Richard Lehman’s journal review—10 June 2013
JAMA 5 June 2013 Vol 309 2223 It’s nice to see some meaty stuff in JAMA this week: I was beginning to grow despondent. It’s true that we are expected […]
JAMA 5 June 2013 Vol 309 2223 It’s nice to see some meaty stuff in JAMA this week: I was beginning to grow despondent. It’s true that we are expected […]
NEJM 30 May 2013 Vol 368 2059 Don’t read this paper, but rejoice that it exists. It’s proof that cancer genomics is the best kind of science—incomplete, dynamic, complex, and […]
JAMA 22 May 2013 Vol 309 2105 Viewpoints carry with them an offer of agreement or disagreement, and everything I write in these columns is based on that. I hope […]
JAMA 15 May 2013 Vol 309 2016 I got into a bit of a muddle with this paper, but I blame JAMA. Let me test you out: the abstract says […]
JAMA 8 May 2013 Vol 309 1903 When an implanted cardioverter defibrillator goes off inside you, you are sure to feel deeply shocked: whereas, for others, watching you drop dead […]
JAMA 1 May 2013 Vol 309 This week’s JAMA is devoted to child health. This was a mistake, because although children are generally interesting, health generally is not. A study […]
JAMA 24 Apr 2013 Vol 309 1691 Last week I welcomed the imminent arrival of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) because it would classify every human […]
JAMA 17 Apr 2013 Vol 309 1607 Why do some babies get colic every evening until they are about three months old? Dunno. Why do some children and adolescents get […]
JAMA 10 Apr 2013 Vol 309 I try my best, dear Reader, oh I do. When I see an issue of JAMA devoted to Genomics, I don’t just sigh deeply: […]
JAMA 3 Apr 2013 Vol 309 1355 With the runaway success of the Alltrials petition, it may seem as if everyone in the world has now agreed on the need […]