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Kamran Abbasi

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In 1999, I worked with Abdul Qadir, Pakistan's great leg break and googly bowler, on his autobiography. It was never published Qadir died in 2019 I'm serialising King of Spin: The Untold Story of Abdul Qadir on Substack

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Kamran Abbasi

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Critics of the methodology of the systematic reviews that form the basis of the Cass Review are displaying their limited understanding of research methods and evidence based medicine — but that’s what got us into this mess in the first place

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Kamran Abbasi

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Pakistan have travelled the world, of course to meet their financial needs, but travelled the world nonetheless to help other countries keep international cricket going during a global pandemic – yet other countries as ever are quick to dump Pakistan without hesitation #PAKvNZ

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"We, Russian doctors, nurses, and paramedics, strongly oppose the military actions carried out by Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine." A brave open letter by Russian health professionals @bmj_latest

Russian doctors, nurses, and paramedics demand an end to hostilities in Ukraine

We, Russian doctors, nurses, and paramedics, strongly oppose the military actions carried out by Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine. We are not looking for the guilty and we do not...

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

The "dead" wickets of Pakistan are conjuring a thriller #PAKvAUS

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

Apparently we mustn't publish articles by "hardline scientists", "hardline experts", or critics of government policy. If the purpose of the UK's covid inquiry isn't to answer hard(line) questions about the government's pandemic policy then what is it?

British Medical Journal faces backlash from leading scientists

A prestigious UK journal has faced criticism over a potential over reliance on members of Independent SAGE a left-wing group of experts who have lobbied for lockdowns and mask mandates.

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

If this tour happens, with these players, it will be a major statement #PAKvAUS

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2 years

A full strength Australian squad will tour Pakistan to play 3 Tests, 3 ODI’s and one T20. It will be Australia’s first tour since 1998, team will depart to Pak at the end of this month

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

Pakistan rekindle the Sharjah magic to prove to themselves and the world that they've got the class to win this #ICCT20WorldCup2021 #PAKvNZ

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Kamran Abbasi

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4 years

Good that Pakistan's National T20 competition has gone head to head with the IPL. Bad that you can't see it anywhere but Pakistan. Missing out on both eyeballs and revenue. @TheRealPCB

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Kamran Abbasi

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The evidence is clear: Ivermectin is of no benefit in covid-19. But here are two shocking examples (from USA and Mexico) of unethical and unlawful experimentation on vulnerable people during the pandemic. @bmj_latest

Covid-19: Mexico City gave ivermectin kits to people with covid in “unethical” experiment

The government of Mexico City handed out nearly 200 000 “ivermectin based kits” last year to people who had tested positive for covid-19, without telling them they were subjects in an experiment on...

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

A new analysis accepted for publication in JRSM shows clear benefits of vaccinating children aged 12-17yrs with a two dose strategy — a direct challenge to UK's vaccine committee @EditorJRSM @dgurdasani1 @chrischirp @GabrielScally @globalhlthtwit Read ⬇️

New analysis shows benefits of offering two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 12-17...

A new analysis of the risks and benefits of offering two doses of COVID-19 vaccination to all 12-17 year olds in England shows that the benefits clearly outweigh the risks, given the current high...

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

4 BILLION EXCESS DOSES In a recent editorial we said the rich world will accumulate 1bn excess covid vaccine doses by the end of 2021. We called it a crime against humanity. New data suggest that this will grow to approx 4bn by the end of 2022. @bmj_latest @_HassanF @GYamey

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Kamran Abbasi

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4 years

Today’s press briefing started badly with @uksciencechief telling us that number of cases and deaths is decreasing when the numbers essentially show steady state. We all want the numbers to ‘come down’ but transparency and honesty build trust.

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

There is only one conclusion to draw from the Cummings testimony: We need an independent public inquiry and we need one now. Avoiding and delaying an inquiry has cost tens of thousands of lives.

