Navjoyt Ladher
@navjoyt.bsky.social
Doctor, Londoner, clinical editor at the BMJ, part time student at LSHTM. I was born on Christmas Day
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🎯 TARGET Guideline published 🎉
TARGET is a reporting guideline for observational studies of interventions that use the target trial framework.
Over 3 years the @TARGETGuideline was rigorously developed and was co-published today in @jama.com & @bmj.com
doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13350
#episky
TARGET is a reporting guideline for observational studies of interventions that use the target trial framework.
Over 3 years the @TARGETGuideline was rigorously developed and was co-published today in @jama.com & @bmj.com
doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13350
#episky
September 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🎯 TARGET Guideline published 🎉
TARGET is a reporting guideline for observational studies of interventions that use the target trial framework.
Over 3 years the @TARGETGuideline was rigorously developed and was co-published today in @jama.com & @bmj.com
doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13350
#episky
TARGET is a reporting guideline for observational studies of interventions that use the target trial framework.
Over 3 years the @TARGETGuideline was rigorously developed and was co-published today in @jama.com & @bmj.com
doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13350
#episky
World scientists look elsewhere as US labs stagger under Trump cuts - featuring my brother discussing his students lack of interest in US research jobs (🎁 gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...
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World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts
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May 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
World scientists look elsewhere as US labs stagger under Trump cuts - featuring my brother discussing his students lack of interest in US research jobs (🎁 gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...
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Proud to share my latest paper in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/.... Takeaways: Dementia incidence ⬇️, prevalence ⬆️, and dementia is unequally distributed. In an opinion article, I argue we need to redouble our efforts to manage multimorbidity across the life course: www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Incidence and prevalence of dementia among US Medicare beneficiaries, 2015-21: population based study
Objective To determine the incidence and prevalence of dementia in a nationally representative cohort of US Medicare beneficiaries, stratified by important subgroups.
Design Population based study.
...
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May 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Proud to share my latest paper in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/.... Takeaways: Dementia incidence ⬇️, prevalence ⬆️, and dementia is unequally distributed. In an opinion article, I argue we need to redouble our efforts to manage multimorbidity across the life course: www.bmj.com/content/389/...
The UK is going its own way on AI regulation in health, but problems lie ahead
"The EU seeks to reassure patients and citizens. The UK focuses on appealing to investors and businesses. There is a risk that patients and citizens here feel less reassured as a result"
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
"The EU seeks to reassure patients and citizens. The UK focuses on appealing to investors and businesses. There is a risk that patients and citizens here feel less reassured as a result"
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
The UK is going its own way on AI regulation in health, but problems lie ahead
It is a frenzied time for UK health policy. NHS England is set to be abolished, amid an emerging 10 year plan, and every UK country faces difficult financial situations. This is set against two histor...
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May 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The UK is going its own way on AI regulation in health, but problems lie ahead
"The EU seeks to reassure patients and citizens. The UK focuses on appealing to investors and businesses. There is a risk that patients and citizens here feel less reassured as a result"
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
"The EU seeks to reassure patients and citizens. The UK focuses on appealing to investors and businesses. There is a risk that patients and citizens here feel less reassured as a result"
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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RFK Jr's "MAHA" report came out last week. It misinterpreted data, had broken links to some citations, and cited 7 articles that don't exist.
That last one is a hallmark of AI hallucinations.
How much of the MAHA report was AI generated? 🤔
www.notus.org/health-scien...
That last one is a hallmark of AI hallucinations.
How much of the MAHA report was AI generated? 🤔
www.notus.org/health-scien...
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
RFK Jr's "MAHA" report came out last week. It misinterpreted data, had broken links to some citations, and cited 7 articles that don't exist.
That last one is a hallmark of AI hallucinations.
How much of the MAHA report was AI generated? 🤔
www.notus.org/health-scien...
That last one is a hallmark of AI hallucinations.
How much of the MAHA report was AI generated? 🤔
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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Going after medical journals is the next step it seems.
Determining where science can be published limits dissemination and limits transparency
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Determining where science can be published limits dissemination and limits transparency
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
www.politico.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Going after medical journals is the next step it seems.
Determining where science can be published limits dissemination and limits transparency
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Determining where science can be published limits dissemination and limits transparency
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
The BMJ's research methods & reporting section, expertly tended by @tfeend.bsky.social, is a treasure trove. In the past two months alone we've had reporting guideline updates, a guide to DAGs, an MRC framework on natural experiments, core GRADE and so much more
🔗 www.bmj.com/research/res...
🔗 www.bmj.com/research/res...
A single, selectively reported study now has the power to reign in social media timelines and political soundbites.
