I used to think there was no question about this. Induction was the prologue to a long, hard labor that often wouldn’t go…
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Bias Long Overdue: Is the Question of Induction of Labor and Cesarean Section Settled?Read more
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Science Communication Science: Add Humor and Stir – Wocka, Wocka, Wocka!Read more
Laughter can be a joyous shortcut between people. It’s relaxing, and a playful way to engage our minds. Science, on the other…
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Evidence Alzheimer Disease: How Soon Would You Want To Know?Read more
Have you been forgetful lately? Any difficulty concentrating? Trouble recalling names? Answer “yes” to even one question like that…
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Evidence Is a Baby Aspirin a Day the New Apple?Read more
His first big clue came when people started hemorrhaging after chewing gum. Lawrence Craven did tonsil and adenoid surgery in his…
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Bias Resveratrol Hangover: Waking Up After Hypothesis BingeingRead more
Outbreaks of science myth-busting can be a bit of a puzzlement. The science behind a popular headline-maker might be a tottering house…
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Evidence Vacation: What’s the Point?Read more
It’s not really news when a journalist goes cherry-picking for juicy tidbits to fit a narrative, is it? We all fall into…
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Bias Science in the Abstract: Don’t Judge a Study by its CoverRead more
A competition for attention lies at the heart of the scientific enterprise. And the abstract is its “blurb.” A scientific abstract is…
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Bias A Viewer’s Guide to Mammography Evidence Ping-PongRead more
You could get a very sore neck watching all the claims and counter-claims about mammography zing back and forth. It’s like a…
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Bias The Disease Prevention Illusion: A Tragedy in 5 PartsRead more
Act I: An ounce of “prevention.” “Prevention is better than cure.” Aphorisms like this go back a long way. And most…
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Black History Month (Hi)stories our bodies tell: Experiencing racism (Guest Post)Read more
Guest post by Michelle Munyikwa I am currently still reveling in Black History Month. Yes, it is no longer February…
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Black History Month Out from the shadows of racist anthropology (Guest Post)Read more
Guest post by Michelle Munyikwa The skull was smaller than I expected it to be, shockingly light in my hands. Despite…
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Black History Month Vulnerability as strength: Thoughts on changing medicine’s hidden curriculum (Guest Post)Read more
Guest post by Michelle Munyikwa I recently read this article in Health Affairs regarding the effects of the hidden…