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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · Sep 5

So, this study linking sweeteners to cognitive decline:

🚩 confuses correlation + causation
🚩 has no theory
🚩 shows evidence of p-hacking
🚩 reports inconsistent CIs / p-values
🚩 measures diet only once
🚩 has a big missing data problem
🚩 adjusts outcome opaquely

www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...

Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds

Researchers say low- and no-calorie sweeteners appear to affect thinking and memory in middle age

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 17d

Full statement here: www.tga.gov.au/news/media-r...

www.tga.gov.au

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 17d

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) remains the recommended treatment option for pain or fever in pregnant women when used as directed. Importantly, untreated fever and pain can pose risks to the unborn baby, highlighting the importance of managing these symptoms with recommended treatment. /2

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · 17d

Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and the TGA join with other global medicines regulators, leading clinicians and scientists worldwide in rejecting claims regarding the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy, and the subsequent risk of ADHD or autism in children. /1

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Sep 7

Looks like Aseem Malhotra is lying about vaccines again. Here's a reminder that the science says otherwise:
youtu.be/Sh4lrcAFmWc

Dr Aseem Malhotra's BOGUS paper in an IRRELEVANT journal (Why it’s still WRONG)

YouTube video by Back to the Science

youtu.be

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Sep 1

RIP Joe Bugner. You were a great boxer and a true gentleman.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 28

For more details on why claims being made by Letby supporters about the insulin poisonings are bollocks, please see the following video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2SG...

REVEALED! What Lucy Letby supporters are NOT telling you about the insulin poisonings.

YouTube video by Back to the Science

www.youtube.com

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 28

A number of people have got very excited about the ITV Lucy Letby documentary and think that it showed scientific reasons why Letby is innocent. Cindy and I show that it just used PSEUDOSCIENCE.
youtu.be/s8pf5s62Iuk

ITV uses PSEUDOSCIENCE to support serial killer Lucy Letby

YouTube video by Back to the Science

youtu.be

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 17

The information was provided in evidence during the trial. Perhaps watch my video. I cover the various claims that have been made about the insulin test and why they are either false or misleading.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 17

You said it was the test maker, not me.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 17

That's a link about a qualitative fentanyl assay. It has no relevance to the quantitative insulin assay.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 17

Please provide a direct link to exactly what Roche (the test manufacturer) said.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 6

And why did she write a note to the 3 triplets saying she was sorry that they had all died when only 2 of them actually died?

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 6

If they were therapy notes, why didn't Letby simply say this when she gave evidence? According to Letby, writing things down was something she'd always done. No mention of writing them on the advice of a therapist.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 6

Here's the thing. I initially thought that Letby might be innocent based on similar claims to those being made in the latest ITV doco, so I decided to look into it further and found that every one of the claims was based on false or misleading information.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 5

So, in other words, you know nothing about the case, and you've just assumed that a documentary was telling the truth because you know the reporter/producer. Bit like the way antivaxxers never questioned their sources.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 5

There were 13 deaths on the unit. Letby was present for 12. This is what I mean about her supporters spreading misinformation. They are falsely claiming that Letby wasn't present for the deaths where she wasn't charged and people are falling for it. You seem to be one of them.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 5

The people claiming she innocent are either lying or mistaken. The international panel in particular got basic facts (dates of deaths, ventilator settings, etc) wrong. The case has been submitted to the CCRC so it is already being considered.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 5

People who support Letby are using the same tactics as antivaxxers. You may have genuinely fallen for it in the same way as members of the public fell for the lies of antivaxxers. As I said in my post, there are some exceptions.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 5

Yes, I watched it this morning. Nothing new.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Lucy Letby - YouTube

www.youtube.com

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 5

I don't like people spreading misinformation, so I point it out when I see it. I'm hardly invested in her. The majority of the videos I have made are about antivaxxer misinformation. I only have 4 about Letby.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 5

She is guilty. Her PR agency is spreading lies, which are causing considerable distress to the families of the babies she murdered and maimed. I am just setting the record straight.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social · Aug 5

And this video covers the lies surrounding the insulin claims. youtu.be/g2SGBlRAjjI

REVEALED! What Lucy Letby supporters are NOT telling you about the insulin poisonings.

YouTube video by Back to the Science

youtu.be

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