Evidence-based Medicine
Opinion: The Corruption of Medical Language
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:23h | UTCRichard Smith: The corruption of medical language – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: It’s not just you: science papers are getting harder to read – Nature (free) ‘It’s time to make sure research is understandable to all’ – The Telegraph (free) AND Scientific language is becoming more informal – Nature (free)
“Too often, academic journals are filled with complex language and turgid prose, which is intended not to inform the reader but to ennoble the writer”. (via @bmj_latest see Tweet)
New Catalogue of Bias – CEBM, University of Oxford
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:25h | UTCCatalogue of Bias – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford (free)
“25 biases affecting evidence on health kick off the new @CebmOxford Catalog of Bias” (via @hildabast see Tweet)
USPSTF Says Evidence is Insufficient to Recommend Ankle-Brachial Index, CRP, or Coronary Calcium
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:15h | UTCUSPSTF Not Backing Ankle-Brachial Index, CRP, or Coronary Calcium – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND No Change in USPSTF’s Stance on Using Nontraditional Risk Factors to Assess CV Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement 1: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors – USPSTF (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement 2: Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index (free)
“The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of adding the ankle-brachial index (ABI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), or coronary artery calcification (CAC) score to traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in asymptomatic adults to prevent CVD events”.
Can Your Hip Replacement Kill You?
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:09h | UTCCan Your Hip Replacement Kill You? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Lawsuits are pulling back the curtain on what some doctors call the Wild West of medicine: the untested and largely unregulated medical device industry” (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 15 January 2018
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:06h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 15 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
How to Counter the Circus of Pseudoscience
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:55h | UTCHow to Counter the Circus of Pseudoscience – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: In 2018 we need less nonsense and more science – The Globe and Mail (free)
Perspective: Evidence-Based Health Policy
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:37h | UTCEvidence-Based Health Policy – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Ethics for Healthcare Data is Obsessed With Risk – Not Public Benefits
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:08h | UTCEthics for healthcare data is obsessed with risk – not public benefits – The Conversation (free)
Statistical Methods to Compare Functional Outcomes in Randomized Controlled Trials With High Mortality
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:30h | UTC
Are Doctors Causing Trouble by Tweeting at Conventions?
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:16h | UTCAre Doctors Causing Trouble by Tweeting at Conventions? – Medscape (free registration required)
Toward a Culture of Scientific Inquiry — The Role of Medical Teaching Services
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:43h | UTCPerspective: Toward a Culture of Scientific Inquiry — The Role of Medical Teaching Services – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Faced With Public Pressure, Research Institutions Step up Reporting of Clinical Trial Results
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:07h | UTCFaced with public pressure, research institutions step up reporting of clinical trial results – STAT (free)
Editorial: Improving the Conduct, Reporting, and Appraisal of Animal Research
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:49h | UTCEditorial: Improving the conduct, reporting, and appraisal of animal research – The BMJ (free)
Opinion: Why Scientists Need to do More About Research Fraud
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:42h | UTCWhy scientists need to do more about research fraud – The Guardian (free)
Open Access 2017: A Year of Stand-Offs, Showdowns, & Funders’ Own Journals
10 Jan, 2018 | 23:16h | UTC
Richard Smith: A Big Brother future for science publishing?
10 Jan, 2018 | 12:51h | UTCRichard Smith: A Big Brother future for science publishing? – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Review: Understanding and Misunderstanding Randomized Controlled Trials
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:23h | UTCUnderstanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials – Social Science & Medicine (free) (via @trishgreenhalgh see Tweet)
Evidence Based Medicine is Easy
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:24h | UTCEvidence Based Medicine is Easy – First10EM (free)
A simplified guide to approaching the medical literature.
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 8 January 2018
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:23h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 8 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Infographic vs Text: Evidence Throwdown!
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:09h | UTCInfographic vs Text: Evidence Throwdown! – Absolutely Maybe, in PLOS Blogs (free) (via @hildabast see Tweet)
Sham Surgeries: A Tale of Medical Reversals & the Role of the Media
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:03h | UTCSham surgeries: A tale of medical reversals & the role of the media – HealthNewsReview (free)
Related commentaries: Sham Controls in Device Trials Gain Favor After ORBITA – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND ORBITA: Another clinical trial demonstrating the need for sham controls in surgical trials – Science-Based Medicine (free)
Perspective: Evidence-Based Health Policy
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:22h | UTCEvidence-Based Health Policy – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Debate: Is “Precision Medicine” Ready To Use In Primary Care Practice?
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:25h | UTCControversies in Family Medicine: Is “Precision Medicine” Ready To Use In Primary Care Practice?
No: It Is Barely Ready for Testing – American Family Physician (free)
Relative Risk Reduction is a Troublesome Way to Convey the Benefits of Treatments
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:30h | UTCRelated: Reporting the findings: Absolute vs relative risk – HealthNewsReview (free)
Retrospective Consent in a Neonatal Randomized Controlled Trial
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:30h | UTCRetrospective Consent in a Neonatal Randomized Controlled Trial – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Retrospective Consent Upped Participation in Neonatal Trial – MedPage Today (free registration required)