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Torbjørn Wisløff

@twisloff.bsky.social

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Member of Society for Medical Decision Making Statistician & Health Economist Research Professor 🏀

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Kristin @kthftw.bsky.social · 14d

At norske journalister og kommentariat i 99% av tilfellene vender seg mot engelskspråklige kilder er et problem i normale sammenhenger men blir ekstra kritisk når samfunnsdebatten i UK og USA går full kulturkrig og det eneste trikset du kan er å oversette det til norsk

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 15d

From the President who brought you ‘we’ll do it with two years’ notice to give people time to move manufacturing’, and ‘we’ll sign a treaty with the EU stipulating that its 15% tariff includes pharmaceuticals’, comes ‘actually yeah we’ll double your price unless you turn the sod over here in a week’

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Didrik Søderlind @didriksoderlind.bsky.social · 29d

Når jeg holder foredrag om konspirasjonstenkning, pleier jeg å vise eksempler på hvordan det tar ca fem minutter fra noe skjer til transfolk får skylda. Transfolk er faktisk i ferd med å utfordre jødene som standard-syndebukkene for skrotinger.

Nå er dette mainstream. Sandelien er Høyre-politiker.

Simen Sandelien fabler om transtrusselen.

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Elin L’Estrange 🌹 @elinlestrange.bsky.social · Aug 30

Svarte på spørsmål fra en tiendeklassing med skoleprosjekt på stand i dag. En voksen mann fra FRP-standen kom bort og sa at hun ikke måtte snakke med MDG. Fem minutter senere sto en forbipasserende og ropte til henne at likestilling var det verste som hadde skjedd. HVA har skjedd med folk?

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Ellen Reitan @ellensreitan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Formuesskatten er ingen perfekt skatt (om noe sånt overhode finnes), men det er forstemmende hvordan debatten i valgkamp etter valgkamp etter valgkamp preges av caser som viser seg å være sterkt overdrevet eller direkte feil fremstilt.

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Tomas @tomasbv.bsky.social · Aug 18

Høyre ønsker å innføre moms på bøker. Ikke bare det, men de vil ha høyeste sats. Vet folk det?

www.nrk.no/buskerud/hoy...

Høyre vil ha dyrere bøker – vil øke prisen med 25 prosent

Leseferdigheten synker og det norske språket trues av engelsk. Høyre vil likevel innføre moms på bøker.

www.nrk.no

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Aug 10

Sabotage.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

Head of NASA Sean Duffy intends to destroy a satellite that collects key data on carbon dioxide and plant health, by causing it to burn up in the atmosphere. The U.S. Dept of Agriculture and private agriculture firms use the data to forecast crop yield, drought conditions and more.

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

www.npr.org

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Oda Rygh @odarygh.bsky.social · Aug 9

Der sittern. Voksne mannen. Og juger.

Han sku vøri snakka tel. Ta farsin.

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · Aug 9

Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterday’s shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

A deadly shooting at the CDC shook its scientists. Now they want answers from RFK Jr.

CDC Director Susan Monarez convened an online all-hands meeting of the agency division that focuses on vaccines, and employees called out Kennedy’s rhetoric specifically.

www.msnbc.com

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

www.npr.org

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · Jul 28

Shared Decision Making Hour — August Edition! Join us for an informal, collaborative space where you can ask questions, share ideas, and discuss key research in the field.

🗓️ 7 August 2025 | 🕛 2 PM EDT

🔗 Register here: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/even...

#SMDM

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 26

Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population.

nyti.ms

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Andrea Manca @amancayork.bsky.social · Jul 8

Please share with your network.

3-day Advanced Course on Statistical Methods in Economic Evaluation for HTA: Advanced Course: September 9-11, 2025!

Now with an updated program including modern methods for causal inference and machine learning.

www.york.ac.uk/che/courses/...

Statistical Methods in Economic Evaluation for HTA - Advanced

Dates - Tuesday 9th - Thursday 11th September 2025 The course will run from 9:00am to 6:00pm BST (GMT+1) on the first day and from 9:30am to 5:00pm on the next two days. In-person (University of York...

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · Jul 3

Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling), the fourth of our SMDM Core Courses, 30 September. Register today! smdm.org/meeting/smdm...

#MedicalDecisionMaking #SMDM

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Adam Raymakers @araymakers.bsky.social · Jun 23

Looking for a recent paper that reports on HRQoL via EQ-5D-5L/3L scores, that specifically reports on the each of the domains/levels of the EQ-5D.

