Archive - Sensible Medicine

What should we say to trainees who mask with every patient?

A first, second, and third opinion

1 hr ago • Adam Cifu, MD, Vinay Prasad MD MPH, and John Mandrola

The placebo effect

18 hrs ago • Vinay Prasad MD MPH

43:14

August 2026

Statins in the elderly - The STAREE trial (NEJM 2026)

Study of the week

Aug 31 • Vinay Prasad MD MPH

The New England Journal Failed in Editorial Oversight of a Recent Voices Column on Jason Arday

Jeffrey S Flier MD is the former Dean of the Harvard School of Medicine.

Aug 29 • Jeff Flier

Is an mRNA vaccine the best way to treat melanoma? We don’t know.

An article in which I attempt to criticize Merck, Moderna, Wall Street, the Media, and RFK Jr in under 700 words

Aug 28 • Adam Cifu, MD

Guidelines: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Guidelines are important, but they are not the definitive word on how to care for patients.

Aug 27 • Howard Bauchner and Frederick P Rivara

This Fortnight in Medicine XXXIII

Andrew, John, and Adam try to bring down the preoperative assessment industrial complex and ponder whether we can stop statins in older patients.

Aug 26 • Adam Cifu, MD, John Mandrola, and Andrew J Foy

50:36

Lecture 4 - How not to be fooled

I notice that someone was angry that we are re-posting old episodes BEFORE we post the new ones.

Aug 25 • Vinay Prasad MD MPH

36:39

Choosing the Wrong Patient When it Comes to Left Atrial Appendage Closure

An email from a colleague is worth sharing to show you how bad things are out there in the real world where evidence is translated so poorly

Aug 24 • John Mandrola

Cardiovascular Safety of Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Take 2

Cosmetic medicine and a study that tells us nothing

Aug 21 • Adam Cifu, MD

The Death of Expertise

In this age of misinformation, where we seem to have become disdainful of genuine experts, no armor will protect us from folly more effectively than a…

Aug 20 • Alex Lickerman, MD

Should Residents Unionize?

A first, second, and third opinion.

Aug 19 • Adam Cifu, MD, Vinay Prasad MD MPH, and John Mandrola

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