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Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · 21h

🚨 Ready to master systematic reviews like a Cochrane pro?

Join the Standard Author Training this November 6, 13 & 20 (online), learn protocol design, bias appraisal, GRADE, RevMan, Rayyan & AI tools!

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Dr Emma S Chambers @emmaschambers.bsky.social · 1d

I am so proud to say that our paper is now available at Aging Cell. There is a paucity of data as to how the menopause impacts your immune system, and the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the menopause on monocyte phenotype and function.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Age‐Associated Inflammatory Monocytes Are Increased in Menopausal Females and Reversed by Hormone Replacement Therapy

Post-menopausal females (> 64 years) have an increase in frequency of inflammatory monocyte populations with defective phagocytosis as compared to pre-menopausal (< 40 years) females. Hormone Replace....

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 1d

Public health is like cake. Cake has layers. Public health has layers. And when we stack the layers of public health – think combining sanitation + nutrition + medical treatments + vaccines + addressing social & environmental factors that impact health – we get to enjoy more birthday cakes.

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PUBLIC HEALTH: A LAYER CAKE that leads to
more birthdays
How the layers of sanitation, nutrition, treatments, and vaccines all work together to reduce sickness and death from infectious disease —>
@YaleSPH x @Your_Local_Epidemiologist x @ScienceWhizLiz x @ScienceWithAnni x @DrHigginsMd x @DrScottHadland

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 2d

Turning greywater into drinking water?

That’s what Noemi Florea, one of the 2025 #YoungChamps of the Earth 🎉, is doing with her innovation Cycleau, a compact system that removes 200+ contaminants, cuts water use by 80% and lowers energy demand by a third. tinyurl.com/2jzrc9h7
#GenerationRestoration

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Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 Oct. Not only did he make a discovery that laid the foundations for stem cell research, he also created one of the best environments for research at the Wellcome/CRUK Gurdon Institute wellcome.org/news/sir-joh...

Sir John Gurdon, 1933-2025 | Wellcome

A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 October. He made a discovery that opened up the field of cloning research, and created one of the best environments for res...

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 1d

In Kenya, the Restoration Factory—an incubation programme enabled by the UNEP Climate Fund—is helping entrepreneurs develop climate-resilient businesses that support local communities and restore and preserve landscapes.

See how: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

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Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to the team, Carson Kingsbury! 👋🎊

👀Cochrane Fellow, Tufts MPH student, and neuropsychological researcher joining Cochrane US–Tufts.

🔗 us.cochrane.org/news/cochran...

Cochrane US – The Tufts Affiliate Welcomes Carson Kingsbury to the Team! | Cochrane US

Cochrane US – The Tufts Affiliate Welcomes Carson Kingsbury to the Team!

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Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · 3d

🚀 Exciting development: WHO has launched the Global Clinical Trials Forum to strengthen trial capacity and improve global health research.
🧬 Learn more here 👉 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

#GlobalHealth #ClinicalTrials

WHO launches global clinical trials forum | Cochrane

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research: Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h...

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

www.nytimes.com

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UNAIDS Global @unaids.org · 4d

Hope is seeing more and more countries reject HIV criminalization laws and adopt rights-based, evidence-informed approaches 👏🏽

Countries must continue to stand on the side of RIGHTS to #endAIDS.

Learn more: www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...

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Population Matters @popnmatters.bsky.social · 5d

We need to normalise having conversations about the impact a growing population is having on our planet

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Cochrane Gynacology and Fertility / STI @cochranecgf-sti.bsky.social · 18d

Our own group guidance on how to write a #Cochrane systematic review is available for download from our #resources page
cgf.cochrane.org/resources

"CGF Guidance for protocols and new reviews using Risk of Bias 1.0 or Risk of Bias 2" #systematicreview #evidence #writing

Photo by Emily: https://www.pexels.com/photo/books-768125/

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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 9d

⏰ Webinar today at 14:00 CEST: “From science to stories: Strategies for communicating #HIV science in changing funding landscapes”!

