Thomas Christie Williams
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Paediatrician and researcher in evolutionary genetics • @NHS_Lothian • @EdinburghUni • Views my own • He/him • 🌈
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https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-thomas-christie-williams 04-10-2018 21:56:32
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Communicable disease continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality globally, finds new GBD study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. In 2019, an estimated 704M DALYs were associated with 🦠85 different pathogens🦠, including 309M in children under 5 🔗 ms.spr.ly/6189YB1Fz
data from the Nirsegal study now out in The Lancet Infectious Diseases thelancet.com/journals/lanin… impressive work from Federico Martinón-Torres and team!
Damian Roland Baffling that NICE updated NG51 for adults but didn't for paediatrics. As better screening tools already exist we need evidence to prove the inadequacy of NG51 & justify not using it. Wasn't glib, just context as no one understands sensitivity / specificity! #ESPID2024
the 2022/3 GAS outbreak placed huge pressure on paediatric health services & this paper gives insight as to why: large numbers of very sick children with complex & often invasive treatment required journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/… congrats Emily Lees for leading this huge collaboration
really positive news for people in the United Kingdom living with cystic fibrosis: NICE likely to approve ongoing use of triple therapy (IVA–TEZ–ELX) for anyone with an eligible mutation over the age of 2 years nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-t… Cystic Fibrosis Trust
