Marit B. Veierød
@maritbveierod.bsky.social
Professor in Biostatistics, Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology-OCBE, Dept. of Biostatistics, Univ. of Oslo, @ocbe.bsky.social @uio.no | Life-science epidemiology https://www.med.uio.no/imb/english/research/groups/epidemiological-studies/
Today is National Sun Responsibly Day! About 90% of all skin cancers, including melanoma, are directly related to exposure to UV from the sun. Fortunately, you can dramatically reduce your risk by choosing, applying, and reapplying the right sunscreen.
We found increasing incidence of uveal melanoma in Norway, primarily in early-stage choroidal melanoma, with improved 10-year net survival for choroidal melanoma. @Ocbe.bsky.social Det medisinske fakultet Kreftregisteret OUS @qimrb.bsky.social bjo.bmj.com/content/earl...
I'm looking for a Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) to work with me on simulation-based inference at Data Science Research Centre, Tampere University Check the link for details and send an application before October 10th. tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...
Doctoral Researcher (simulation-based inference) / Väitöskirjatutkija (simulaatio-pohjainen päättely)
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Good morning! Heading to the beach this weekend? Just working outside? Strolling to your local coffee shop? Please read!
The nice weather continues in Oslo - today is the traditional summer party in the research group for occupational/environmental epidemiology Cancer Registry of Norway @ocbe.bsky.social
Krysser fingrene for rekordstor deltagelse i viktig forskning på kvinners helse @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...
UiT Norges arktiske universitet skal forske på kvinnehelse i Norges største undersøkelse
UiT startet nå på Norges største undersøkelse om kvinnehelse. De håper det kan bidra til økt livskvalitet for eldre kvinner.
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Six common false statements on the effects of sun and sunscreens academic.oup.com/bjd/advance-...
Common false statements on the effects of sun and sunscreens
Media features regarding sun on the skin are a part of summer. However, such features often contain factual errors. This letter describes the most common e
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JOBS ALERT! PhD position & 3-y postdoc position in statistics within my research group at @ocbe.bsky.social @uio.no Both are linked to a project funded from the Research Council of Norway on Integrative Bayesian clustering for high-dim data in omics Deadline: 13 June 2025 More info & links below!
Only 4 days left to the deadline: Become our new colleague as associate professor in biostatistical machine learning at Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology @ocbe.bsky.social and our Centre of Knowledge-driven Machine Learning Integreat! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Associate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924) | University of Oslo
Job title: Associate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025
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Join us in beautiful Oslo! Associate Professor @ocbe.bsky.social @uio.no Deadline May 18th www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Associate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924) | University of Oslo
Job title: Associate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025
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This study from Tromsø highlights an elevated risk of myocardial infarction among occasional smokers, with higher relative risk in women. There is no safe threshold for smoking, underlining the importance of smoking cessation. academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...
Occasional smoking is a risk factor for myocardial infarction in the population-based Tromsø Study, 2001–21
AbstractAims. While the association between daily smoking and myocardial infarction (MI) risk is well-established, little is known concerning the relations
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Great that the health minister is interested in stricter regulation of indoor tanning and to ban advertising. www.vg.no/i/4BAeqg?utm...
Vil stoppe uregulert solariebruk
Nå skal det bli vanskeligere for unge å ta solarium. Dersom helseministeren og Kreftforeningen får det som de vil.
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Tomorrow last day for early-bird registration to PrefStat 2025, 2nd International Summer School on Preference Learning for Ranking and Ordinal Data (www.prefstat.org)! In Oslo, 30.06 – 04.07. Register here: www.integreat.no/events/publi... @valeriavitelli.bsky.social @ocbe.bsky.social @uio.no
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Our new monthly newsletter!
Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology@ocbe.bsky.social · last yr.We have started a new monthly newsletter, the OCBE newsletter!!! where will be showcasing our recent publications and other relevant news. Check out the first edition here: www.med.uio.no/imb/english/...
Open permanent position as researcher in causal inference for infectious diseases at the Norwegian Institute for Public Health! Deadline May 16. www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
Researcher with statistical competence in causal inference for infectious disease | FINN.no
The Section for Modelling and Bioinformatics, in the Department of Method Development and Analytics, is recruiting a researcher for a permanent position. In
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Nice about eggs by @erikarnesen.bsky.social and Jacob🐣Eggs can be part of a healthy and varied diet. The recommendations vary between countries. www.med.uio.no/om/aktuelt/b...
Er egg bra for helsa? - Det medisinske fakultet
«Egg kan inngå i et sunt og variert kosthold» – slik lyder anbefalingen om egg i de norske kostrådene. Hva betyr egg for helsa, og hvor mye kan man spise med god samvittighet?
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There is no safe limit for UV radiation from sunbeds
IMPACT Melanoma@impactmelanoma.bsky.social · last yr.Using tanning beds before age 35 increases your risk of melanoma by 75%. ☀️🚫 There’s no such thing as a “safe tan” from a tanning bed. Protect your skin—skip the booth and opt for sun-safe habits instead. Learn the risks: bit.ly/3DJr8xE #MelanomaMonday #IMPACTMelanoma
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The immortal life of poorly managed data: technical debt in registry-based research
Technical debt refers to inefficiencies caused by prioritizing quick fixes over best practices in data management and processing. This poster highlights the negative consequences of technical debt in...
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Surprisingly, some sessions with only men on stage (chairs & speakers), but there is light in the tunnel WCM & EADO 2025
Back in Oslo after interesting days at the WCM/EADO 2025 in beautiful Athens. Among the highlights: @shainlab.bsky.social The journey from melanocytes to melanoma @gvlongphdmd.bsky.social Neoadjuvant therapy: a new standard of care for melanomas
3-year PhD position @ocbe.bsky.social in beautiful Oslo. We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate interested in statistial applications and occupational epidemiological research Join our team! Deadline: April 21 More information: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhD Research Fellow in Epidemiology (278150) | University of Oslo
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in Epidemiology (278150), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, April 21, 2025
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A Bayesian Belief Network model to predict CVD in subjects with T1D, from our Horizon 2020 collaboration Ornella Moro Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Norwegian Centre for E-Health Research UiT The Arctic University of Norway @ocbe.bsky.social IUIBS www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A Bayesian Belief Network model for the estimation of risk of cardiovascular events in subjects with type 1 diabetes
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent a major risk for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Our aim here is to develop a new methodology that overcom…
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Regjeringen vil fjerne omstridt norskkrav for utenlandske stipendiater
Regjeringen vil fjerne omstridt krav om norskkurs for utenlandske forskere og vurderer å myke opp reglene for studieavgift for internasjonale studenter, varsler den i stortingsmeldingen om forskningss...
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Do firefighters get prostate cancer because of their work? - Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
When it comes to lung cancer, we know of more than 30 substances that are carcinogenic. But when researchers began investigating why there is a higher incidence of prostate cancer in firefighters, the...
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