Evidence-based Medicine
Editorial – “No Raw Data, No Science: Another Possible Source of the Reproducibility Crisis”
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:07h | UTCNo raw data, no science: another possible source of the reproducibility crisis – Molecular Brain (free)
Commentary: How a ‘no raw data, no science’ outlook can resolve the reproducibility crisis in science – by Fujita Health University (free)
Related: Can We Science Our Way out of the Reproducibility Crisis? – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free) AND Study: Evaluating the Replicability of Social Science Experiments (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Five ways to fix statistics – Nature (free) AND Make replication studies ‘a normal and essential part of science,’ Dutch science academy says – Science (free) AND Reproducibility of clinical research in critical care: a scoping review (free) AND Reproducibility Trial Publishes Two Conclusions for One Paper (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
My editorial paper entitled, "No raw data, no science: another possible source of the reproducibility crisis". When I feel the results are too beautiful, I requested raw data before sending it out for review. 40 out of 41 did not send me the right data.https://t.co/ve99RgkHMe pic.twitter.com/KyP60jZ8Mp
— Tsuyoshi Miyakawa (@tsuyomiyakawa) February 21, 2020
PLOS and the University of California Announce Open Access Publishing Agreement
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:34h | UTCPLOS and the University of California announce open access publishing agreement – PLOS Blogs (free)
Related: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject) AND Plan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality (free) AND The war to free science – Vox (free)
Opinion – “It’s Insane to Keep Using Mortality as a Primary Endpoint in Critical Care Trials”
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:36h | UTCIt’s insane to keep using mortality as a primary endpoint in critical care trials – PulmCrit (free)
Source: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
Perspective: How Common Mental Shortcuts Can Cause Major Physician Errors
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:30h | UTCHow Common Mental Shortcuts Can Cause Major Physician Errors – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Study: Behavioral Heuristics in Coronary-Artery Bypass Graft Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine ($)
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—20 February 2020
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:11h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 20 February 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Investigation: “Heart doctors ‘held back stent death data’”
19 Feb, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCHeart doctors ‘held back stent death data’ – BBC (free)
Related: BBC Investigation on the Reporting of the EXCEL Trial Raises Concerns Over the Safety of Stents for Left Main Disease in Patients at Low Risk for Surgery (free investigation, video, and commentaries) AND EACTS Calls for Independent Left Main CAD Evidence Review, Urges ESC Input – TCTMD (free) AND Changing Evidence, Changing Practice – European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free)
Challenges and Opportunities for Cancer Clinical Trials in Low- and Middle-income Countries
19 Feb, 2020 | 08:30h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just out in @NatureCancer !
I know I tweet all my papers when they are published but I believe this is one of the most important papers in #globaloncology I have authored and hope this reaches a wide audience. Free link here:https://t.co/IUf0M7242N pic.twitter.com/Yb6joGYP4p— Bishal Gyawali (@oncology_bg) February 17, 2020
A Clinician’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence: How to Critically Appraise Machine Learning Studies
18 Feb, 2020 | 08:07h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
What an outstanding guide to critique medical #AI studies.
Just missing the link: https://t.co/re6JGh30rM#openaccess @ARVOtvst
From the leading ?AI team!
and a pretty good editor @pearsekeane ? https://t.co/lFcIeGOAKo pic.twitter.com/vAx5VySHxB— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 17, 2020
Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review—14 February 2020
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:34h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly journal review, 14 February 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.”
Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review—7 February 2020
11 Feb, 2020 | 02:16h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly journal review, 7 February 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Perspective – “Worried About That New Medical Study? Read This First”
11 Feb, 2020 | 01:54h | UTCWorried About That New Medical Study? Read This First – The New York Times (free)
De-implementing Wisely: Developing the Evidence Base to Reduce Low-value Care
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:49h | UTCDe-implementing wisely: developing the evidence base to reduce low-value care – BMJ Quality & Safety (free) (via @brhospitalist)
Viewpoint: Potential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:42h | UTCPotential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Potential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications (free audio)
An Overview of Precision Oncology Basket and Umbrella Trials for Clinicians
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:19h | UTC
Editorial: Nature Will Publish Peer Review Reports as a Trial
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:17h | UTCEditorial: Nature will publish peer review reports as a trial – Nature (free)
Understanding the use of Observational and Randomized Data in Cardiovascular Medicine
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:15h | UTC
Open Access 2019: A Year of Momentum on the Subscription Off-Ramp
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCOpen Access 2019: A Year of Momentum on the Subscription Off-Ramp – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
Related: The Future of OA: A Large-scale Analysis Projecting Open Access Publication and Readership (free study and commentary) AND WHO Joins Coalition for Free Digital Access to Health Research (free resources)
Opinion: Cash from Cannabis Companies Creates Conflicted Researchers
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:49h | UTCCash from cannabis companies creates conflicted researchers – STAT (free)
Perspective: Preprints Can Fill a Void in Times of Rapidly Changing Science
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:01h | UTCPreprints can fill a void in times of rapidly changing science – STAT (free)
Perspective: The Renewed Debate About Blinding in Clinical Trials
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:50h | UTCThe Renewed Debate About Blinding in Clinical Trials – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
Related Research: Impact of blinding on estimated treatment effects in randomised clinical trials: meta-epidemiological study – The BMJ (free)
Andromeda and ‘Appalling Science’: A Response to Hardwicke and Ioannidis
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:07h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
‘Appalling science’ and dichotomania: my response to Hardwicke and Ioannidis https://t.co/JRkDVdfnlw
— David Spiegelhalter (@d_spiegel) January 27, 2020
Perspective: Expert Opinion is Not Always Right
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:04h | UTCExpert opinion is not always right – Evidently Cochrane (free)
A Disclosure Form for Work Submitted to Medical Journals: A Proposal from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:49h | UTC
Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review—24 January 2020
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:52h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly journal review, 24 January 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Impact of Blinding on Estimated Treatment Effects in Randomized Clinical Trials: Meta-epidemiological Study
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:10h | UTC