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Kamran Abbasi

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4 years

This clear argument for face coverings by @trishgreenhalgh was published by @bmj_latest on 9th April. More than three months later, face coverings will now be mandatory in confined public spaces. There has been no meaningful change to the evidence base in those wasted 3 months.

The BMJ

@bmj_latest

4 years

From the 24 July, face coverings will be compulsory in England's shops. In this analysis (April 2020) Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues argue that because covid-19 is such a serious threat, wearing masks in public should be advised

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

In happier news, loving the return of a major cricket nation to Pakistan to play a Test match in front of a good sized crowd with great coverage. Credit where it’s due to @TheRealPCB @CricketAus @iramizraja #PAKvsAUS

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Kamran Abbasi

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"There was never a more important time to be evidence based, patient centred, open, and courageous. These are The BMJ's values, and we will live by them to improve the health of people and the planet" Thank you for each and every warm welcome @bmj_latest

Kamran Abbasi appointed as editor in chief of The BMJ

Kamran Abbasi has been appointed as the new editor in chief of The BMJ . He will take up the post on 1 January 2022, succeeding Fiona Godlee, who has been in the role for more than 16 years. Abbasi...

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

The UK, specifically England, once more sees vaccinations and boosters as the only way out of the current crisis. Re-introducing preventative measures, non-pharmaceutical ones, is common sense and not to be dismissed on political principle. Deaths are not ‘mercifully low’.

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

Short, sharp verdict by @trishgreenhalgh on @BorisJohnson : "On behalf of all those who are bereaved, chronically sick, clinically vulnerable, the frontline workers, and citizens who made sacrifices for the greater good...You cannot lead us" @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

Within 24 hours and entirely independently of each other, @bmj_latest and @TheLancet published articles arguing that SARS-CoV-2 is airborne and that airborne transmission must be taken seriously: 1 2

Covid-19 has redefined airborne transmission

Improving indoor ventilation and air quality will help us all to stay safe Over a year into the covid-19 pandemic, we are still debating the role and importance of aerosol transmission for SARS-CoV...

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Kamran Abbasi

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Covid-19: A new @bmj_latest investigation, informed by a whistleblower, reveals how @FDA failed to investigate a series of alarming data integrity irregularities during the Pfizer vaccine trial @thackerpd with the story

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Kamran Abbasi

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7 years

Even in defeat that's arguably the best Pakistan batting performance in Australia in over 20 years. #AusvPak

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

I'm worried Haider Ali will become the next Shahid Afridi #PAKvZIM

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Kamran Abbasi

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“In an overwhelmed NHS, staff are conscripted, whether they like it or not, in the soul-destroying business of delivering substandard care” Enough of the political view and the policy expert view. Hear the anguished cry of frontline staff @doctor_oxford

The NHS isn’t ‘coping’ with Omicron – just ask doctors and patients | Rachel Clarke

Let’s be honest about what riding out this wave really means: more pressures on health workers, and lower standards of care, says doctor Rachel Clarke

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Kamran Abbasi

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Bravo, Nepal!

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@CricketBadge

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1/9) 🎙️It's been so inspiring to see this moment go that viral around the world. There's a few things I might not have got across in the moment on commentary that I wanted to explain as to what made it so special & why Nepali cricket should be so proud A #SpiritofCricket thread

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Kamran Abbasi

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Poland, the first country to see mass resignations of medical advisors for being ignored by politicians. Seems unlikely to happen anywhere else but perhaps it should? @bmj_latest

Covid-19: Poland’s medical council sees mass resignations over government inaction on pandemic

Thirteen of the 17 members of the medical council that advises Poland’s government on its pandemic response have resigned saying that ministers are ignoring their advice, downplaying the risk, and...

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Kamran Abbasi

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4 years

It’s increasingly clear that when the reckoning comes, the @10DowningStreet mafia will land blame for their own deadly errors at the feet of their scientific advisers. The smart ones understand this and are speaking their minds. Above all, duty to the public must come first.

