Ricardo Fernandes

Pediatrics & Resp, Pharmacology & Epi, clinical research. Skeptical optimistic, nostalgic, and often (nothing but) a dreamer.

[Ricardo Fernandes @DonDonRic]

Eis a equipa STAND4KIDS, rede de ensaios clínicos pediátricos em Portugal, pleno parceiro do consórcio @c4c_network #investigacao #pediatria

[STAND4Kids @stand4kidspt]

Conhece a equipa por trás do STAND4Kids. Fique a saber mais sobre quem está por trás deste projeto no nosso site: https://t.co/iCBP6KGtGO #stand4kids #c4c #conect4children @efpia @IMI_JU @EU_H2020 @CORDIS_EU @CROCETERA

[John Bistline @JEBistline]

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

[STAND4Kids @stand4kidspt]

📢 This month’s 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 highlights our activities from November 2025 to February 2026.

In this edition, we highlight our role in 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 as a thematic network and service provider.
https://t.co/tYmphNaNXz

[GFCNI @gfcni_newborn]

💙 #TREOCAPA results are out!

The trial studied preventive paracetamol in preterm infants and its impact on PDA closure & complications of preterm birth. Thank you to @Inserm , all sites & participating families 🙏

More info: https://t.co/NqEPOHqYxf

#PretermBirth #NeonatalCare

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Everyone is starting to sound like AI, even in spoken language

Analysis of 280,000 transcripts of videos of talks & presentations from academic channels finds they increasingly used words that are favorites of ChatGPT

Model collapse, except for humans https://t.co/nlfbEozhCJ

[IRDiRC @irdirc]

🌟Day 2 at the 2nd CRN Conference in Heidelberg! 🌟

Today’s spotlight is on LMICs and the power of multi-stakeholder engagement in pre-competitive environments.

The afternoon brings two inspiring panels:
🔹 Global Trials, Local Impact
🔹 Global Networks & Models of Care

[EnRICH Research @EnRICHResearch]

📢 New paper alert! The TIDieR-C guideline presents 13 pediatric considerations to support transparent reporting of trial interventions in pediatric trial protocols & reports.

Paper ➡️ https://t.co/eu9voPNJNv
Fillable checklists ➡️ https://t.co/zEHvjTkpMT

[Sepsis Alliance @SepsisAlliance]

Today is the first day of Pediatric Sepsis Week!

Did you know….
❗Sepsis is the leading cause of death of young children and babies worldwide
❗In the U.S., 75,000 children develop sepsis each year – that’s 200 children per day!
❗More children die of sepsis than of childhood cancers

This Pediatric Sepsis Week, help us raise awareness of this devastating condition to save children. Learn more about pediatric sepsis and how you can help raise awareness at https://t.co/Di6yS8LVol.

#PediatricSepsisWeek #PSW2025 #PediatricSepsis #sepsis #sepsisawareness

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Roger Penrose was awarded the 2020 physics prize "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity."

His paper 'Gravitational collapse and Space-time singularities' was published on 18 January 1965: https://t.co/AYp5W5Cae3

[ReSViNET @ReSViNET]

𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐑𝐒𝐕 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐒𝐕 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬!
This Web Events is the second of a series of seven in the educational Web Events. Presented in collaboration with the WHO and PATH. #RSV #WHO #PATH #ReSViNET #RSVRoadshow

[ESA Earth Observation @ESA_EO]

The extent of the fires in Portugal is clear in this @CopernicusEU #Sentinel3 image of the area from 17 September.

On the 15 September 2024, a wildfire started and expanded rapidly due to the high temperature and strong winds.

@CopernicusEMS services were activated.

[Dr Laura Bonnett @ljbcmshe]

*NEW DATE ADDED*
@LivUni need help designing a #seizure prediction webtool! Join their workshop on Thursday 18th July, 2-3pm, to share your thoughts. Workshops are open to #epilepsy specialists who work in adult services in the UK.
Contact: [email protected]

[Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU]

#AirPollution causes thousands of premature deaths every year

#Copernicus🇪🇺🛰️#OpenData are used to monitor #AirQuality and to support innovative mitigation and adaptation solutions

⬇️Total column Nitrogen Dioxide (#NO2) measurements retrieved by #Sentinel5P for Jan-Apr 2024

[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

Listen to the discovery of the first 5,000 exoplanets. Everywhere it looked, Kepler found planets, so much so that you can see the telescope’s field of view in its discoveries (starting at :49). Watch the count jump with Kepler’s 2009 launch! https://t.co/1ubBjFscfJ

[MRC Biostatistics Unit @MRC_BSU]

Very sadly, we have learned of the death of Professor Peter Armitage, CBE. Peter, who worked in a forerunner of the Unit 1947-1961, was a pioneer in developing statistical methodology for medical research. Our annual Armitage Lecture began in 2003 to honour this special man.

[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

We've confirmed 5,569 planets beyond our solar system so far. Some may have jewels blowing in their winds, others could have glass. We've detected burning clouds of black atmosphere and clouds made of quartz. Each is a marvel. https://t.co/UbAUiqDqtW

[Ana Mourelo @ana_mourelo]

No puedo empezar el año de otra manera que reivindicando la necesidad de #ParquesInclusivos.
Parques en los que todos los niños y niñas pueden jugar independientemente de sus capacidades.
Ahí va hilo con algunos elementos 👇

[Ryan Reynolds @VancityReynolds]

I love these little pr*cks. Support @SickKids today.

[Colin Begg @ColinBBegg]

How frequent are Data Monitoring Committees in pediatric randomized trials? Machado and colleagues performed a cross-sectional analysis of https://t.co/9mGeoNFyH4 from 2008 to 2021 showing troublingly low uptake. @DonDonRic @TiagoMachadoMD @SCTorg #clinicaltrials

[Federico Martinón-Torres @fedemartinon]

La investigación clínica pediátrica avanza en España impulsada por la colaboración entre investigadores, profesionales sanitarios y la industria farmacéutica https://t.co/wqN5awNrgn via @Farmaindustria @ReclipSpain

[PenCRU @Pen_CRU]

Check out fab new @COMETinitiative Patient and Public Involvement Toolkit co-created @hetbag & Co
https://t.co/m3ZpwWeiz4