Jeff Aronson

Physician, pharmacologist, philologist

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

@BBCR4Sunday @MichaelRosenYes In 2009 I wrote a piece in the Quarterly Journal of Medicine, parallel to my weekly column in the BMJ, "When I Use a Word", titled "Words misheard—medical mondegreens". https://t.co/kNZKFfO1rC I should be interested to learn more medical examples.

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

Congratulations to Georgia @Richards_G_C on being awarded an Open Data Institute Fellowship. This is related to her work on the hugely successful Preventable Deaths Tracker at https://t.co/MK4iTx0eRT.

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

66 medically related anniversaries in 2023:
1. 1123--Foundation of the Augustine Priory of St Bartholomew by Rahere, a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral; this was the start of what eventually became the site of St Bartholomew's Hospital.

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

For a list of medical anniversaries in 2023 see https://t.co/Okix39xgv5

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

Here is a clear, deCoffeynated guide to the use of the Oxford (or serial or Harvard) comma: https://t.co/u9e3nIhzc7

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

@trishgreenhalgh The 2015 cumulative meta-analysis of Tanoshima et al is also informative: https://t.co/DWHC2rcqEC

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

@NathanMackBrown The knee-jerk reaction to this is "Yes"--the price is far too high. But the problem is complex. What are the possible unintended consequences? E.g. should weathy countries not be subsidizing MLI countries? How can a fair price be set so that everyone can afford the treatment?

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

@RichardLehman1 I think that Bamber Gascoigne revelled in his middle name, an old family name. There is, incidentally, an essay by Charles Lamb, "Christ's Hospital Five-and-Thirty Years Ago" (see "Essays of Elia", 1823), in which he mentioned "Old Bamber Gascoigne". https://t.co/ioCRdfPcLc

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

@carlheneghan Why does the EMA define this as a "safety signal"? The definition doesn't say that a medicine is safe but that it may cause harm. The international definition of a signal in pharmacovigilance is below (https://t.co/MnrGCgB9FH):

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

@trishgreenhalgh In a PhD viva the answer should already be in the thesis. A much better question is "What's next?"

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

The efficiency paradox in health care. https://t.co/6Tb7uLknOi

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

Clinical pharmacology. The current number of UK clinical pharmacologists is under 25% of the number that the RCP estimated as necessary in its 2015 report https://t.co/RVGDrNITGV. All doctors need to know how to prescribe medicines to maximize benefits and minimize harms.

[Richard Lehman @RichardLehman1]

Had 120+ great responses to this question before but I believe in data supersaturation.
WHAT DO YOU THINK MED SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOULD BE LEARNING THAT THEY AREN'T TAUGHT PROPERLY NOW?

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

"... The grave's a fine and pleasant place, but none, I think, do there embrace". Marvell-ous lines from a master of seduction.

[Richard Smith @Richard56]

At my back I always hear Time’s winged chariot hurrying near. And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity.

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

Congratulations, Tanja. Great to hear that Doug's influence lives on.

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

Might not airborne transmission from respiratory and faecal sources be equally important? The MJA review quotes both.

[Karen Magraith @KarenMagraith]

@trishgreenhalgh Yes. Good paper about airborne transmission in MJA today.
https://t.co/RrdOKzxVXD

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

I hope you're not saying that my percentages are wrong 😉

[barttels @barttels2]

@JKAronson Along with all your other percentages, she’s 100% wrong.

Understands neither history nor vaccinations.

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

I don't think it's as simple as that, Renee. We are told that we need 70-80% immunity to prevent further spread, and vaccination may be only 90% effective. Measles vaccination below the necessary 95% or so has been disastrous. Should we not encourage vaccination, if possible?

[Renée Hoenderkamp @DrHoenderkamp]

If someone chooses not to have a vaccine then they are assessing their own risk and deciding they will take their chance. That decision is theirs and doesn't affect anyone who has decided to have the vaccine; they are protected. This message is not getting across sadly.

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

The Early Career Clinical Pharmacology Abstract Competition is for Medical Students, Junior Doctors (FY1, FY2, IMT1, IMT2), Pre-registration Pharmacists, and Pharmacists up to 2 years after qualification. Deadline for entries 5 July 2021. Entry details at https://t.co/6alTNPQ3jf

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

Here's preprint evidence that CD4/8 T cell responses are similar in response to different variants of SARS-CoV2 (UK, SA, Brazil, CAL) and to mRNA vaccines. It's not just about antibodies. https://t.co/PiXPKKZBq6; https://t.co/Dp9G9Z3wgi

[Jeff Aronson @JKAronson]

The coronavirus vaccine monitoring study is now recruiting participants. Register here https://t.co/KSXWhlzvxs