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"We should have gone into lockdown earlier… I think that has cost a lot of lives unfortunately," says SAGE member Professor John Edmunds #Marr #Covid_19

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Kamran Abbasi

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What has cricket become? T10, T20, 40 overs, 50 overs, and T100. Small crowds, no structure, no meaning. This isn’t embracing modernity. This is a game destroying itself in pursuit of a fast buck.

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

I don't know how @TheRealPCB ended up with @babarazam258 and @iMRizwanPak at their prime in the same team but we're lucky to see it #PAKvsAUS

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

Here’s my annual @IPL tweet. I can’t watch it. It deliberately and selectively excludes players from one country, the country of my birth, for political reasons - and has always done so. Yet, players, writers, commentators, other boards, and ICC remain mute on this scandal 💰💰

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Kamran Abbasi

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4 years

Nobody has called the #COVID19 disaster more consistently, more accurately, and more ahead of the game than @devisridhar . Nobody.

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@devisridhar

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People accusing me of hindsight when I’ve been saying the same things (like a broken record) for months. Started following this virus closely in early Jan & trying to put forward constructive & data-driven analysis & recommendations in media, in research work & directly to govt.

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Kamran Abbasi

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Have @lahoreqalandars ever thought of replacing their wrestler/masseur coach and captain? Or are these jobs for life? #PSL6

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Kamran Abbasi

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Does #COVID19 cause long term respiratory complications? The answer is yes, and they are substantial. We're also still learning how best to manage them #LongCovid @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

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5 years

Fair to say, Pakistan's batsmen didn't like the short fast stuff and didn't play the situation. This isn't a '92 scenario. There's a lack of quality in this team. #PvWI

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Kamran Abbasi

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It took us 20 years to forget how to bat; we’re 10 years into forgetting how to bowl. Fielding we never knew. Thank God for the random geniuses that keep us afloat. #NZvPAK

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

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When Abdul Qadir turned 50, I wrote this for @ESPNcricinfo The Original

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Kamran Abbasi

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5 years

On my way home from an excellent event in NYC I saw this in Times Square #Kashmir

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Kamran Abbasi

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4 years

While England is ending lockdown in a rush, with little logic or proper systems in place to test/trace/isolate, @devisridhar and @Adriel_KH_Chen explain how Scotland's slow and steady approach to #COVID19 offers hope of a 'zero covid' future @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

In two months, the UK has gone from the lowest rate of new cases per million in Europe to the highest. Welcome to an uncontrolled pandemic in children and people who aren't fully vaccinated.

Adam Kucharski

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3 years

As Delta spreads, cases starting to rise again across Europe...

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Kamran Abbasi

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6 years

Remarkable that a young Pakistan team beat England by 9 wickets in just over 3 days. This Lord’s win ranks with 1982, 1996, and 2016 - for very different reasons. Can Pakistan come to England every summer please. #ENGvPAK

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Kamran Abbasi

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Biden says the pandemic is over. 3000 deaths a week in the summer say otherwise — and winter is coming US experts in health and economics argue it’s time to redouble and refocus efforts to fight covid, not retreat @bmj_latest @gregggonsalves @AbraarKaran

It’s time to redouble and refocus our efforts to fight covid, not retreat

Amid news of Hurricane Ian battering the East Coast, another perfect storm is forming. Two weeks ago, Joe Biden, President of the United States, stated to 60 Minutes that “the pandemic is over.”1 But...

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Kamran Abbasi

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Bad team selection, worse decision to bowl first, moments of excellence with the ball, missed opportunities in the field, praying for rain, praying the batting fires, @ImranKhanPTI railing against bits and pieces players. Groundhog day for Pakistan cricket. #INDvsPAK #CWC19

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

Well played England. Your reserves performed better than Pakistan's first team. Would you believe that? Pakistan now face a battle to qualify for the next 50-overs World Cup in India in 2023. #ENGvPAK

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Kamran Abbasi

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5 years

This isn’t cricket. This is cheating. @IPL @ICC

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A moment in time; 50 yrs of the BMJ in one photograph. I’m with ⁦the other three living editors in chief of ⁦ @bmj_latest ⁩ @fgodlee ⁩ ⁦ @Richard56 ⁩ and Stephen Lock.