In the latest Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social says it’s more essential than ever to champion best practice in research methods
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
In the latest Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social says it’s more essential than ever to champion best practice in research methods
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The BMJ's research methods & reporting section, expertly tended by @tfeend.bsky.social, is a treasure trove. In the past two months alone we've had reporting guideline updates, a guide to DAGs, an MRC framework on natural experiments, core GRADE and so much more
🔗 www.bmj.com/research/res...
🔗 www.bmj.com/research/res...
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Trump watch: US drug pricing to be slashed, attorney who threatened journals is removed, and more www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Trump watch: US drug pricing to be slashed, attorney who threatened journals is removed, and more
US president Donald Trump has announced an executive order aimed at reducing US prescription drug costs by 30-80%. The policy would align US drug prices with the lowest prices paid internationally…
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May 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Trump watch: US drug pricing to be slashed, attorney who threatened journals is removed, and more www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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NEW @bmj.com research investigates the impact of retracted trials on the production and use of healthcare evidence in the evidence ecosystem
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
NEW @bmj.com research investigates the impact of retracted trials on the production and use of healthcare evidence in the evidence ecosystem
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Misinformation represents a serious threat to individual and global health.
We need to understand more about how susceptibility to misinformation is socially patterned so that it doesn’t deepen health inequalities, say Simon Williams and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
We need to understand more about how susceptibility to misinformation is socially patterned so that it doesn’t deepen health inequalities, say Simon Williams and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Misinformation represents a serious threat to individual and global health.
We need to understand more about how susceptibility to misinformation is socially patterned so that it doesn’t deepen health inequalities, say Simon Williams and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
We need to understand more about how susceptibility to misinformation is socially patterned so that it doesn’t deepen health inequalities, say Simon Williams and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Editorially-minded clinicians and academics - we need your help!
We are looking for a panel of editorial advisors to bring their expertise to The BMJ's manuscript meetings and help improve the quality of the research we publish. More details here: jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
We are looking for a panel of editorial advisors to bring their expertise to The BMJ's manuscript meetings and help improve the quality of the research we publish. More details here: jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisers to join our manuscript meeting for research papers.
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year, read papers in advance, and actively contribute to decision making.
Apply and read more details ⬇️
jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year, read papers in advance, and actively contribute to decision making.
Apply and read more details ⬇️
jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
Freelance Research Editorial Advisor | 04 May, 2025 | Jobs and careers with BMJ Group
Jobs and careers with BMJ Group -
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April 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Editorially-minded clinicians and academics - we need your help!
We are looking for a panel of editorial advisors to bring their expertise to The BMJ's manuscript meetings and help improve the quality of the research we publish. More details here: jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
We are looking for a panel of editorial advisors to bring their expertise to The BMJ's manuscript meetings and help improve the quality of the research we publish. More details here: jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
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Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
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Lovely tribute to the late, truly great, and extraordinarily humble Professor Doug Altman.
I was very, very lucky to work and learn alongside him @bmj.com and on many research reporting statements, including #CONSORT2010
I was very, very lucky to work and learn alongside him @bmj.com and on many research reporting statements, including #CONSORT2010
Important to recognise the role of our former chief statistician in developing Consort and subsequent guidelines for the reporting of medical science @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
The legacy of CONSORT and Douglas G Altman
Kenneth F Schulz and David Moher look back at the history of the CONSORT guidelines and Douglas Altman’s instrumental role in them
The update of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSOR...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Lovely tribute to the late, truly great, and extraordinarily humble Professor Doug Altman.
I was very, very lucky to work and learn alongside him @bmj.com and on many research reporting statements, including #CONSORT2010
I was very, very lucky to work and learn alongside him @bmj.com and on many research reporting statements, including #CONSORT2010
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The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisers to join our manuscript meeting for research papers.
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year, read papers in advance, and actively contribute to decision making.
Apply and read more details ⬇️
jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year, read papers in advance, and actively contribute to decision making.
Apply and read more details ⬇️
jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
Freelance Research Editorial Advisor | 04 May, 2025 | Jobs and careers with BMJ Group
Jobs and careers with BMJ Group -
jobsearch.bmj.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisers to join our manuscript meeting for research papers.
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year, read papers in advance, and actively contribute to decision making.
Apply and read more details ⬇️
jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year, read papers in advance, and actively contribute to decision making.
Apply and read more details ⬇️
jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...
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NEW PAPER: Updated CONSORT-2025 for reporting randomised trials is now available in the @bmj.com @jama.com , @thelancet.bsky.social, @plos.org and @naturemedicine.bsky.social
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
NEW PAPER: Updated CONSORT-2025 for reporting randomised trials is now available in the @bmj.com @jama.com , @thelancet.bsky.social, @plos.org and @naturemedicine.bsky.social
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
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I'm delighted to have co-authored this critical paper alongside other African global health experts (@seyeabimbola.bsky.social and Dr Ebere Okereke) on how Africa's health systems can adapt and build resilience following the abrupt USAID cuts.
