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How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 5 Placebo Effect and Sham Interventions
A Standing Ovation for CHALLENGE
Marketing Disguised as Science Embarrasses Everyone Involved
This Fortnight in Medicine (Episode II)
Subjectivity, RCTs, Exercise, and Colon Cancer
The NIH Just Canceled Funding for HIV Vaccine Research – Is That Wrong?
How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 4 Diagnostic Tests
Good Ideas Require Testing – The Lessons of the NUDGE CKD Trial
Six Reasons to Become a Dermatologist
Why Clean Drinking Water is Overrated
White Coats, Fomites, and Surrogate Endpoints
Can We Give the New FDA Leadership a Chance
Rotavirus Vaccination Deserves Nuanced Discussion
Exercise is Great but It’s Not a Cancer Drug
Underappreciated Harms of the Electronic Medical Record
The MAHA Report: A Seismic Shift in US Health Policy
The Problem with Pragmatic Trials
When guidelines do not match the evidence--the story of beta-blockers after MI
Comparing the Healthcare and Airline Industries
Underappreciated Harms of the Electronic Medical Record
FDA Town Hall Video with Prasad and Makary
Prasad, Makary, and An Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination
The Lessons of Day vs Night Administration of BP Medications
How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 2: Observational Studies
Tricuspid Valve Interventions and its Dubious Evidence
I Learned About Medicine From That
Vinay at FDA; what's next for Sensible Medicine; ask us anything answers
Two Important Concepts in Medical Practice Emerged from the Comments Yesterday
Perhaps the Strongest Benefit of GLP1a drugs is...
Defining the Risk of Oral Tobacco Products
Caring for Patients, Not Judging Them
How Not to Get Fooled by the Medical Literature - Part 1 - Course Introduction
The NIH Can Launch its Autism Research Initiative Immediately
Words can Harm, Words can Heal
When Death Comes to the Intensivist
Abortion, Vaccines, and Autism
How Not to Give a Crappy Lecture
What Fictional Dramas Can Tell Us About the Post COVID Pandemic Narratives
When a "negative" trial causes confusion -- back to the story of cerebral embolic protection devices
What We've Learned From Sensible Medicine
I Learned About Medicine From That: The Wizard of Oz Revealed
Vaccine analyses in nonsensible times
Tech Bros Require Regular Relooks at the Seminal Evidence in Coronary Artery Disease
Are medical journals balanced?
Should Physicians Follow Hollywood's Script?
I learned about medicine from that: aboard the La Rabida Children's hospital
I've been wrong about treating pleural effusion for 25 years
Intern Year: A Resident’s Reflections and Advice
A Call for Parentalism in Medicine
I learned about medicine from that: But... But....."Aaron has the broken arm!"
Supporting Third Stage Academic Medicine Physicians
The False Narrative of Nonspecific Vaccine Effects
I Learned About Medicine From That: the first patient I cared for who died
Artificial Intelligence can be the Catalyst for Transformative Change at NIH
When A Negative Trial Takes 11 Years to Publish
Why Executive Health Physicals Make Me Nuts
Spreadsheets, Meetings, Lunches, and Paychecks
Why shadowing Vinay Prasad convinced me to become an oncologist
The IAMI Study: The Forgotten Influenza Vaccine Trial
How a Meta-Analysis can Mislead—The Story of Complete vs Culprit-only PCI in STEMI
Sepsis Screening Decreases Mortality. Well, not really.
2025 - COVID-19 Vaccine Variant Target: Who Should Choose?
Planned Home Birth - Marty Makary’s Blind Spot
Coronary Artery Calcium Trial Fails to Impress
Who should serve on the vaccine advisory committee (ACIP)?
Friday Reflection 48: Linguistics, Diagnosis, and Medical Error
Honoring Henry Marsh's 75th Birthday
Six Urban Myths About Smoke-Free Nicotine
Duration of Trials vs Duration of Therapy
The NIH is Being Slashed and Burned, not “Reformed”
Advice for Your Clinical Clerkships
Questioning Coverage for Coronary Artery Scans
The Hidden Cost of Sports Betting: A Public Health Crisis in the Making
Idaho considers withdrawing from WWAMI because UWash has "become political"
Whining Doctors and the Patients They Whine About
Why most medical research is likely (still) waste, and less research funding may be one way forward
Antibiotic Management of Nonperforated Appendicitis is Inferior to Appendectomy
Prometheus and The Worried Well
Active and Passive Academic Freedom
In Honor of the Three Greatest Words in the English Language
Cutting NIH Indirects is Sensible Medicine
Recent News Headlines Imply that Cannabis is Deadly
A Conversation with Professor Jeffrey Flier Regarding Changes in NIH Funding
What has gotten better and what has gotten worse since you started in medicine
You read an article you disagree with on Sensible Medicine: What next?
A Plan to Refocus Primary Care
RFK Jr hearings/ Eulogy Values & NIH delays
A review of the newly approved novel non-opioid pain reliever suzetrigine (Journavx)
Zombie Healthcare Masking Policies Return to Maryland
What Drug Was Worth More Than Half a Billion Dollars to Advertise Directly to Consumers?
When Trials Find Implausible Results—The SCOT-HEART trial
A Conversation with Michael Easter from the TWO/PERCENT
We Need Research that Answers Important Questions
Seed Oils: Real Harm or Just Another Food Fear Fad?
The War On Abortion Is The New War On Drugs
The Pros and Cons of Studying Strategies with RCTs - EAST AFNET 4
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Treatment of Drug Addiction
PROFID EHRA: The Most Important Trial of the Decade in Cardiology
To Improve Public Trust, the CDC Should Embrace Nuance
Friday Reflection 47: Patients Make the Hardest Decisions
X's Community Notes Are a Model for Public Health Success—Will Meta Actually Follow Suit?
Drug-eluting coronary stents: a masterclass in (broken) evidence translation?