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Kamran Abbasi

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8 years

They kill your hope and then they raise it from the depths. The story of Pakistan cricket moves on but the emotions endure. #EngvPak

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

Covid-19 hospital admissions rise amid record infection rates. Deaths going up too. If all you care about is the economy, then how is it good that the workforce in every sector is being affected? Public health measures protect health and wealth @bmj_latest

Covid-19: Hospital admissions continue to climb amid record infection rates

The number of patients admitted to hospitals in England with covid-19 has more than doubled in the past month and is continuing to rise amid record infection levels, latest data show. NHS England...

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

Pakistan did well to avoid the follow on but there’s no escaping the fact that this was a woeful batting display. The techniques of this top order won’t travel well outside Asia and the middle order is unproven at Test level. Hard times ahead #NZvPak

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

1 Covid presents with a wide variety of symptoms (see new paper) 2 NHS still only allows PCR testing for a narrow set of symptoms (see below) 3 The push is to use more lateral flow tests Too little PCR+Too much LFTs = uncontrolled pandemic @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

Two million deaths but where is the political accountability for mishandling a pandemic response? Is it social murder, manslaughter, misconduct in public office? In a new editorial, I explore these issues and how accountability is possible @bmj_latest

Covid-19: Social murder, they wrote—elected, unaccountable, and unrepentant

After two million deaths, we must have redress for mishandling the pandemic Murder is an emotive word. In law, it requires premeditation. Death must be deemed to be unlawful. How could “murder” apply...

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Kamran Abbasi

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Children are at risk guinea pigs in schools testing via @educationgovuk @GavinWilliamson The 'trials' are unscientific, unethical, and must be stopped Open letter @bmj_latest by @dgurdasani1 @trishgreenhalgh @martinmckee @deeksj @theAliceRoberts et al

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

This is nonsense. The investigation was fully fact checked and legally checked. It’s no surprise that Pfizer and FDA are saying there is nothing to see here. There is and trial participants and the public deserve better @thackerpd

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@FreePressDean Some of your fact check is great - i.e. statements from all the players - but where does the sentence "On Twitter, Jackson does not express unreserved support for COVID vaccines" fit into a *fact check*? @thackerpd @KamranAbbasi

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 months

Verdict on tonight’s #RCPEGM will be a damning one. It was a misjudgement of mood, safety concerns, and data. The college position of supporting motions 1-4 but opposing motion 5 is an illogical one. “The pause” may require definition but it demands exploration. A rethink needed.

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Kamran Abbasi

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8 years

Against all the odds Pakistan made #No1TestTeam . I was lucky to write about it: Misbah's band of pragmatic dreamers

Misbah's band of pragmatic dreamers

Pakistan's rise to become the No. 1 Test team is a story of triumph in the face of adversity unlike that of any other side

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Kamran Abbasi

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“Health is deteriorating from the cradle to the grave.” The latest paper in our BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS, by @MichaelMarmot et al @bmj_latest . NHS and the whole of society must act on social determinants of health for a healthier future

NHS and the whole of society must act on social determinants of health for a healthier future

Health is going in the wrong direction in the UK, and reversing the trend requires political and societal commitment to deal with the underlying causes The UK is facing a prolonged and serious health...

