EvieWent
@eviewent.bsky.social
Wordy. Caffeinated. Not for everyone. Team Blue.
No DMs unless you know me. No Porn/OF. Zero tolerance for MAGA/Nazi crap.
No DMs unless you know me. No Porn/OF. Zero tolerance for MAGA/Nazi crap.
Do you have Google alerts set to flag your name? Might be the latest AI "add on" to that?
May 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Do you have Google alerts set to flag your name? Might be the latest AI "add on" to that?
3/ (Specifically, I worked directly on ACTG 076, the trial referenced in the linked paper.) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The Ethics of Placebo-controlled Trials: Methodological Justifications
The use of placebo controls in clinical trials remains controversial. Ethical analysis and international ethical guidance permit the use of placebo controls in randomized trials when scientifically in...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
3/ (Specifically, I worked directly on ACTG 076, the trial referenced in the linked paper.) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
2/While I'm not a statistician myself, I did spend 10+ years working in HIV clinical trials research analysis at a grad school with a bunch of biostatisticians who wrote the book (literally) on stuff like this. Google "The Ethics of Placebo-controlled Trials: Methodological Justifications" for more.
May 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
2/While I'm not a statistician myself, I did spend 10+ years working in HIV clinical trials research analysis at a grad school with a bunch of biostatisticians who wrote the book (literally) on stuff like this. Google "The Ethics of Placebo-controlled Trials: Methodological Justifications" for more.
Not illegal, but definitely unethical. They're reserved for new interventions, or for blinding purposes when risk of harm is minimal, not in cases where studies & widespread administration have already established these vaccines as an effective treatment. No compelling methodological reason exists.
May 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Not illegal, but definitely unethical. They're reserved for new interventions, or for blinding purposes when risk of harm is minimal, not in cases where studies & widespread administration have already established these vaccines as an effective treatment. No compelling methodological reason exists.
Well that's just awesome. 🤬 Welcome to Brainworm Nation.
May 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Well that's just awesome. 🤬 Welcome to Brainworm Nation.
Had titers drawn for MMR because while I had measles, didn't know if I ever got Measles & Rubella vaccines back in the 60s/early 70s (still immune, thank God). Up to date on Tdap & shingles. Have risk factors so hopefully still qualify for COVID vaccine. Anyone know if we get flu shots this year?
May 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Had titers drawn for MMR because while I had measles, didn't know if I ever got Measles & Rubella vaccines back in the 60s/early 70s (still immune, thank God). Up to date on Tdap & shingles. Have risk factors so hopefully still qualify for COVID vaccine. Anyone know if we get flu shots this year?
And requiring randomized, placebo-controlled trials at this stage makes ZERO sense. Good thing that list of risk factors includes depression, because this administration is depressing the Hell out of me and millions of others.
May 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
And requiring randomized, placebo-controlled trials at this stage makes ZERO sense. Good thing that list of risk factors includes depression, because this administration is depressing the Hell out of me and millions of others.
Daaaaaaaaaaaa Pope. (I hear he's a Cubbies fan.)
May 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Daaaaaaaaaaaa Pope. (I hear he's a Cubbies fan.)
Would The Doctor be able to render himself in 2-D so I wouldn't have to fight for the arm rest? If so, I pick 9. Good conversation & a little extra seat room, what's not to like? I don't love a middle seat, but I am a little tempted by 3 as well. Definitely not the seat next to this guy!
a black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie making a funny face .
Alt: William Shatner as an airline passenger reacting with a wide-eyed expression in a clip from "The Twilight Zone."
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Would The Doctor be able to render himself in 2-D so I wouldn't have to fight for the arm rest? If so, I pick 9. Good conversation & a little extra seat room, what's not to like? I don't love a middle seat, but I am a little tempted by 3 as well. Definitely not the seat next to this guy!
Idiocracy wasn't supposed to be a blueprint!
a man wearing a red headband and a yellow shirt says what i 'd do is just like like you know
Alt: A not-very-bright character from the movie Idiocracy wearing a red headband and a yellow shirt says "What I'd do is just like like... like... you know."
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Idiocracy wasn't supposed to be a blueprint!
And we all know how much Trump hates dogs; it's one of his favorite insults.
February 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
And we all know how much Trump hates dogs; it's one of his favorite insults.