How to read any health study — and why the most important finding is almost never the one being reported Source: THE NUMBER THEY NEVER PUT IN THE HEADLINE JAMES LYONS-WEILER, PHDMAY 1, 2026 We’ve seen it a thousand times. When pharma decides it wants to open a new market, it makes mountains out of molehills on efficacy. When that market is... Read more
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THE NUMBER THEY NEVER PUT IN THE HEADLINE
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Critical Thinking, Math/Statistics, Medicine“It’s in the new guidelines” does not always mean ≠ it’s time to change practice.
April 30 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Critical Thinking, MedicineA primary care physician’s case for critical engagement with clinical practice guidelines Source: “It’s in the new guidelines” does not always mean it’s time to change practice. LENNY LESSER MD MSHS. APR 30, 2026GUEST POST I recently wrote about the ACC/AHA/AACVPR/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia. My essay pointed out a couple of very specific objections I have to the guidelines. Here, Dr. Lesser describes... Read more
C&C. CUSTODY AND CONTROL. ODNI Referral and Transparency. SCHWARTZ at CDC.
April 20 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Childers, Deep State, DOJ, Iran, Transparency[non], TrumpJEFF CHILDERS APR 20, 2026 Good morning, C&C, it’s Monday! Your roundup includes: the U.S. Navy’s cinematic seizure of Iran’s sanctions-busting cargo ship Touska after six hours of warnings and a few well-placed rounds into the engine room; Tulsi Gabbard’s astonishing declassification of the impeachment files, complete with criminal referrals for the “whistleblower” machinery that helped launch Trump’s first impeachment;... Read more
C&C. TRUMP’S BLOCKADE. April 15, 2026
April 15 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Childers, Democrat Party, Iran, Mandates, Science, Trump, Two Tier Law, VaccineC&C ARMY BRIEFING — IRAN WAR UPDATE ⛑️ 🚀 Yesterday, the New York Times reported, “US Blockade Stops Iran-Linked Ships From Crossing Strait of Hormuz.” They buried the lede. Eight Iran-bound ships were blocked, but twenty ships headed for other ports safely transited the Strait. It’s Trump’s greatest rope-a-dope yet. CLIP: Fox’s Jesse Watters walks viewers through the “Trumpian Grand Bargain” (6:39). Here’s how... Read more
C&C. WHERE IS THAT MINE? Stalwell on His Way Out? In CA it may be GOP vs GOP. Court of Appeals. American Health.
April 11 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Childers, Democrat Party, Energy, Health, Iran, US CourtsC&C ARMY BRIEFING — IRAN WAR UPDATE You couldn’t make 2026 up. Behold, this morning the New York Times ran a frontpage story headlined, “Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says.” Honey! Where did I put my mines? The sub-headline explained, “The lost mines have prevented Iran from quickly complying with President Trump’s demand to allow more... Read more
C&C. ACIP MOVING AHEAD. Melania Mad. Dems Discover Fraud.
April 10 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Childers, Democrat Party, FDA, Law, Trump, VaccineJEFF CHILDERS APR 10, 2026 Good morning, C&C, it’s Friday! Your end-of-week roundup includes: Kennedy’s exciting bureaucratic jiu-jitsu on ACIP; California’s eye-watering $267 million hospice fraud bust (and Newsom’s tell); Melania revives Epstein story while making Democrats own it; and Trump’s historic Medicare sequestration that nobody’s screaming about — because fraud changed the narrative. ESSENTIAL NEWS AND COMMENTARY Call it the Kennedy... Read more