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

T20 captaincy is a good place to begin. That's where @babarazam258 should have started and left the other formats to other players. He seemed more actively in control today. #ENGvsPAK

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Kamran Abbasi

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If Sri Lanka, victims of the 2009 terrorist attack in Lahore, do this then it’s one of the greatest gestures in the history of sport #MakeCricketNotWar #WeAreOne

Aalia Rasheed

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“Sri lanka will play one Test match in Pakistan”. Wow a wonderful news. @TheRealPCB should confirm it officially so we could celebrate & say thank you to @OfficialSLC 👏👏👏

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Kamran Abbasi

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Sir Chris Whitty presents encouraging data about 'covid' deaths and wonders about deaths from all causes? Here are the data that show all cause mortality has been running high since July, in other words from around the time the UK 'opened up'. NZ shown as a comparator.

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 months

A statement of concern from @trishgreenhalgh et al, re @RCPhysicians extraordinary general meeting on physician associates @bmj_latest

Should someone who has firmly stated a personal opinion on the motions chair the EGM?

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Kamran Abbasi

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"As a doctor with long covid, I feel abandoned by the NHS. In medicine, being ill, being human, and looking after ourselves is still too often seen as a kind of failure or weakness." A view that resonates @bmj_latest

As a doctor with long covid, I feel abandoned by the NHS

NHS workers with long covid should be given adequate sick pay and the support to work if they can The covid-19 pandemic has thrown a spotlight on the treatment of NHS staff and their perceived value...

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Kamran Abbasi

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A major new announcement: Mandatory data and code sharing for research published by The BMJ @bmj_latest

Mandatory data and code sharing for research published by The BMJ

New policy requires authors to share analytic codes from all studies and data from all trials The case for sharing data from clinical research is strong.12 Clinical study data include all information...

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Kamran Abbasi

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1 year

This deserves to become one of the most influential articles we’ve ever published: why and how clinical guidelines should consider “clinicians’ time needed to treat” @vmontori @GordonGuyatt @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

1 month

We will ask for the COI declaration on this article to be updated following what was disclosed at #RCPEGM @bmj_latest @trishgreenhalgh

Trisha Greenhalgh

@trishgreenhalgh

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As we suspected yesterday, it turns out that the Royal College of Physicians of London has extensive FINANCIAL interests in Physician Associates. This interest was not declared by PRCP @DrSarahClarke when she published her opinion 2 days ago. Perhaps @bmj_latest could add it now?

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Kamran Abbasi

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We will not be covering the new NHS workforce plan at @bmj_latest until it’s available. All we’ve seen is a press release with a record list of endorsements by college presidents and other worthies.

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Kamran Abbasi

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5 years

Lots of good from the new @TheRealPCB but some surprising reasons for concern: 1 Appointment of Misbah as both head coach and chief selector. 2 Sacking of Sarfraz Ahmed as T20 captain. 3 Social media output that is trivial, embarrassing, and promotes crooks. 4 Odd T20 selection

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Kamran Abbasi

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1 month

Following the @RCPhysicians extraordinary general meeting, we asked PRCP to explicitly update the competing interests statement on this article. This is as explicit as RCP say they are able to be at this time @bmj_latest @trishgreenhalgh

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Kamran Abbasi

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6 months

Hmm…We must be doing something right @bmj_latest 😂

Elon Musk

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@SwipeWright Someone needs to fire that editor

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Kamran Abbasi

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8 years

Pakistan bat like a donkey cart. They bowl like a Jaguar. Unfortunately the donkey and the Jaguar have to run together. #IndvsPak #AsiaCup

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Kamran Abbasi

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@IlonaKickbusch I may be old fashioned but the accepted way to disagree with an article is to submit a response, not to demand that we sack the editor. This is the (BMJ) way.

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Kamran Abbasi

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In six World Cups since 1999, Pakistan have only reached the semi-finals once. A dismal record that probably most accurately reflects where Pakistan are at in international cricket. @TheRealPCB should be embarrassed.

