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 The HPV Vaccine: A Critique of a Critique of a Meta-AnalysisRead more
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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 It was retracted from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on 13 June…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…
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Bias The Case of the Missing Neuro Drug TrialsRead more
The case of the missing neurological drug trials remains shrouded in mystery. Nearly 48,000 people took part in these trials for new…
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Evidence When Science Polarizes: A Personal Activist Story with EvidenceRead more
There was another one of those “we’re living in echo chambers” papers recently. It’s from the same data on science and conspiracy theory social…