Evidence-based Medicine
Scientists relieved as coronavirus vaccine trial restarts — but question lack of transparency
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC
Perspective: Vaccine transparency
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCVaccine Transparency – Science Translational Medicine
Interesting video: “Do white doctors kill black babies, cancel culture, & authenticity in medicine” (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad)
11 Sep, 2020 | 01:11h | UTCDo White Doctors Kill Black Babies, Cancel Culture, & Authenticity In Medicine (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad) – YouTube (via @ZDoggMD)
Opinion: Halting the Oxford vaccine trial doesn’t mean it’s not safe – it shows they’re following the right process
10 Sep, 2020 | 09:42h | UTC
A leading coronavirus vaccine trial is on hold: Scientists react
10 Sep, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCA leading coronavirus vaccine trial is on hold: scientists react – Nature
Welcoming new guidelines for AI clinical research
10 Sep, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCWelcoming new guidelines for AI clinical research – Nature Medicine
Guidelines: Reporting guidelines for clinical trial reports for interventions involving artificial intelligence: the CONSORT-AI extension – Nature Medicine AND Guidelines for clinical trial protocols for interventions involving artificial intelligence: the SPIRIT-AI extension – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Today's a very big day fo #AI medical research
There are major publications of consensus statements and guidelines published @NatureMedicine @LancetDigitalH @bmj_latest on protocols, trial design, and reporting
Here's my commentary @NatureMedicine https://t.co/86b8WxjX0Q pic.twitter.com/PwYPF7o4qn— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 9, 2020
WHO: Emergency use approval is a “temporary solution,” countries should wait for large clinical trials to finish to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine en masse
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:21h | UTC
Evolution of the COVID-19 vaccine development landscape
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCEvolution of the COVID-19 vaccine development landscape – Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Perspective – Medical research is broken: Here’s how we can fix it
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:02h | UTCMedical research is broken: here’s how we can fix it – The Conversation
Related viewpoint: Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of research evidence – The Lancet
Perspective: How to be an ethical scientist
1 Sep, 2020 | 05:55h | UTCHow to be an ethical scientist – Science
Pandemic debate: Should doctors recommend treatments and vaccines when full data are not publicly available?
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In normal circumstances, insisting on full data transparency and limiting decision making to published data alone is rightly paramount. But what about during a pandemic? https://t.co/pUvM9PK47s
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 26, 2020
Dexamethasone and hydroxychloroquine: Why randomized controlled trials matter
21 Aug, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC
Evidence lags behind excitement over blood plasma as a coronavirus treatment
21 Aug, 2020 | 02:36h | UTCEvidence lags behind excitement over blood plasma as a coronavirus treatment – Nature
Signs of ‘citation hacking’ flagged in scientific papers
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:13h | UTCSigns of ‘citation hacking’ flagged in scientific papers – Nature
Opinion – “Covid-19 drug research is a big huge mess”
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:25h | UTCCovid-19 Drug Research Is a Big Huge Mess – Wired
Perspective: How to think like an epidemiologist
5 Aug, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCHow to Think Like an Epidemiologist – The New York Times
More Marketing than medical evidence: Infrared thermometers to screen for COVID-19
4 Aug, 2020 | 03:06h | UTCMore Marketing than medical evidence: infrared thermometers to screen for COVID-19 – CEBM Oxford
Drug treatments for Covid-19: Living systematic review and network meta-analysis
3 Aug, 2020 | 01:10h | UTCDrug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ
Weighing the benefits and risks of proliferating observational treatment assessments: Observational cacophony, randomized harmony
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:32h | UTC
Science, uninterrupted: Will COVID-19 mark the end of scientific publishing as we know it?
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:28h | UTC
Are observational, real-world studies suitable to make cancer treatment recommendations?
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:17h | UTCOriginal Study: Evaluation of the Use of Cancer Registry Data for Comparative Effectiveness Research – JAMA Network Open
‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast – STAT
Things you should think about when you hear “vaccine by end of the year”
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:41h | UTCThings you should think about when you hear “vaccine by end of the year” – Health News Review
Covidization of research: what are the risks?
28 Jul, 2020 | 07:48h | UTCCovidization of research: what are the risks? – Nature Medicine
Commentary from the Author (Thread)
Thread based on my new paper in @NatureMedicine published today:
Covidization of research: what are the risks?https://t.co/A87MjUd1Hz pic.twitter.com/vfE79YrTRe
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) July 27, 2020
Characteristics and strength of evidence of COVID-19 studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov
28 Jul, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCEditorial: Setting Expectations for Clinical Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Commentary: Large proportion of COVID-19 studies have low-level evidence – MedicalXpress