Preferably in a chronic disease, and also preferably US-based (but not necessary). Anyone? @euroqol.bsky.social

#healtheconomics #hspr #QALYs

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · Jun 19

Registration is now open for SMDM’s 2025 Core Course Certificate Program. 🎓 Enroll in the full 4-course bundle and pay for just 3 — a great value for advancing your skills in medical decision making. 👉 Reserve your spot today: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/even...

#MedicalDecisionMaking #SMDM

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Ine Harsten 📎 @iharsten.bsky.social · Jun 15

Jeg har sett opptak av gigantiske NO KINGS demonstrasjoner over hele USA de siste timene.

Eneste referanse på NRKs web-side til at noe foregår i USA, i tillegg til et korrespondentbrev fra Tvegård om at Trump alltid har ønsket seg en militærparade, er dette.

Hva er NRK redd for? Virkeligheten?

NRK:

Trump feiret med parade - truet med makt mot demonstranter

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Alistair Kitchen @alistairkitchen.bsky.social · Jun 14

Hi everyone

I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests

I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing

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Andrea Manca @amancayork.bsky.social · Jun 13

@CHEyork @UoY_BizTraining @UniOfYork short courses are run face to face in beautiful York, where you’ll be able to meet and spend time interacting with our faculty of experts as well as network with other participants from the industry, consultancy and academia
www.york.ac.uk/che/courses/...

Statistical Methods in Economic Evaluation for HTA - Advanced

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JAMA Oncology @jamaoncology.com · Jun 2

Phase 3 oncology RCTs often report positive results based on alternative end points, but actual improvements in overall survival or quality of life are rare.

#ASCO25 @ascocancer.bsky.social

ja.ma/3FCoVHI

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Jun 2

how it started / how it's going

Restoring freedom of speech and ending federal censorship

Executive order Jan 20, 2025.

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Elin L’Estrange 🌹 @elinlestrange.bsky.social · May 26

De fleste vet at nazistene brukte propaganda om jøder og minoriteter, og navnet på spinndoktoren deres. Men kanskje har vi lært for lite om hva propagandaen besto i til å klare å gjenkjenne det når folkegrupper omtales som skadedyr, dehumanisering, sterke menn, blod og jord, fertilitet og eugenikk.

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Anirvan Chatterjee @chatterjee.net · May 24

"…fewer than half of the public health posts they've sent to HHS for approval have been cleared for publication on social media. Even posts that include basic information about recent disease outbreaks, like the number of people sickened or hospitalized, have not been posted as requested"

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

www.npr.org

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Department of Health Management and Health Economics @unioslo-heled.bsky.social · May 23

🔔 Registrations are now open for the 44th Nordic Health Economists’ Study Group (NHESG) Meeting August 13–15, 2025.

🗓️ Please register by July 1st, 2025 using this link: 👉 nettskjema.no/a/526754

We can’t wait to welcome you to #Oslo! 🇧🇻✨#NHESG2025 #HealthEconomics

Participation Form – 44th NHESG Meeting, 2025 in Oslo - Nettskjema

nettskjema.no

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · Apr 30

#SMDM25 Mentees — we’re looking for you! Heading to the SMDM Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor? Students, postdocs, and early career scientists: don’t miss your chance to be matched with a mentor!

✅ Deadline to sign up: 30 April
📩 Check your inbox for an email from SMDM to register!

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · Apr 21

This morning Minnesota Republicans introduced a bill banning mRNA vaccines and labeling them "weapons of mass destruction." It would make manufacturing, possessing or administering them a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.p...

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Apr 21

Harvard sued the Trump admin today 💪🏽🥳💯

www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · Apr 2

What makes people healthy? Strong welfare systems. What kills people? Dismantling public care systems.

New NEJM analysis: “Survival in the wealthiest U.S. quartile appeared to be similar to that in the poorest quartile in northern and western Europe.”
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe | NEJM

Amid growing wealth disparity, we have little information on how health among older Americans compares with that among older Europeans across the distribution of wealth. We performed a longitudinal...

www.nejm.org

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sebh2005.bsky.social @sebh2005.bsky.social · Mar 25

Two great opportunities to come and be part of the Economic Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment team at CHE. Get in touch if you've got any questions about the roles.

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Jobs - The University of York

jobs.york.ac.uk

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · Mar 21

💡 New to cost-effectiveness analysis? Start here!

Join our beginner-level virtual course and master the basics of CEA in a practical, easy-to-follow way. Perfect for beginners!

📅 Register now: loom.ly/kktMMwo

#HealthEconomics #CostEffectiveness #OnlineLearning

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