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You should mask in 2023 exactly as often as you masked in 2017

March 13 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Disinformation, Health, Mandates, Prasad

By Vinay Prasad, March 13, 2023 Source: You should mask in 2023 exactly as often as you masked in 2017

Pre-pandemic, there was no evidence masking in public slowed the spread of colds and flu. Cloth and surgical masks in the community was considered at best useless. That is why Fauci initially went on 60 minutes and said... Read more

The “evidence pyramid” should be dismantled, brick by ill-conceived brick

February 13 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Math/Statistics, Prasad, Science

Source: The “evidence pyramid” should be dismantled, brick by ill-conceived brick I wrote last week about a systematic review of physical measures to block viral transmission. In the post I referenced the famous (or perhaps infamous) evidence pyramid. My goal was to show the idealized version of evidence—wherein a systematic review of randomized trials strengthens one’s confidence in any one trial’s... Read more

Cochrane masking review reveals how academics are absolute hypocrites

February 8 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Health, Math/Statistics, Prasad

Hmm. Dr Prasad finally states his position on Ivermectin. Interesting. By Vinay Prasad, Feb. 8, 2023 Source: Cochrane masking review reveals how academics are absolute hypocrites

The reception to the Cochrane update on masks and other physical interventions to prevent the spread of sars-cov-2 has been disappointing. First of all, there is no question that randomized trials better estimate... Read more

Alcohol: Good or Bad? Why Reductionist Science Can’t Answer a Complex Social, Nutritional Question

January 4 | Posted by mrossol | Health, Prasad, Science

Source: Alcohol: Good or Bad? Why Reductionist Science Can’t Answer a Complex Social, Nutritional Question If you are reading about NADPH and neutral circuits you aren’t even close to thinking about it correctly

Vinay Prasad,  Jan 4, 2023
Recently, I tweeted something to the effect... Read more

Great Colonoscopy Debate – Not sure Colon Cancer is Worth Screening For?

October 19 | Posted by mrossol | Math/Statistics, Medicine, Prasad

An analysis more physicians should read and think about.  mrossol Source: Great Colonoscopy Debate – A Listener Responds

OCT 13,... Read more

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