The art and science of screen time
This article is about a topic that keeps me up at night (if Twitter hasn’t already done a sufficient job)
The placebo effect
New research is zeroing in on a biochemical basis for the placebo effect — possibly opening a Pandora’s box for Western medicine.
Reading, resveratrol, and coffee
On a lighter note (although likely a more contentious topic than the aforementioned Nature paper), I provided my current morning coffee ritual on Instagram
1 in 10 people lack access to clean water
There are a lot of things that I find “unacceptable” on a daily basis, but situations like this help put things in perspective.
This Bud’s for you? Don’t mix alcohol with epidemiology
“It all comes down to the way we used to study drinking,” the article starts.
My visit to prison and is a “low-carb” diet going to shorten your life?
Well, you can pretty much set your calendar to it. Another scare from the folks in observational epidemiology land.
Arrogance, humility, and the podcast launch
Good practice for docs to read such reports weekly—an excellent reminder of how little we know.
Studying studies … and Steve Largent
I can take you to the water’s edge, but…
Studying Studies: Part V – power and significance
Studies can be statistically powerful and significant, but practically weak and meaningless (and vice versa).
Lack of context may fuel spread of unintended consequences
A recent study on diet and prostate cancer suggests we need to be more careful communicating and interpreting information.