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@jonsnowC4 hi, do you know if the Implanon story came to C4 through Hodge LLP, the solicitors? interested in trigger http://bit.ly/gC4eI9 5 minutes ago via TweetDeck
@catherinerw haha send a pic? 43 minutes ago via TweetDeck in reply to catherinerw
@sunny_hundal haha just another illustration of opacity of methods. tediously, i am sure they regard us discussing them as a major vicory. about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to sunny_hundal
@SamiraAhmedC4 !! http://bit.ly/fXTlgy http://bit.ly/fYbT3R about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to SamiraAhmedC4
RT @richardtibbles @noahWG NIH offering a free course to journalists & editors called "Medicine in the Media:" http://j.mp/gC9lKG about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
@SamListerTimes i reckon newspapers cld do well to perform that kind of "curated funnel to info you might like elsewhere" service more about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to SamListerTimes
@SamListerTimes details are important/interesting. if only to a few, then brief piece flagging BMJ pieces as accessible to all = goodservice about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to SamListerTimes
@lukeredpath outofpocket looks ok about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to lukeredpath
@lukeredpath creating content on ipad makes me want to kill everyone. is it at all usable on iphone? about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to lukeredpath
@lukeredpath ptrol only, no good! about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to lukeredpath
@lukeredpath ooh rly, have u tried any? about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to lukeredpath
@lukeredpath thnks. do both work on iphone? wld be great to be able to eg photograph/ocr train tickets etc as expenses reminder items about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to lukeredpath
@SamListerTimes i reckon "senior docs and major journal failed to deal with fraudster" is a good story, if Deer has good stuff on them about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to SamListerTimes
@SamListerTimes also, £$ is always least interesting torpedo for any claim as far as i'm concerned, but i recognise i'm a methodology nerd.. about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to SamListerTimes
@SamListerTimes the cash stuff is the bit that's def been in public domain since 2004 tho, no? about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to SamListerTimes
@ivanoransky just emailed lancet to ask if retraction notice on Wakefield 1998 will change in light of Deer BMJ piece. u'd be proud of me. about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
@freeagent also, i'd like smthg that lets me go through imprted bankstatement clicking "travel" "office" "unclaimable" on outgoings. can it? about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to freeagent
@freeagent wow, thats really expensive. does it have iphone app too? about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to freeagent
@karltmeakin no, ade651 is next level bs about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to karltmeakin
@KO_Myers not at all, i just dont think saying "x y and z dont work" is a winning strategy about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to KO_Myers

Name ben goldacre
Location London
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Bio Nerd cheerleader, Bad Science person, stats geek, research fellow in epidemiology, procrastinator. If it's important, email's better ben.goldacre@guardian.co.uk