Scientist (PhD she/her), writer, cartoonist. 🦘 Blogging & Newsletter: Living With Evidence https://hildabastian.wordpress.com/ Mastodon enthusiast: @[email protected]
Hilda Bastian
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A bit of medical history to distract from a hot day.
My article in @uk.theconversation.com tells a favourite story from BEYOND BELIEF: how a remarkable randomised trial showed conventional wisdom on bedrest was wrong and helped inspire evidence-based medicine.
theconversation.com/how-a-remark...
My book BEYOND BELIEF is out today! It says: in a world flooded with questionable claims and misinformation, evidence from science can help show what’s nonsense – and what’s not.
In other words: "Essential reading for the rational-minded".
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(Disappointed that this is even needed.)
Fascinating evidence stories galore! @helenpearson.bsky.social's new book is a wonderful read about evidence movements in medicine, social policy, policing, business, & education. Check out my review online now @plos.org absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/05/27/b...
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— Results from a trial of a pancoronavirus vax, with a 2nd trial for another underway in Europe;
—A pancoronavirus vax trial in Australia expands to Sydney;
Plus updates on featured vaccines, and 8 preclinical reports
Online now @plos.org
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/05/31/a...
They Had Me At “Dog”!
"Dog-assisted intervention trials." That phrase was definitely going to make me click! For a brief moment in that odd mind space you're in while scrolling, I wondered how on earth dogs could assist intervention trials (!!). But of course the article was about trials of…
A big month for next generation Covid vaccine trials!
— Details of an exciting trial in Tanzania for an intranasal vax for low-resource communities—results may come soon;
— An overview of the Covid human challenge studies, as one reaches a milestone
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absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/05/31/a...
A big month for next generation Covid vaccine trials!
— Details of an exciting trial in Tanzania for an intranasal vax for low-resource communities—results may come soon;
— An overview of the Covid human challenge studies, as one reaches a milestone
.... 1/2
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/05/31/a...
Hilda Bastian
This event will discuss the ‘evidence revolution’ - the global movement that promotes the idea that scientific evidence should guide our decisions rather than unreliable opinions or beliefs – and the ...
"Dog-assisted intervention trials." That phrase was definitely going to make me click! For a brief moment in that odd mind space you're in while scrolling, I wondered how on earth dogs could assist intervention trials (!!). But of course the article was about trials of dog-assisted services—either professionally-delivered therapy with dogs trained to help improve mental health, or activities with untrained dogs.
