Statins are widely prescribed to lower cholesterol in order to prevent blockage of coronary arteries. They do carry some risks though! Click through to read the discussion. from the NYtimes Statins, which help lower levels of LDL (or “bad” cholesterol)
To follow up on the blog post about the doctored images in a landmark study on Alzheimer’s, this article Is written by a scientist who took it upon herself to look through thousands of journal articles in search of photoshopped
This is an important story. For those who have an interest in science and scientific research I highly recommend that you read the article from Science. It reads like a gripping detective story, but is quite chilling. I had been
Quote: “This incident has shaken F.D.A. integrity quite significantly,” said Wayne Pines, a former F.D.A. senior official who has written histories about the agency. “The F.D.A. is obligated to be sure that all stones are turned over, that every avenue
The drug Aduhelm, recently approved to treat Alzheimer’s disease is controversial for good reason. I’ve linked to several comprehensive articles below. The controversy comes down to a a few points. Is is clinically effective? It is hard to tell. At
People often limit their creativity by continually adding new features to a design rather than removing existing ones. The fascinating article looks at the phenomenon that problem solvers will most often add features to solve a given problem instead
Belatedly posting to the blog my chapter in Deep Resilience called “Do No Harm”. Read and learn! First Do No Harm 8.29.2020 for sharing
Reading through this article I went from peeved to enraged. This has been in the literature for decades and yet, STILL, people consider an MRI the gold standard and demand it. Doctors sort of have to oblige. And yet imaging,
Background research for my writing project. Back surgery is one of the most expensive surgeries that have a troubled past and current state of affairs. It is one of those “biologically plausible” procedures that can wreak havoc. Asian Spine J.
