Smitha Mundasad

Too often when I report on genetic studies I have to add the line ‘the study was not designed to/ was unable to look at participants who were not of European ancestry’. It’s painful to write. Amazing work here by @GenesHealth @Sarah_Finer #type2diabetes

Quite a story I was working on yesterday. Regulators said a ‘Class Il recall is intended for medicines that possibly could cause temporary or medically reversible health problems’ 😳

Rhoda ‘Apeke’ Odhiambo @OdhiamboRhoda

Contraceptive pills recalled in #SouthAfrica after mix-up @BBCAfrica @smithamundasad https://t.co/SYJmVQD5Rb

Wow

Ed Conway @EdConwaySky

🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14 https://t.co/kP2gzlLXYh

RT @mjauk: Detailed piece from @smithamundasad and @cathburns about the growing waiting list for gynaecology care in the UK and what it mea…

RT @Prof_PatrickV: Thrilled to have joined the launch of the Lancet report alongside distinguished experts @smithamundasad @HelenClark @DrT…

RT @TheLancet: 🆕 2024 report of the @LancetCountdown on health & climate change: records broken, action delayed. Experts call for trillion…

Heart-breaking story here by brilliant colleagues @cathburns & Vicki Loader

catherine burns @cathburns

This is a story about a stand-off. On one side, NICE says Enhertu is not value for money for a group of breast cancer patients. On the other, drug companies argue that NICE is wrong to classify this cancer as only "moderately severe". 1/ https://t.co/JiAsfqPiqy

Wow this is worth a read

Elizabeth Laraki @elizlaraki

I'm talking at a conference later this year (on UX+AI). I just saw an ad for the conference with my photo and was like, wait, that doesn't look right. Is my bra showing in my profile pic and I've never noticed...? That's weird. I open my original photo. No bra showing. I put https://t.co/CpoIgiXtUI

Fascinating reading

Paul Novosad @paulnovosad

What kind of childhood makes a top scientist? Is it enough to have all the right traits (brilliance, grit, etc) or do you need the right family too? And why should we care? A 🧵 on our paper on the Nobel Laureates. A teaser: the income distribution of the laureates' fathers.1/N https://t.co/SDI0HzSbts

What a partnership.

The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize

Congratulations to our 2024 medicine laureate Victor Ambros ✨ This morning he celebrated the news of his prize with his colleague and wife Rosalind Lee, who was also the first author on the 1993 'Cell' paper cited by the Nobel Committee. #NobelPrize https://t.co/Wtg71oD5xf

Ruth Barnes @chalkandblade do fab to hear your advice at #iwpf @ContentisQn

Wow @ChristinaHardi_ really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on trauma informed podcast producing at #iwpf @ContentisQn

This is an important listen put together by my brilliant colleagues. @Kevin_Fong speaks so passionately and with such humanity about that time. #CovidInquiry

Jim Reed @jim_reed

A really important week of evidence at the Covid inquiry. Lots to talk about including powerful testimony from Prof Kevin Fong about impact on intensive care. Here’s extended (30 min) version of report which ran on ⁦@BBCr4today⁩ this morning. https://t.co/ggPNiuGJgw

Always a pleasure to be back on my all time favourite global health audio show with the wonderful @claudiahammond @MSessaHawkins @Katie_Tomsett & team https://t.co/9m7RdgZJdm

RT @sangerinstitute: 📰Baby poo study reveals mysteries of newborn guts ✍️ @BBCNews @smithamundasad @LawleyLab @yan__shao @louiseckenny @…

What an incredible episode of The Life Scientific. Prof Uchegbo thank you for sharing your story and inspiring so many. So amazing to hear the positive impact you have had @ucl too. Expertly told by @jimalkhalili & the amazing Beth Eastwood https://t.co/Gk7DHLkkXX

RT @tcgannon: Calling all IMGs 🙌🏽 I often hear about racism you're subject to & the barriers to speaking up. There's pockets of good pra…