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Two Basic Medical Rules
I've noticed on social media the spread of soft thinking regarding medical practice
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Late Summer Update
Here is a digest of my recent work
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I have yet to find a study with more spin
In the past 4 posts, I have shown that systemic RX for stable coronary artery disease (meds) do as well as focal RX (stents). That data had very little…
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Politics and Medicine is a Bad Idea
Two recent academic articles on policy issues made me Stop and Think about what Medicine and Science is for.
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Tell Me How I Should Feel About This Study
Evidence is what separates doctors from palm readers. But the evidence has to be trustworthy
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I am not cynical but these two studies...
The treatment of patients with chronic heart failure has come a long way. But new treatments may not represent substantial gains--for patients, that is
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Three Academics Speak Out on Bad Medical Studies
My last post on bad medical studies brought notable comments from academic physicians
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