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I joined for one answer and stayed for a year — what changed my mind Start Here › Welcome guidelines onboarding trust levels Posting this under the heading it deserves: I joined for one answer and stayed for a year — what changed my mind Everything below is what sits behind that. Question in the title and the context underneath, in…	+95	114	17k	just now
What TRIUMPH is designed to answer, and why we should not pre-empt it — does this still hold? Compounds › Retatrutide randomised trial effect size TRIUMPH programme retatrutide Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What TRIUMPH is designed to answer, and why we should not pre-empt it — does this still hold? An honest uncertainty about TRIUMPH rather than a…	+43	47	5.5k	just now
Rotating between abdomen, thigh and upper arm: absorption differences — one year on Practice › Administration injection site reaction needle gauge & length aseptic technique injection site rotation Rotating between abdomen, thigh and upper arm: absorption differences — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Asking about Rotating between abdomen directly,…	+82	102	24k	just now
Journal club: indirect comparison between two programmes, defended and attacked Evidence › Journal club journal club randomised trial number needed to treat risk of bias Journal club: indirect comparison between two programmes, defended and attacked Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Trying to work out what would count as…	+122	131	5.2k	just now
eGFR fluctuation and the creatinine denominator problem — the long version Clinical › Bloodwork thyroid function eGFR & renal function liver enzymes lipase & amylase Under review eGFR fluctuation and the creatinine denominator problem — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A narrow question about egfr fluctuation, deliberately narrow,…	+43	47	17k	just now
Receptor desensitisation as a tolerance hypothesis, and its weak evidence Pharmacology › Receptor biology tirzepatide retatrutide amylin analogues long read Under review Receptor desensitisation as a tolerance hypothesis, and its weak evidence — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Trying to work out what would count as evidence on receptor…	+52	57	25k	just now
Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to Devices › Syringes & needles syringe units dead volume needle gauge & length worked example Solved Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. The question about reading a syringe that I actually want…		2	22k	just now
Semaglutide formulation: what is in the licensed product besides the peptide Compounds › Semaglutide SELECT trial type 2 diabetes semaglutide Semaglutide formulation: what is in the licensed product besides the peptide — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have spent a fortnight trying to pin semaglutide…	+29	35	4.4k	1h
What consumer-accessible tests can and cannot determine Analytics › Home & field testing documentation quality ELISA third-party testing What consumer-accessible tests can and cannot determine — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Something about consumer-accessible tests does not reconcile…		2	17k	1h
Language barriers in accessing a prescription abroad Access › International personal import telehealth EMA Solved Language barriers in accessing a prescription abroad Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I was wrong about language barriers in accessing in a thread last spring…		2	22k	1h
Cleaning a self-reported dataset and what you throw away — what changed since Data & Tools › Datasets observational data site feedback data table confounding Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Cleaning a self-reported dataset and what you throw away — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. What changes if the standard account of…		2	2k	1h
Where to report an adverse event officially, by region Safety › Adverse events pancreatitis gallbladder vomiting hypoglycaemia Solved Where to report an adverse event officially, by region Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Reporting an event with the dates and the sequence, because…		2	27k	1h
Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Everything below is what sits behind that. Asking about best-written scientific paper directly, because…	+102	121	21k	1h
GHRH analogues versus ghrelin mimetics: different mechanisms, conflated discussion Compounds › Secretagogues & GH axis CJC-1295 observational data ipamorelin needs a source Solved On the subject in the title: GHRH analogues versus ghrelin mimetics: different mechanisms, conflated discussion Working notes rather than a conclusion. Asking about GHRH analogues versus ghrelin mimetics…	+47	53	6.9k	2h
A widely repeated interaction claim that turns out to be unsupported — what changed since Practice › Interactions insulin hypoglycaemia metformin needs a source Solved A widely repeated interaction claim that turns out to be unsupported — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I was wrong about widely repeated…	+89	94	5.9k	2h
Journal club: LEADER as the historical anchor Evidence › Journal club estimand number needed to treat journal club effect size Pinned Journal club: LEADER as the historical anchor Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. What changes if the standard account of LEADER is wrong? I ask because I have…	+103	110	8.1k	2h
Reference intervals: how they are constructed and why one in twenty flags — does this still hold? Clinical › Bloodwork thyroid function liver enzymes lipid panel HbA1c Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Reference intervals: how they are constructed and why one in twenty flags — does this still hold? A methods question rather than a substantive one,…	+18	22	281	2h
Request: a per-category review queue Meta › Feature requests site feedback translation wiki post Request: a per-category review queue Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Per-category review queue — I have the observation and I do not trust my interpretation…	+121	136	13k	2h
Leak-back after withdrawal and whether you lost a meaningful dose Practice › Administration missed dose injection site reaction injection site rotation aseptic technique Posting this under the heading it deserves: Leak-back after withdrawal and whether you lost a meaningful dose Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I still…		2	3k	3h
Coming back to: Batch date after test date, and other internal inconsistencies Analytics › COA interpretation reference standards amino acid analysis documentation quality certificate of analysis On the subject in the title: Batch date after test date, and other internal inconsistencies Working notes rather than a conclusion. Batch date — I have the observation and I do not trust my interpretation of…	+21	27	420	3h
Revisiting: Liver enzymes drifting down and what that usually means Clinical › Bloodwork thyroid function eGFR & renal function liver enzymes lipase & amylase On the subject in the title: Revisiting: Liver enzymes drifting down and what that usually means Working notes rather than a conclusion. A methods question rather than a substantive one, about Liver enzymes…	+55	61	39k	3h
What to bring: records that a clinician can actually use — a second dataset Clinical › Prescriber conversations telehealth beginner friendly prior authorisation What to bring: records that a clinician can actually use — a second dataset I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. A question about how to describe something…	+80	86	5.6k	3h
Prescription portability between countries Access › International personal import MHRA telehealth EMA Wiki Prescription portability between countries — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Asking about prescription portability between countries directly, because I have read four…	+104	114	6.1k	3h
Injection timing and sleep disruption Wellbeing › Sleep fatigue heart rate obstructive sleep apnoea Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Injection timing and sleep disruption Everything below is what sits behind that. Injection timing and sleep disruption: setting out the arithmetic in full, because…		3	39k	3h
Request: tag synonyms surfaced in search Meta › Feature requests wiki post translation site feedback Solved On the subject in the title: Request: tag synonyms surfaced in search Working notes rather than a conclusion. A follow-up question about tag synonyms surfaced in search that I did not know to ask the first…	+23	27	38k	3h
About the Announcements category Meta › Announcements guidelines trust levels moderation Pinned Wiki Staff announcements, policy changes, and scheduled maintenance. Read-only except for questions. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with…	+3	7	8.7k	4h
Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later — what changed since Start Here › Welcome onboarding guidelines beginner friendly trust levels Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. What changes if the standard account…	+88	93	28k	4h
How to ask a question when you cannot say why you are asking it Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly site feedback worked example onboarding Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: How to ask a question when you cannot say why you are asking it Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people…	+49	53	36k	4h
How to ask about something you suspect is a bad idea — a second dataset Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly onboarding site feedback Solved How to ask about something you suspect is a bad idea — a second dataset — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Counting it rather than describing it, because…		2	3.3k	4h
Reading a rodent study on a secretagogue without over-extrapolating — the long version Compounds › Secretagogues & GH axis observational data tesamorelin ipamorelin needs a source Reading a rodent study on a secretagogue without over-extrapolating — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A narrow question about Reading a rodent study,…	+59	66	30k	4h

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