It can be a long, unrewarding slog to unpack the problems in a published paper. David Allison and colleagues talked…
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Evidence Correcting the Record On That Critique of the Cochrane HPV Vaccine ReviewRead more
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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 the…
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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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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 It was retracted from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on 13 June…
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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…
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Evidence All That Meta-Analysis Backlash!Read more
As soon as people started getting serious about systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the 1970s, the bashing started. It’s not…
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Evidence Infographic vs Text: Evidence Throwdown!Read more
A paper recently dropped a trio of randomized trials of an infographic going head-to-head with text. The reaction to the performance…
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Evidence Catch-22, Clinical Trial Edition: Protecting Women and ChildrenRead more
“I remember wheeling down this long, narrow corridor into my office, just a confused, scared mess, but I had to confront him.&rdquo…
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Evidence Circling the Wagons, Science Style: AHA Saturated Biases ReduxRead more
It shocks me when a professional group circles the wagons and starts firing shots at people who point out undeniable errors in their…
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Evidence 5 Tips for Understanding Data in Meta-AnalysesRead more
There’s a deluge of scientific studies of all sorts – thousands every day. There’s often a few studies looking for answers on…
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Bias Saturated Biases: Where the AHA Advice on Coconut Oil Went WrongRead more
Even for an evidence food fight – and those get plenty heated – the hue and cry about the new American Heart…