Evidence-based Medicine
Of lamp posts, keys, and fabled drunkards: A perspectival tale of 4 guidelines
17 Apr, 2018 | 20:05h | UTC
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 16 April 2018
16 Apr, 2018 | 17:51h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 16 April 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Perspective: Unnecessary Exclusions Shut Patients Out of Clinical Trials
15 Apr, 2018 | 23:35h | UTCUnnecessary exclusions shut patients out of clinical trials – STAT (free)
Perspective: “There’s a shocking lack of data on effective treatments for older people”
14 Apr, 2018 | 20:17h | UTCThe Clinical Trial Is Open. The Elderly Need Not Apply – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Cardiac Patients in Trials Don’t Reflect Real-World Populations (link to abstract and commentaries on the subject)
“There’s a shocking lack of data on effective treatments for older people. So what do doctors do? Make guesses”. (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Opinion: The Twitter Education of Dr. Milton Packer
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:43h | UTCThe Twitter Education of Dr. Milton Packer – Brian Vartabedian Blog (free)
Related: Do You Practice Twitter-Based Medicine? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
.050 shades of grey in p-value cutoffs
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:50h | UTCPulmCrit- .050 shades of grey in p-value cutoffs (free)
See related articles on the P-value debate (free commentaries)
Consolidated principles for screening based on a systematic review and consensus process
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:55h | UTC
Perspective: the scientific paper is obsolete
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:18h | UTCThe Scientific Paper Is Obsolete – The Atlantic (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 3 April 2018
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 3 April 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Perspective: a reality check on author access to open access publishing
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:00h | UTCA Reality Check on Author Access to Open Access Publishing – Absolutely Maybe, in PLOS Blogs (free)
Perspective: it’s time for health care journalists to report their sources’ conflicts of interest
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:43h | UTC
Review: understanding and communicating risk
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCUnderstanding and communicating risk – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Perspective: how social media is disrupting medical education
3 Apr, 2018 | 16:04h | UTCWhat’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post (free)
Perspective: A call to simplify the overly complicated process of submitting a manuscript to a journal
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:16h | UTCWhy has submitting a manuscript to a journal become so difficult? A call to simplify an overly complicated process – LSE Impact Blog (free) (via @JeremyFarrar and @KariTikkinen)
The dangers of textbooks
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:38h | UTCRichard Smith: The dangers of textbooks – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: Authors of premier medical textbook didn’t disclose $11 million in industry payments – STAT (free)
The Truth Wears Off: Is there something wrong with the scientific method?
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:35h | UTCThe Truth Wears Off: Is there something wrong with the scientific method? – The New Yorker (free)
“An excellent New Yorker article on regression to the mean. Extremely relevant to the practice of evidence-based medicine” (via @rajshekharucms see Tweet)
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 26 March 2018
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:47h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 26 March 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Analysis of cluster randomised trials with an assessment of outcome at baseline
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCResearch Methods & Reporting: Analysis of cluster randomised trials with an assessment of outcome at baseline – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Introducing unreported clinical trial of the week
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCIntroducing unreported clinical trial of the week – The BMJ Opinion (free) (via @bengoldacre see Tweet)
Cardiology World Erupts Into Controversy Over Change In Major Clinical Trial
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCCardiology World Erupts Into Controversy Over Change In Major Clinical Trial – Cardiobrief (free)
Related Article: Moving the Goalposts Into Unblinded Territory – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)
Viewpoint: The Proposal to Lower P Value Thresholds to .005
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCViewpoint: The Proposal to Lower P Value Thresholds to .005 – JAMA (free) (via @VinayPrasad82 see Tweet)
Related: What a nerdy debate about p-values shows about science — and how to fix it – VOX (free) AND Big names in statistics want to shake up much-maligned P value – Nature News (free) AND ‘One-size-fits-all’ threshold for P values under fire – Nature News (free) AND Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P values – Nature News (free) AND Understanding common misconceptions about p-values – The 20% Statistician (free) AND Statistical tests, P values, confidence intervals, and power: a guide to misinterpretations – European Journal of Epidemiology(free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 19 March 2018
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 19 March 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 12 March 2018
16 Mar, 2018 | 03:28h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 12 March 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
A Visual introduction to the basic concepts of probability theory
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCVery interesting resource: A Visual introduction to the basic concepts of probability theory – Seeing Theory (free) (via @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Graduate students need more mental health support
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:16h | UTCGraduate students need more mental health support, new study highlights – Science (free) AND Mental Health Crisis for Grad Students – Inside Higher Ed (free) AND Depression, anxiety high in graduate students, survey shows – University of Texas Health Science Center, via ScienceDaily (free)