9 PubMed Ninja Skills

PubMed-Ninja-1024x747A few million people use PubMed every day – many pretty much every day. And everyone’s got their own habits,  shortcuts, and functions they rely on. Before I get to my personal top 9, though, a

Post-SPRINT Trial Headaches

  On 11 September, some 9,300 participants in the SPRINT trial were sent a letter from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The letter told them the part of the trial where they needed to meet a set blood pressure target is … Continue reading »

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The Mess That Trials Stopped Early Can Leave Behind

    Many trials end with a whimper. But some end with a bang. Press release, press conference, lots of fanfare – and backlash. The drama of another clinical trial being stopped early burst into public view this month. This time it … Continue reading »

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Tricked: The Ethical Slipperiness of Hoaxes

  Hoaxes sure can stir up a lot of emotion, can’t they? We tend to have a quick reaction to them, and they flush out differences in values quickly, too. A few days ago, American journalist John Bohannon wanted to … Continue reading »

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Rifts and Bright Spots in Evidence-Based Medicine

It all starts and ends with the patient. That was a strong message from the first day of Evidence Live. Trisha Greenhalgh walked that walk on day 2. She showed the limits of evidence-based medicine (EBM) with the story of one patient’s … Continue reading »

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Evidence Live and Kicking (Part 1)

“Evidence based medicine: a movement in crisis?” That 2014 editorial by Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues echoed through the hallways leading up to this year’s Evidence Live conference, on now at Oxford University. Day 1 down, and the question is well … Continue reading »

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Study Report, Study Reality, and the Gap Between

We take mental shortcuts about research reports. “I read a study,” we say. We don’t only talk about them as though they are the study – we tend to think of them that way, too. And that’s risky. Even the … Continue reading »

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