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Sobshrink's avatar

"Proponents of the device argue that SWISS APERO results may not be that bad...." So that's the criteria now for recommending a procedure? It's not THAT bad.... The fact that not many doctors who advocate the procedure will stop doing it is not surprising, and I admire Dr. Reddy for resisting confirmation bias, the more typical reaction. I hope every medical student is now required to take a course in cognitive biases (link below) and how they can influence data selection and interpretation. I also hope you write an article for lay persons with a list of questions they can ask their doctor before agreeing to any type of treatment.

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/believing-overcoming-cognitive-biases/2020-09

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Ray Horvath, "The Source" :)'s avatar

Amazing results. It's also good to see an honest assessment from a specialist.

The situation reminds me of the way clinical diagnostics commonly fail:

https://rayhorvaththesource.substack.com/p/diagnostic-failures-reveal-inadequacies

Dr. Prassad had similar problems with bone marrow transplants yesterday:

https://rayhorvaththesource.substack.com/p/bone-marrow-transplant-to-fix-rbc

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