Last year I wrote that a day may come, when we have evidence about masks that’s so strong, so convincing, only the…
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Bias What a New Review Reveals About the Mask Effectiveness DebateRead more
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Evidence Scientific Uncertainty Isn’t a Justification for Getting Things Seriously WrongRead more
The authors got me thinking about the ways scientific uncertainty enables people to lead themselves, and others, astray. That wasn’t what they…
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Evidence 5 Tips For Understanding Network Meta-AnalysisRead more
Network meta-analysis (NMA) is an extension of meta-analysis, combining trial evidence for more than 2 treatments or other interventions. This type of…
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Evidence From the Lab to Evidence Reviews to Communication (Sicily Conference Part 3)Read more
The Sicily Evidence-Based Healthcare Conference was a treat, and not just because of the glorious location and hospitality. It was big enough…
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Evidence Is Critical Appraisal Training for Clinicians Doomed? (Sicily Conference Part 2)Read more
The first shot against critical appraisal training for clinicians came quickly – in the opening lecture, in fact. And it seemed to…
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Evidence A View From the Sicily Evidence-Based Healthcare ConferenceRead more
It’s a stunning place. And this conference makes the best of it, held in a hotel overlooking its own Mediterranean beach. The…
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Evidence What’s Happening When Living Systematic Reviews…Stop?Read more
I’m not sure when the name “living systematic review” was coined, but it was fleshed out in an article in 2014 by Julian Elliott…
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Bias A Communication Research Unicorn! Decent Evidence You Can Change People’s Minds & Actions Via Social MediaRead more
The field of research on communication interventions is heavily littered with studies that are too small, too indirect, and too riddled with…
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Bias Peering Through the Smoke at a Duel Over Covid’s Infection Fatality RateRead more
This is one of my older cartoons. Unfortunately, the problem it’s depicting hasn’t gone out of style. But now it strikes me…
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Evidence Systematic Evidence and the Covid-19 Stress Test: Pass Or Fail?Read more
You would think a time when we needed to be able to “follow the science” would have been systematic evidence’s shining hour…
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Bias The Pioneering Crossover Trials for Covid Vaccines and What We’ll Find OutRead more
As results for the big phase 3 trials for the BNT-Pfizer and Moderna were looming, a debate ramped up: when would the…
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Evidence A Reader’s Guide to Safety & Adverse Event Data From Vaccine TrialsRead more
The competition for the “honor” of being the most confusing part of clinical trial results is fierce. I don’t think technical terms…