A paper published this month got me frustrated, yet again, about this situation: There really is still too much uncertainty about conflict…
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Bias There’s Still Too Much Uncertainty About Conflict of Interest BiasRead more
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Covid-19 A Unique Pandemic Control TrialRead more
When I was young, while I understood pandemics that kill millions could happen in theory, I really thought they were a thing…
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Evidence This Evidence Fundamentally Shifts the Debate About the HPV VaccineRead more
We’ve had to wait a long time to get to this point. If cervical cancer develops after HPV infection, it will take…
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Covid-19 Digging Into the Evidence on Covid Vaccines in PregnancyRead more
Decision-making about drugs in pregnancy can be very difficult. Our illogical aversion to clinical trials in pregnancy means people making particularly complex…
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Evidence Paths to Full Open Access for Cochrane ReviewsRead more
The question keeps coming up when I discuss the challenges facing the Cochrane Collaboration: What’s happening with open access for Cochrane reviews?…
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Bias What a New Review Reveals About the Mask Effectiveness DebateRead more
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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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…