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Neuroscience MSc @Resolvve_Inc - working to improve student mental health. Words in @Being_Patient_ @Time @Futurism @thedailybeast @Tech_Networks @health_com_
Jan 31 17 tweets 4 min read
The last two months, I spoke with parents, engineers, and scientists about the clean air in schools and buses.

Thanks to @DrKateTO @joeyfox85 @FurnessColin @JANEMCARTHUR11 @jasmith_yorku @DFisman @CPCHE_info @ONSchoolSafety + many other parents and experts for speaking to me. But while the province has spent money on improvements, experts say there is insufficient transparency and monitoring.
May 6, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
What happens when trial staff stop masking partway through a clinical trial?

My latest for @thedailybeast

thedailybeast.com/stanford-medic… Want to thank @n_vpatel for helping me get this across the finish line, as well as every single person who spoke with me about their experiences.
May 4, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
There's a press release for a new Alzheimer's drug from @EliLillyandCo. My editor @alexmarvar
and I didn't think new coverage did a fair job explaining the results. Here's the jargon free version explaining the #donanemab results from @Being_Patient_

beingpatient.com/eli-lilly-dona… And of course shout out to @schrag_matthew for back-of-the-napkin calculations of some of the raw CDR-SB scores.