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Kamran Abbasi

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4 years

The question of the moment: What are the risks of #COVID19 transmission in different scenarios? Here are the answers based on the best available evidence and common sense - all in a clear table from @trishgreenhalgh and colleagues. Use it, share it, stay safe @bmj_latest

Trisha Greenhalgh

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Here's the key table from our new paper in @bmj_latest . Email me for the source file if you want to translate it (please acknowledge if you do, BMJ copyright etc). Paper here

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Today's result doesn't mean Pakistan are a bad team. They put in a bad undercooked performance. We don't know whether they are a good team yet either, but we do know that Pakistan hasn't focused sufficiently on this format. On to Lord's #ENGvPAK

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Kamran Abbasi

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3 years

Is anybody still watching The Hundred?

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Kamran Abbasi

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2 years

Sport has the power to bring people together. As do health and science. This is the unity, mutual respect, and friendship that extremists on both sides will condemn and not want you to see. Kudos to the women cricketers of India and Pakistan.

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Kamran Abbasi

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11 voices of medical/public health science who spoke bravely in a pandemic year. You may not always agree but you should listen: @AllysonPollock @ashishkjha @devisridhar @GabrielScally @GYamey @IlonaKickbusch @Johnrashton47 @deeksj @kamleshkhunti @martinmckee @trishgreenhalgh

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Kamran Abbasi

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Honoured to be included among the 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health. Thank you judges and @HSJEditor It's great that @HSJnews recognises the positive impact that ethnic minorities have on people's health

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Kamran Abbasi

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4 years

This is the most pathetic showing on a tour of Australia in living memory - and there have been some bad ones. Too much inexperience for such a tough tour. Misbah can’t continue as coach and chief selector #AusvPak

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Kamran Abbasi

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Why is to so hard to give Africa the vaccine technology that Africa really wants? "Pfizer and BioNTech see this ability to save lives without help as a threat. Africa’s technological independence doesn’t fit their business plans." My latest in @bmj_latest

Give Africa what Africa really wants

Pfizer says it wants to help Africa. With BioNTech, its partner in mRNA vaccines, Pfizer is offering to ship millions of doses of covid-19 vaccine to Africa for final production and distribution....

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@KamranAbbasi

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If you want the pandemic to end, support our urgent call for global vaccine equity. Companies aided by politicians are profiteering from vaccine inequity. It is a crime against humanity - and must be stopped. @_HassanF @GYamey and I @bmj_latest

Profiteering from vaccine inequity: a crime against humanity?

Companies and rich nations are creating a deadly covid-19 vaccine “protection racket” Early in the pandemic, Pfizer announced an intention to profit from its covid-19 vaccine.1 In the first three...

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

4 years

New research shows that doctors who don't take gifts from Pharma prescribe better and more cheaply @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

6 years

If Pakistan do win this, considering the experience of these players, this might be the most surprising and best win by a Pakistan team in England. Yes, England are playing poorly but Pakistan's level of performance and discipline is exceptional in all departments. #EngvPak

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

3 years

Michael Marmot, world expert on social determinants of health, says @10DowningStreet was wrong to pin racial disparities solely on socioeconomic factors. The Sewell report 'misused evidence' to wrongly conclude structural racism doesn't exist @bmj_latest

Covid-19: Government race review “misused evidence,” says Marmot

A review commissioned by the government that dismissed the notion that structural racism may have contributed to poor health outcomes among ethnic minority groups during the covid-19 pandemic was...

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

3 years

The big question: How does the #covid19 pandemic end? The answer is 'sustainable endemicity', as @gmleunghku @bencowling88 et al explain. Plus the challenges and options for East Asian countries that pursued 'elimination' strategies @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

4 years

If you wanted to stick your knife deeper into UK’s public health response to #COVID19 , Boris Johnson @10DowningStreet just did it. Perhaps this is the outcome he wants? People disregarding lockdown, the virus ‘running hot’, and folk going back to the old normal at any human cost?

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

2 years

Stat of the day: India's only World T20 title (in 2007) came before the IPL started.

