Austin Due

PhD. Philosophy of science and medicine. Side effects, post-market drug research, citizen science, values & clinical practice. Sometimes farm stuff.

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

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[Austin Due @_AJDue]

The inaugural conference was a success so we're doing it again!

Do you or anyone you know work in bioethics, philosophy of medicine, or health humanities with a focus on rural medicine? If so, please share the following call for abstracts!

Link: https://t.co/hMKJl5o5BU

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

Defining 'Symptom Bias' in medical decision-making, short paper and pre-print here:

https://t.co/4vCsK6dgcb
https://t.co/y1PkNLmo65

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

Out now:

Is There a “Best” Way for Patients to Participate in Pharmacovigilance? https://t.co/Avyxd6s8Lu

[Elisabetta Lalumera @elila74]

Philosophy of Medicine Reading Group, Oct-Dec 24 https://t.co/pTFw6qF0CZ

[Dr. Nancy Olivieri @DrNancyOlivieri]

This is a big deal: a direct threat to patient safety, not only in Phase 1 #trials (see first para) but *after* drugs are licensed by our regulatory agencies (also funded by #Pharma). Health Canada claims it "rigorously oversees" trials.
No, it doesn't.
https://t.co/fzwf00SgNi

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

Happy to share a new (and open access, wow!) paper on how "sinful" values get in the way of learning about side effects.

https://t.co/MU8rCOCBPb

[PhilSci-Archive @PhilSciArchive]

Sins and Risks in Underreporting Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions https://t.co/aTPiGpbDOp

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

Small fella & mom

[PhilSci-Archive @PhilSciArchive]

Is There a ‘Best’ Way for Patients to Participate in Pharmacovigilance? https://t.co/lLix58r6Dw

[PhilSci-Archive @PhilSciArchive]

Are ‘phase IV’ trials exploratory or confirmatory experiments? https://t.co/bbpoesLlfI

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

@clownassasin @skepticdropbear @RavenZech2 But, more to what I think is your point: does labeling something as a 'side effect' make the risk of it occurring sort of blasé? I'm not sure - an interesting question for health researchers!

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

@clownassasin @skepticdropbear @RavenZech2 It can be a PR exercise, I don't disagree with you there. However, 'side effect' is not synonymous with 'unwanted effect' (I talk about this in the paper you linked). But, of course it's the case that 'side effect' usually has negative connotations.

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

@clownassasin @skepticdropbear @RavenZech2 If we're working with the defn. given in the paper, a side effect is an effect of a treatment, but one not intended (specifically, not intended by the patient). For example, if I don't know drug x does y, when I take drug x I can't intend y. If y occurs, that's a side effect.

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

@skepticdropbear @clownassasin @RavenZech2 Hey, I wrote that paper. The internet's sure neat isn't it?

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

Sometimes, farm stuff.

[medRxiv @medrxivpreprint]

Experiences and impacts of side effects among contraceptive users in the UK: exploring individual narratives of contraceptive side effects https://t.co/WivhAoGHLm #medRxiv

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

@FinasterideInfo @briandavidearp @bioxphi I'm not sure if this is something you've looked at already, but if not, it may lead to some thoughts on this.

https://t.co/6CY2W80mGL

[Finasteride Watch @FinasterideInfo]

Gallup: Record-low 18% have a positive view of the pharmaceutical industry.

Retail, Pharmaceutical Industries Slip in Public Esteem. Sep 13, 2023.
https://t.co/g6nl4KBhs8

[Austin Due @_AJDue]

Sometimes, farm stuff. Here’s Charles, born this week, and his mama Bessie and his uncle Seamus in the background with other assorted relatives.