This is one of the revealing essays of the pandemic era. To the extent we fail to come to grips … More
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The surgical mask is a bad fit for risk reduction|Shane Neilson, MD | CMAJ.JAMC
As represented by our cinema and other media, Western society expects too much of masks. In the public’s mind, the … More
Check Your Scientism!
You might be Scientismist if… …you source-cite frantically to substantiate your views, even if you haven’t analyzed the data or … More
Irreproducible ‘Scientific’ Results
The reliability of evidence-based medical care depends on validation of original research. Let’s start encouraging and incentivizing investigators to verify … More
Less Dogma. More Data.
NYU Langone Medical Center – Why Treatments Can Appear Effective Even When They Are Not
NYU Langone Medical Center. Observer Bias First, researchers tend to observe what they expect to observe, a confounding factor known … More