to upset the Librarians here. The Anaesthetics library - shelved according to colour???
Last minute preparations for our 6th annual Critical Appraisal Day for the editors of the BNF at the Royal Society of Pharmaceuticals in London on Wednesday. Hopefully this fellow will still be waiting for me in reception at their museum.
December 16, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Last minute preparations for our 6th annual Critical Appraisal Day for the editors of the BNF at the Royal Society of Pharmaceuticals in London on Wednesday. Hopefully this fellow will still be waiting for me in reception at their museum.
Looking forward to a full house for today's national Critical Appraisal Day! We've got representatives from all over the country learning about RCT, Meta Analysis, Diagnostic data and how we can use statistics in health care. Then off to our Christmas party. ☺️
December 6, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Looking forward to a full house for today's national Critical Appraisal Day! We've got representatives from all over the country learning about RCT, Meta Analysis, Diagnostic data and how we can use statistics in health care. Then off to our Christmas party. ☺️
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#RiverTees #Photography #Waterfall #LowForce #HighForce #Tees - High & Low Force waterfalls, river Tees 85 miles long starts in North Pennines & reaches the North Sea at industrial Teesside.
November 23, 2024 at 10:33 AM
#RiverTees #Photography #Waterfall #LowForce #HighForce #Tees - High & Low Force waterfalls, river Tees 85 miles long starts in North Pennines & reaches the North Sea at industrial Teesside.
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In our eighth special report on the Lucy Letby case, published online today, MD points out the danger of publishing a book about a killer nurse before her appeals’ process is completed is that you may end up being sued if she wins!
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November 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM
In our eighth special report on the Lucy Letby case, published online today, MD points out the danger of publishing a book about a killer nurse before her appeals’ process is completed is that you may end up being sued if she wins!
➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
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Painted wall of the anti-fascist Golden Smog pub in Stockton-on-Tees, NE England, painted in Spanish Republican colours and the three-point star of the International Brigades. I'd love a pint in the @thegoldensmog.bsky.social this afternoon.
November 22, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Painted wall of the anti-fascist Golden Smog pub in Stockton-on-Tees, NE England, painted in Spanish Republican colours and the three-point star of the International Brigades. I'd love a pint in the @thegoldensmog.bsky.social this afternoon.