Archive - Sensible Medicine

Four Ways to Decrease Overall Mortality

Good medicine is all about careful observation.

Jul 17 • Adam Cifu, MD

When do you need a disease expert and when do you need a data expert?

Should you call a cardiologist or an statistician?

Jul 16 • Vinay Prasad

This Fortnight in Medicine XXX

A little more about that darn polypill

Jul 15 • John Mandrola, Vinay Prasad, and Andrew J Foy

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Is Universal Testing for Lp(a) Warranted?

I Have Questions

Jul 14 • Joseph Marine, MD

Can AI tell you who needs an ICD?

Implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs)can save lives if a person goes into a shockable rhythm (VT or VF), which would otherwise progress to impaired…

Jul 13 • Vinay Prasad, Joseph Marine, MD, and John Mandrola

A Daughter of the Cane Fields

As a newly minted doctor fresh from postgraduate training in the United Kingdom, I returned home to Trinidad and Tobago brimming with confidence.

Jul 11 • Joel David Teelucksingh

A Hippocratic Oath for 2026

A Hippocratic Oath for 2026 and (a little) beyond

Jul 10 • Adam Cifu, MD

The Nuances of the Impact Factor

Breaking news and an explanation of the actual impact of the impact factor

Jul 9 • Howard Bauchner

Are SSRIs Good or Evil?

A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd opinion

Jul 8 • Adam Cifu, MD, Vinay Prasad, and John Mandrola

Semi-automated offsides technology and diagnostic expansion medicine

Can we learn from the World Cup?

Jul 7 • Vinay Prasad

I am torn on the PolyPill concept

Trials comparing the polypill to standard care need to be rigorous. The POLY-HF trial is not. But I am still not sure the polypill is a bad idea.

Jul 6 • John Mandrola

Turning Three Pet Peeves into Unsolicited Advice

For Journalists, Researchers, and Editors

Jul 3 • Adam Cifu, MD

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