👥 Featuring: Chris Beyrer, Mia Malan, Solange Baptiste, Nomathemba Chandiwana, Mumbi Chola, Brian Honermann, Lizzie Otaye, Nittaya Phanuphak & Veriano de Souza Terto.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: From science to stories: Strategies for communicating HIV science in changing funding landscapes. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email a...

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 9d

as expected, this happens, again

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

#Pubmed #USGovtShutdown #MedSky

Pubmed Banner now saying (due to US Govt shutdown) that
Notice
Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 9d

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

www.nytimes.com

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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal @ntrjournal.bsky.social · 9d

On-pack pictorial warning labels featuring monetary savings, empathetic health messages, and family-oriented benefits can stimulate thoughts of quitting more effectively than a health-oriented label designed to arouse fear, find Philip Gendall et al.

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

How Do People Who Smoke Respond to Novel Tobacco Pack Warnings? Two Cross-Sectional Studies from Aotearoa New Zealand

AbstractIntroduction. On-pack pictorial warning labels (PWLs) typically feature graphic health risks of smoking. We examined whether expanding the themes f

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 9d

Mountains… ⛰️🤎

feed rivers,
shape weather,
shelter wildlife,
sustain communities,
inspire cultures,
offer refuge,
astonish with their beauty.

Yet, their importance is too often forgotten, even as they shape life far beyond their peaks.

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UNU International Institute for Global Health @unu-iigh.bsky.social · 9d

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲

We held the launch webinar of a UNU-IIGH working paper, where a panel explored the gendered risks of privatised practices on the predominantly female health workforce.

📺 Webinar: go.unu.edu/GrHMw
📄 Paper: go.unu.edu/xlUIt

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 9d

What have Cochrane’s Methods Groups been up to this year?

Discover the highlights from some of our groups below, or see all the reports here:
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

Cochrane Methods Bias. Published a new ROBINS-E tool (Risk of Bias in non-randomized Studies - of Exposures)

Cochrane Methods Adverse Effects. Published a framework to recognize, rectify, or prevent ‘spin’ in systematic reviews of harms.

Cochrane Methods Artificial Intelligence. Launched a three-paper collection on responsible AI in evidence synthesis (RAISE)

Cochrane Methods Co-production. Completed an exercise to determine the top research priorities relating to co-production of evidence syntheses

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 9d

With half of the world’s population under 30, young people are not only inheriting the planet—they are at the forefront of building a sustainable future.

Discover how UNEP empowers youth to lead the way toward a better tomorrow: www.unep.org/topics/youth...

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Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · 9d

🎉 Big news from @thepeoplesreview.ie

They’ve just registered the protocol for THE systematic review on PROSPERO

🔗 www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie...

PROSPERO

www.crd.york.ac.uk

Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · 9d

👀Cochrane Resources launches today!
🎊Today, Cochrane Resources, a new site bringing together content for more specialised groups, is updated. For example, our Trainers Network and Cochrane Group Members. Check it out and if you spot any issues, please let us know!

👉 resources.cochrane.org

Welcome | Cochrane Resources

resources.cochrane.org

Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · 10d

🌍💬 When health experts post on social media, what impact does it have?
Read the reflections of our Support Officer in the #WorldEBHCDay blog and many more voices sharing their perspectives.

👉 worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/when-health-experts-post-social-media-reflection

#WorldEBHCDay

When health experts post on social media. A reflection | World EBHC Day

A couple of months ago, I came across a screenshot on Instagram of an English-language article about the opening of the first supervised drug consumption centre in Scotland. What caught my attention w...

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Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · 10d

⚡ Discover the latest in Cochrane Rapid Reviews methods guidance, resources & updates for faster, reliable evidence.👀

👉 methods.cochrane.org/rapidreviews...

#RapidReviews #EvidenceSynthesis

Cochrane RR Methods | Cochrane Rapid Reviews

Interim Cochrane Rapid Review Methods

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Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · 10d

📢Updates from Cochrane’s Central Editorial Service!

✅Time to 1st decision ↓ by 2+ months
✅Protocol acceptance up to 79% 📈
✅337 editorial decisions (↑42 YoY)
✅100+ more reviews expected vs 2024

👋Welcome, Tony Aburrow, as the new Head of Editorial

#SystematicReviews @cochrane.org

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