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Richard Smith: The dangers of a moustache
A kiss without a moustache, the proverb says, is like an egg without salt and, added Jean Paul Sartre, like good without evil. The proverb doesn’t make clear which kisser […]
Marcus Müllner: Dealing with conflicts of interest in the regulatory decision making process
Conflicts of interest are a wonderful topic: Everybody has them, most believe they don’t, and the more you believe that, the stronger you value judgments about them. The European Medicines […]
Georgios Lyratzopoulos: Overdiagnosis—is informed decision making by patients the way forward?
I enrolled for the Preventing Overdiagnosis conference assuming that the focus would be on cancer screening, but I was thankful that the conference covered every clinical specialty, including paediatrics, psychiatry, […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—16 September 2013
NEJM 29 Aug-12 Sep 2013 Vol 369 799 When comparing a new fixed-dose anticoagulant with conventional warfarin based anticoagulation, what do you look for? Thrombotic events, death, major bleeding? Yes, […]
William Cayley: Does uncertainty and fear of the unknown drive overdiagnosis?
Edward Davies hits the nail on the head: “The fear of both patient and doctor can sometimes override the best knowledge, research, and information known to man.” I do not […]
Leana Wen: Where to begin the conversation on overdiagnosis
One of the many takeaways from this week’s excellent Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference is that it’s hard for doctors to tell their patients that too much care is bad. For so […]
David Payne: Open House London’s healthy buildings
Akerman—a £12.3m community healthcare building designed by the architectual practice Henley Halebrown Rorrison—opened last year as part of the regeneration of Myatts Field North in the south London borough of Lambeth. […]
William Cayley: Measurement—at the expense of success
“Doc, how’s my blood pressure? What about my cholesterol? How about my weight?” “There’s room for improvement,” I say. “How much do you exercise? How many fruits and vegetables do […]
Edward Davies: Overdiagnosis—what are we so afraid of?
Evidence based medicine is first and foremost at the Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference in Dartmouth this week. The importance of data, research, and careful analysis has been repeatedly hammered home, with […]