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

6 months

Congratulations to ⁦ @richardhorton1 ⁩ ⁦ @TheLancet ⁩ on the journal’s 200th anniversary, from your younger 183 years old fellow rowdies ⁦ @bmj_latest ⁩

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

2 years

Boys chased 350 vs Aussies with an over to spare? No, no way? Dream on. When does the match really start? #PAKvsAUS

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

4 years

What is the reason for the high transmission rate of SARS-Cov-2? When are people most infectious? What is the role of asymptomatic spread? Find out what we do and do not know in this free education article from @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

2 years

NEW: Public health measures (masks, distancing, hand washing) reduce incidence of #COVID19 based on best available evidence ⬇️ Research: Editorial by @SusanMichie et al examines the study's strengths and weaknesses: @bmj_latest

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

2 years

If seeking answers for 200,000 pandemic deaths leads to false accusations against @bmj_latest of “fuelling a culture war”, then so be it. The only people “fuelling a culture war” in this case are @Telegraph

British Medical Journal accused of fuelling culture war with articles from hardline Covid scientists

Top industry publication facing backlash for series of pieces authored by members of self-appointed Independent SAGE group

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

3 years

Pakistan missing Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi #WIvsPAK

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

3 years

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 beyond 2m is real, and ventilation and mask wearing (surgical and face coverings) are both important A 'rapid' expert review by Public Health England convened Feb 2021, reported last week It deserves greater attention

The role of face coverings in mitigating the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus: statement from the...

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

4 years

So, Pakistan doesn’t have power hitters. A myth exploded. #NationalT20Cup

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

7 years

In victory and defeat, the dignity of @imVkohli was quite an eye-opener during this tournament. Let's play cricket not war. #IvP #CT17

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

4 years

This is nonsense. Viral tracking studies suggest most cases that triggered the UK’s outbreak originated from France, Italy and Spain.

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🔴 Exclusive: Half of Britain’s imported coronavirus cases originate from Pakistan, amid calls for tougher quarantine checks on arrivals from "high risk" countries

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

5 years

Wind back to 1999. Twenty years of doing the right thing and long term planning results in India dominating in Australia. Twenty years of compounding errors and short term thinking means Pakistan’s humiliation in South Africa continues @TheRealPCB @BCCI #TestCricket

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

4 years

Low O2 sats and raised inflammatory markers on hospital admission are stronger predictors of poor outcomes in #COVID19 than the better known ones (age and comorbidities) finds new research from New York, one of 3 large datasets just published @bmj_latest

Factors associated with hospital admission and critical illness among 5279 people with coronavirus...

Objective To describe outcomes of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) in the United States, and the clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with severity...

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

5 years

Something wrong with Pakistan’s bowling plans. Either that or the bowlers can’t execute them #EvP

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

3 years

We publish high quality research, state of the art education, top class journalism, including ground breaking investigations, and well argued and courageous comment which is exactly what the @bmj_latest opinion piece by @GYamey and @gorskon is — unlike this nonsense in @spectator

Martin Kulldorff

@MartinKulldorff

3 years

The British Medical Journal ( @bmj_latest ) is supposed to publish high quality medical research, but it is now printing tabloid gossip and false slander against physicians and scientists voicing views on the pandemic.

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

5 years

This is nonsense. There was no run rate pressure. The problem was that the batsmen couldn’t stay in, including Imam. #AUSvPAK #CWC19

Shoaib Akhtar

@shoaib100mph

5 years

I have always raised concerns over Imam's strike rate. Scored 53 off 75 balls, put the whole team under pressure. Hence, the crumbling. Sigh. #AUSvPAK #CWC19

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Kamran Abbasi

@KamranAbbasi

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"Repeated failings on PPE, staff testing, confused policies and communications for clinicians, and suppression of staff’s concerns are things I find hard to forgive" @mancunianmedic 's story of how covid affected him, his work, and his future @bmj_latest

David Oliver: My personal pandemic experience is just one of many

I rarely write about my personal experiences, but practising medicine during the covid pandemic has finally given me the motivation. I’m just one of hundreds of thousands of clinical and care staff...

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