It seems we should all be able to agree, at the very least, that the FDA’s current approach makes us more likely to have better data in the coming years, data that should make it easier to agree on vaccine policy.| Sensible Medicine
A Sensible Medicine Guest Post| Sensible Medicine
Do diabetes medications help arthritis or hurt the eyes?| Sensible Medicine
A Sensible Medicine Guest Post| Sensible Medicine
I contrast two population screening trials--DANCAVAS and NordICC. One stayed true to the principle of randomization. The other broke traditional intention-to-treat principles| Sensible Medicine
Will Ward disagrees with my assessment of a JAMA-Psychiatry meta-analysis. His argument is persuasive and belongs on Sensible Medicine JMM| Sensible Medicine
When I am feeling self-assured, I can contend that aging is not a disease we can treat, that death is unavoidable, and that with even the most extreme efforts, crises at the end of life are often inevitable.| Sensible Medicine
Clinical trials in dementia are scarce but still need to be rigorous to help| Sensible Medicine
The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research.| Sensible Medicine
Perhaps it was the authors' choice of a complicated name. ISAR REACT 5 doesn’t stick in your brain, like CAST, or NOAH, or PLATO. But perhaps it’s a case of marketing that has kept prasugrel down.| Sensible Medicine
TR is a 72-year-old woman, a retired executive, who had been in excellent health until she began experiencing exertional dyspnea and palpitations.| www.sensible-med.com
The policy might be reasonable, but the reasoning expressed is absurd| Sensible Medicine
Everything you wanted to know about hormone replacement therapy but...| Sensible Medicine
Study of the Week: A new analysis of switching from warfarin to DOACs makes me question my initial enthusiasm for the small Dutch trial| Sensible Medicine
The most important question for doctors and patients| Sensible Medicine
The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research.| Sensible Medicine
Treating mild asthma and stroke (minor, moderate, or major) with atrial fibrillation| www.sensible-med.com
The Study of the Week describes why I often struggle to find certainty in clinical trials.| www.sensible-med.com
David Cohen is one of the smartest docs on Twitter.| www.sensible-med.com
Many people--including prominent podcasters--believe that discovering a coronary blockage is a great idea. Let's look at the actual studies. You will be surprised.| www.sensible-med.com
Concern over withdrawal of antidepressant is common. A new study suggests this concern is not supported by empirical data.| www.sensible-med.com
We need to investment in low tech solutions like nurses to staff beds, case managers to help navigate new placements, and social service staff to manage problems on the weekend. We also need actual housing.| www.sensible-med.com
A Sensible Medicine guest post| www.sensible-med.com
Dr Joe Marine is back with a persuasive argument that the reordering of scientific funding priorities are not that scary.| www.sensible-med.com
Dr Joseph Marine has read the formal MAHA report and offers his summary below| www.sensible-med.com
Here is a huge trial, well conducted, simple endpoint, and I don't know how to translate it. Please help. The story of PROTECT TAVI.| www.sensible-med.com
Let's Revisit the COURAGE trial--and its cousins. Together, they tell a story that approaches fact.| www.sensible-med.com