“Learn what they don’t want you to know.” That pretty much captures the conspiracy-laced journey into data you often see…
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Science Communication Free Speech and Journals’ Responsibility in Vaccine DebatesRead more
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Bias Scientific Advocacy and Biases of the Ideological and Industry KindsRead more
I think the main thing I learned – very painfully – in 20 years as a health consumer advocate, is…
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Bias Boilover: The Cochrane HPV Vaccine Fire Isn’t Really About the Evidence – but it’s Critical to ScienceRead more
It was always a volatile situation. If it blew, it was going to be even harder to keep perspective through all…
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Health The HPV Vaccine Should Be Preventing Cervical Cancer: Can We Tell Whether It Actually Is?Read more
The suspense is tough. Will the HPV vaccine reduce cervical cancer and related deaths or won’t it? It should, but…
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Evidence The HPV Vaccine: A Critique of a Critique of a Meta-AnalysisRead more
Battles over vaccine evidence sure can get toxic, can’t they? If you’re a diehard partisan, though, you can look for…
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Evidence Yoga, Depression, & Clinical Trial Critique 101Read more
A study piqued my curiosity in a news feed recently. Yoga could reduce depression symptoms, researchers said – but only if…
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Science Communication Europe Expanded the “No Elsevier Deal” Zone & This Could Change EverythingRead more
A couple of heavy-duty battering rams have hit the journal subscription system in Europe. And they are so big, this…
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Reproducibility Can We Science Our Way out of the Reproducibility Crisis?Read more
Many studies are so thin on details, they’re unverifiable, unusable, or both. Many are too small, badly designed, or otherwise…
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Evidence What Does the PREDIMED Trial Retraction & Reboot Mean for the Mediterranean Diet?Read more
A very influential nutrition trial just tanked. It was retracted from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on 13 June…
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Listicles Building a Great Scientific Abstract: A Quick ChecklistRead more
It should never be a rushed afterthought. An awful lot is riding on the quality of scientific abstracts. Most readers…
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Listicles An Author Rights Perspective on Scientific EditorsRead more
What should scientific editors be able to do well? We would all be able to agree easily on some basics…
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Bias Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses: A 5-Step CheckupRead more
It’s easy to be a little blinded by the specialized statistical techniques in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. As with any type…