<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sensible Medicine: How Not To Get Fooled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our course on critical appraisal, with Adam Cifu, John Mandrola and Vinay Prasad]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/s/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JieF!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F817f2348-22ee-4ce2-94ab-0fba2516b13a_1280x1280.png</url><title>Sensible Medicine: How Not To Get Fooled</title><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/s/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:40:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sensible-med.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Editors]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[sensiblemed@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[sensiblemed@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Sensible Medicine]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Sensible Medicine]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[sensiblemed@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[sensiblemed@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Sensible Medicine]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 9 - Trial design & Multiplicity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research.]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-22c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-22c</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinay Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/162581118/12457195-ad4e-48cd-8ceb-451ee6c6e761/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research. Here it is!</p></li></ul><p>This is the ninth of 9 videos that we recorded as part of a course on clinical appraisal, and there will be many more to come. This and future videos will be made available as a thank you to paid subscribers.</p><p>We call our &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 7 - Reasons EBM fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research.]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-6c3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-6c3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinay Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:00:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/162423956/6dab44b5-36a7-4b8b-9131-dfe79310525f/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research. Here it is!</p><p>This is the seventh of 9 videos that we recorded as part of a course on clinical appraisal, and there will be many more to come. This and future videos will be made available as a thank you to paid subscribers.</p><p>We call ou&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 6 Kaplan Meier Plots & Censoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research.]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-a2e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-a2e</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinay Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/162419466/eff48192-55fd-49cf-b56c-40c79022bf24/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research. Here it is!</p><p>This is the sixth of 9 videos that we recorded as part of a course on clinical appraisal, and there will be many more to come. This and future videos will be made available as a thank you to paid subscribers.</p><p>We call our &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 5 Placebo Effect and Sham Interventions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research.]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-569</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-569</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinay Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:20:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/162414648/df1672a7-3f34-4349-b723-c40cb968f3d6/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research. Here it is!</p><p>This is the fifth of 9 videos that we recorded as part of a course on clinical appraisal, and there will be many more to come. This and future videos will be made available as a thank you to paid subscribers.</p><p>We call our &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 4 Diagnostic Tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research.]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-5ec</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-5ec</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinay Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:34:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/162378970/994cb691-1968-4ecb-a71e-f2416f44981a/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research. Here it is!</p><p>This is the fourth of 9 videos that we recorded as part of a course on clinical appraisal, and there will be many more to come. This and future videos will be made available as a thank you to paid subscribers.</p><p>We call our&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 3 : Bad Observational Epi & a Flawed Randomized Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lecture 3: Vinay Prasad takes the hot seat]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-499</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-499</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinay Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/162284911/c2a6793e-ff83-47ee-86c8-debe003cd9f0/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most common question we get asked: Is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research. Here it is!</p><p>This is the third of 9 videos that we recorded as part of a course on clinical appraisal, and there will be many more to come. This and future videos will be made available as a thank you to paid subscribers.</p><p>We call our cla&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 2: Observational Studies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our 9 part series continues]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-cb8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical-cb8</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinay Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 11:18:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/162270394/be9cfc0e-9051-4e73-954b-35fb675e6b30/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research. Here it is!</p><p>This is the second of 9 videos that we recorded as part of a course on clinical appraisal, and there will be many more to come. This and future videos will be made available as a thank you to paid subscribers.</p><p>We call our&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 1 - Course Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 9+ Part Series on Critical Appraisal by Cifu, Mandrola, Prasad]]></description><link>https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-not-to-get-fooled-by-the-medical</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinay Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/162267628/027ffd0e361fb182d34694ab9c86fff4.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most common question we get asked is: is there a course on how to become better at critically reading medical research. Well, now there is!</p><p>This is the first of 9 videos that we recorded as part of a course on clinical appraisal, and there will be many more to come. We call our class: How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature. These are topics that each of us teaches separately, but, here, for the first time, we teach them together, and the whole is more than the sum of the parts.</p><p>The first lecture will be made freely available to everyone, and the next 8 parts will be shared with our subscribers as a thank you for your support.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>