March 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I'm delighted to have co-authored this critical paper alongside other African global health experts (@seyeabimbola.bsky.social and Dr Ebere Okereke) on how Africa's health systems can adapt and build resilience following the abrupt USAID cuts.
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🧵 1/11 📚 Our new rapid systematic review, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social in @bmj.com examines the role of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetic associates (AAs) in the UK. This is a crucially important question in light of the Leng Review
March 7, 2025 at 5:25 AM
🧵 1/11 📚 Our new rapid systematic review, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social in @bmj.com examines the role of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetic associates (AAs) in the UK. This is a crucially important question in light of the Leng Review
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My BMJ editorial today on the introduction of physician associates calls for more and better workforce research, evidence-based workforce reforms, and modernisation of professional regulation. That's all! Open access at bmj.com/cgi/content/...
The role of physician associates in the NHS
A lesson in how not to do workforce reform
Over recent months, a fierce and sometimes toxic debate has been taking place in the UK about the introduction of physician associates and anaesthetic assoc...
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March 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
My BMJ editorial today on the introduction of physician associates calls for more and better workforce research, evidence-based workforce reforms, and modernisation of professional regulation. That's all! Open access at bmj.com/cgi/content/...
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« If the Royal Society is really worried about reputational damage, then they should realise that being designated as 'woke' or 'elitist' by your opponents is far less of an insult than being described as cowardly by your friends. » by @deevybee.bsky.social
Seven reasons for keeping Elon Musk as a Fellow of the Royal Society
Last November, I wrote a blogpost explaining why I had resigned as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). In brief, over the summer a group ...
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February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
« If the Royal Society is really worried about reputational damage, then they should realise that being designated as 'woke' or 'elitist' by your opponents is far less of an insult than being described as cowardly by your friends. » by @deevybee.bsky.social
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My new post on how people struggle to accept the reality of new threats:
kucharski.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
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February 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My new post on how people struggle to accept the reality of new threats:
kucharski.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
kucharski.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
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🧵 Trump’s USAID funding freeze abruptly halted critical global health research, abandoning participants mid-trial. A gross ethical violation. @bachynski.bsky.social & I explain what happened and why it matters @bmj.com . ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Abandoning research participants is an unconscionable betrayal
In 1964, the Declaration of Helsinki created a set of universal ethical principles to protect human participants in health research.1 Described as “the cornerstone of research ethics,”2 these principl...
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February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🧵 Trump’s USAID funding freeze abruptly halted critical global health research, abandoning participants mid-trial. A gross ethical violation. @bachynski.bsky.social & I explain what happened and why it matters @bmj.com . ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Do you know any early career researchers in the UK who have contributed something special to improve research practices?
The call for the 2025 Dorothy Bishop award is open now! Nominations close on 26 January 2025.
www.ukrn.org/2024/12/12/t...
The call for the 2025 Dorothy Bishop award is open now! Nominations close on 26 January 2025.
www.ukrn.org/2024/12/12/t...
December 13, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Do you know any early career researchers in the UK who have contributed something special to improve research practices?
The call for the 2025 Dorothy Bishop award is open now! Nominations close on 26 January 2025.
www.ukrn.org/2024/12/12/t...
The call for the 2025 Dorothy Bishop award is open now! Nominations close on 26 January 2025.
www.ukrn.org/2024/12/12/t...
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What’s that? An entirely unregulated media ecosystem dominated by overconfident and underqualified men gives space and weight to dangerous conspiracy theories, pseudoscience and misinformation? Surely not
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation on Diary of CEO podcast
Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 8:22 AM
What’s that? An entirely unregulated media ecosystem dominated by overconfident and underqualified men gives space and weight to dangerous conspiracy theories, pseudoscience and misinformation? Surely not
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The BMJ will be 185 years old in 2025.
We believe that the time is right to move to fortnightly print publication, which means that from the first issue of 2025 we will publish the print edition every two weeks, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
We believe that the time is right to move to fortnightly print publication, which means that from the first issue of 2025 we will publish the print edition every two weeks, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
December 5, 2024 at 4:17 PM
The BMJ will be 185 years old in 2025.
We believe that the time is right to move to fortnightly print publication, which means that from the first issue of 2025 we will publish the print edition every two weeks, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
We believe that the time is right to move to fortnightly print publication, which means that from the first issue of 2025 we will publish the print edition every two weeks, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...