Yekize

Yekize aims to raise awareness of the placebo effect and how it could be put to use to improve global health outcomes.

[Yekize @yekize_org]

My two favourite things: The placebo effects and Bayseian stats 😊

[Giacomo Rossettini @GiacomoRoss86]

"Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain"

Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk

https://t.co/S5aE0HuZrR

#placebo #symptoms #pain #bayesian #brain
#prediction #clinical #expectation #context

[Yekize @yekize_org]

@karensuttonmd Be your best

[Yekize @yekize_org]

“We desperately need to cultivate a transparent and contemporary data sharing culture to help address and control disease epidemics and health emergencies before they increase in magnitude” #globalhealth #pandemic #covid19 https://t.co/h8Kdc97Fq8

[Yekize @yekize_org]

@HiddenBrain I'm learning about how people process fear. I think the families of medical staff feel that they cannot succumb to the fears of others, because it is their loved one at risk and that fear would be overwhelming. Fear is a strong emotion, but even that can be put to one side. ❤️👩‍⚕️

[Yekize @yekize_org]

@HiddenBrain Definitely confirmation bias and polarisation of views. People seem to think it's catastrophic or not bad at all and they proceed to exaggerate in either direction and find sources to back up what they feel. There doesn't seem to be many people guided by the data.

[Hidden Brain @HiddenBrain]

A virus is more than a biological organism. It's a social organism. It detects fissures in societies and fault lines between communities. This week, @univpugetsound historian Nancy Bristow shares the lessons we can take away from a century-old pandemic.

https://t.co/Mse2odCycw

[alan drummond @alandrummond2]

So in ten minutes the evil genius who is one of our GP anaesthetists (with a PhD in diaphragmatic mechanics) increased our rural hospitals ventilator capacity from one to nine!!!

[Yekize @yekize_org]

"Expertise, combined with authentic human connection can achieve a lot during times of uncertainty"
Amazing podcast from @HiddenBrain about lessons we can learn from the Ebola #pandemic.
#CoronavirusOutbreak

[Yekize @yekize_org]

This article is long overdue, but here we have a think about what the #placeboeffect could do for people with the #COVID19 #coronavirus 💊https://t.co/dhjS3Zz6B4

[Yekize @yekize_org]

Have you ever wondered what gift to get for the aspiring #scientist in your life? @FuppingCompany have put together this list and we're pleased to have our suggestions included too. https://t.co/ZSRrPa2ulV

[Yekize @yekize_org]

Have you ever heard of the #honest #placebo? You might think it's an #oxymoron, but it's actually the most promising way for #placebos to be integrated into modern #healthcare. 💊😇
Learn more here: https://t.co/3XO6zyjJIB

[Yekize @yekize_org]

@Frank61pc We meant, if you divorce the phrase from political perspectives. The message is still valuable and something worth working for.

[Yekize @yekize_org]

Whatever your views on #Brexit, this is a valuable message: 'Peace, prosperity and friendship with ALL nations'. In a world as politically and culturally complex as ours, it can be difficult to include everybody, but that doesn't mean it's not something we should aim for.

[Yekize @yekize_org]

I've been reading 'The Fever' by @soniashah (it's amazing!) and there's some really interesting sections about the cultural perception of conventional medicine. I included some of these in our latest article on the #placeboeffect & #globalhealth https://t.co/dLkVt82isL

[Yekize @yekize_org]

In 2016, a study found that the amount of #medication needed by #patients with #Parkinsons disease could be reduced by 1/3 after using #conditioning and #placebos.
Read more #amazing #stats and let us know what you'd like us to write about next!
https://t.co/MDWc6kJm2b

[Yekize @yekize_org]

Branded and generic #drugs are pretty much the same, so why do so many people spend so much more to get the branded version? 💊 - could it be the #placebo effect?
https://t.co/kQFJiiaQFX

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

A drug-resistant strain of malaria is making the disease "almost untreatable" in southeast Asia https://t.co/JW0yRsHaqR

[Yekize @yekize_org]

@primarycarechat @colleenmfarrell You mentioned suggestions - would love to learn more about what primary care physicians feel about open-label #placebo. 💙💊🥼

[Yekize @yekize_org]

"global health security is only as strong as its weakest link" ⛓️

[Prof. Dame Sally Davies @DameSallyDavies]

Today I have launched my final report as CMO. The world is changing and it is more important than ever before that we remain resolute in our commitment to #globalhealth
https://t.co/PV1xcTVCXx

[Yekize @yekize_org]

Most UK #doctors don't wear #whitecoats anymore, because of #infectioncontrol. I'd love to know if this could influence the #placeboeffect and why other countries haven't followed suit? 🥼