Esther St Germain KC

call me Esther - not a real life KC. Medical apostate

[Robert Freudenthal @RobFreudenthal]

The refusal to acknowledge the experience of people with disabilities, communication difficulties, sensory or cognitive difficulties, or how it would be to live in a faceless nursing home

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[Cato @noxcato]

I think the cacophony over the latest Cochrane review on masks results largely from a flawed or outdated understanding of EBM and “hierarchy of evidence”. Systematic reviews don't sit at the top of the hierarchy, Trish does.

[Jimmy Rushton @JimmySecUK]

The city of Frankfurt announced that it was canceling a forthcoming Roger Waters concert yesterday, labelling him as “one of the world’s best-known antisemites”.

Also yesterday, Waters met with Jeremy Corbyn, the world's unluckiest "anti-racist".

[Mike Casey @casertron3000]

The most important lesson from covid is that disregarding opportunity costs and basic fiscal competency for political vanity projects*, made both the politicians and public feel better at the time.

*See also UKs Nightingale hospitals and Test & Trace programme

[Alasdair Munro @apsmunro]

Claiming RCTs of masks are invalid because people don’t wear them properly is utterly upside down

This isn’t what invalidates RCTs - it’s what invalidates the lab studies

If your intervention falls apart when subjected to its end user, that’s what counts

Not mannequins

[Eric Widera, MD @EWidera]

The prevalence of frailty in older adults increased steadily during the COVID pandemic in Japan. Of note, there were few COVID cases during this time arguing that infection control measures are not benign and have significant tradeoffs for older adults. https://t.co/Y2TONBRsOA

[James Titcombe @JamesTitcombe]

This is the last photo I have of my son. The simplest of medical interventions would have saved him. I won’t stop pushing 4 change until the fundamental systemic, cultural & ideological problems in our maternity system that led to his death are resolved once & for all.

[Catherine Roy @catherineroyuk]

"People who are supposed to care, but instead rolled their eyes, sneered and dismissed me when I raised the alarm and asked for their help. People who ignored their training, hospital policies and the very basics of even half decent care."

https://t.co/mFuDR7voAN

[Lucy Easthope @LucyGoBag]

There were certain big name “bookings” that thrilled Whitehall with their support for even stronger restrictions - it was so so much more desirable if they came from polar opposite political spectrum. @OwenJones84 was one of them

[Victoria Freeman @v_j_freeman]

Sad fact is a significant proportion of breast cancer diagnoses result in metastasis, even if you do everything right. I cannot express how much I despise the way women are made to feel this is in any way their fault. Enjoy a glass of wine & some crisps. My mum wished she did.

[Esther St Germain KC @flash62019976]

@VintageMrHobbes We’re all stoics though ✊🏻🕺🍸

[Esther St Germain KC @flash62019976]

@VintageMrHobbes I got bored of the dumb questions.

[Robert Freudenthal @RobFreudenthal]

Love this story from the Talmud, which suggests that Chanukah, Christmas and other winter festivals all have a common source that goes right back to Adam in Eden

Merry Christmas to all, may we have more light in our days (and we will!)

[MrHobbes @VintageMrHobbes]

@DraperOr If the last three years has taught you anything, it should be “don’t give public health busybodies an inch”

[Antonia @flaminhaystacks]

This didn't protect his victims

A pattern of escalating violence where he desperately tried to be worse than his relative combined with the well known danger women face when discovering they are pregnant whilst in an abusive, controlling relationship with a violent man

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[Esther St Germain KC @flash62019976]

@JamieKav86 Lady Evangeline Fudge of The Co-op

[Esther St Germain KC @flash62019976]

@sAugust06 @glirarium @seventiessally absolutely! It's so tedious.

[Shambo of Luxembourg @BradfemlyWalsh]

@Diana_Fire_ Me, a shallow person: yeah, but what about my tits?

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

A year ago today, I asked Sage’s Graham Medley how Sage chooses its Covid “scenarios”. At the time, its range was 600 to 6,000 daily deaths: the actual didn’t come close.

Even now, we still have no idea why Sage chose to present those figures to the Cabinet.

[VFox @drvictoriafox]

This is incredible.

Changing life in remarkable ways to avoid COVID so you can catch it 6-10 months later than the average person.

But if other people refuse to mask they will eventually infect you because as we learned from Ferrer masks prevent transmission but not exposure.