Theodora Bloom

Biomedical research comms, publishing, tech, open data. Exec Ed @bmj_latest. Co-Founder @medrxivpreprint. @theobloom.bsky.social Like=save≠endorsed. Seldom on X

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Enjoying the buildup to the #BMJMedicsRevue @bmj_latest

[Will Stahl-Timmins @will_s_t]

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[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Listening to Malcolm McLeod opening day 2 of #PRC10 and explaining why he is online only (as am I) - and wondering whether reporting that on this platform is somehow buying into the systems he is deprecating.

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

@NardineSaad I'm curious why you would use the word 'touted' in this piece, when describing CDC approach to vaccines for covid. https://t.co/OXoYwiYDTp

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

The trenchant views of two eminent researchers miscited in the MAHA report: https://t.co/L9piiZslc0

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

In case you're intrested in where The BMJ stands on Presidential Executive Orders banning certain language from reseatch communications https://t.co/p3iqBlRgD1 @KamranAbbasi @jocalynclark

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Scary to see this, whether it is unneeded over-reaction or appropriate obeisance to the new US administration. https://t.co/iy1cILxpnX

[Peer Review Congress #PRC11 Coming 2029! @peerrevcongress]

The PRC10 Abstract submission site is now open!

Submit by Jan 31, 2025 at
https://t.co/O6ikMMuIXa

Abstracts that report new research & findings w generalizable results are given priority.

Learn more at https://t.co/pydyCrdZqk

@JAMANetwork @bmj_latest @METRICStanford

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Twenty years of image manipulation screening has got us ... where? @mike_rossner reflects. https://t.co/O7AME4wUkR

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Fascinating move here by dating app Grindr, hiring Tom Daschle’s firm to lobby on HIV prevention and IVF. The politicisation of personal choice is in full swing across the Atlantic! https://t.co/v1s0fIhUZM via @statnews

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Frustrating to rad my colleague @Abi_Rimmer 's experience navigating breastfeeding through cancer treatment. Years ago leaflets from NCT and others that said keep breastfeeding whatever happens to you: where is their practical support when needed?https://t.co/i2lVuNVNVw

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

@SarahWoods66 My MIL said "do you mean the acorn in a cup" when asked to click the microphone symbol.

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

@cshperspectives In this case, the research funder sees the value, at least in a pilot. As a proportion of funding for biomedical research it is of course tiny.

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

I rather like this idea of trying out a 'bug bounty' for those who find errors in published papers. Might it reverse the tendency to keep quiet about errors found, and reward professional error spotters? https://t.co/K7eYsGZlsy

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Very disappointing to see that Nature published Google DeepMind's protein folding paper with fanfare but without requiring code availability https://t.co/IbnEUabsuw

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Lovely piece from Holden Thorp. Its somehow surprising that it still needs saying among scientists that *all* diversity is beneficial to the group endeavour. https://t.co/hfTymuZtdk

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Our new policy for research published by The BMJ requires authors to share analytic codes from all studies and data from all trials, @eloder, @drhelmac, @TheoBloom, @KamranAbbasi

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Is silent outcome switching in clinical trials a form of research misconduct or just bad practice. Interesting and nuanced response from UKRIO ("it depends") https://t.co/CM1KYv1lmB

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

COVID’s preprint bump set to have lasting effect on research publishing , says Nature piece based on a survey published in @thePeerJ https://t.co/aXjABF4dPD

[Theodora Bloom @TheoBloom]

Can't work out whether to be pleased at this 'movement' or depressed that it is still required in the 2020s https://t.co/M3VFUYFa7o