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
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The “evidence pyramid” should be dismantled, brick by ill-conceived brick
February 13 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Math/Statistics, Prasad, ScienceIt was cruel to trick people that they can protect immunocompromised loved ones by masking & being precautious
February 8 | Posted by mrossol | Coronavirus, Health, ScienceBy Vinay Prasad, Feb 8, 2023 Source: It was cruel to trick people that they can protect immunocompromised loved ones by masking & being precautious
There are still some people taking precautions because they know someone who’s immunocompromised or live with someone who’s immunocompromised. We have set these people up for failure. Public health has lied to them.
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Public health is not like medicine: It doesn’t have to generate evidence
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | Health, Ruling Class, Science, The Left, WHOBy Vinay Prasad, Feb. 7, 2023. Source: Public health is not like medicine: It doesn’t have to generate evidence
During the pandemic, the same person who says “this observational study of <insert cancer drug> can’t prove it works because of residual confounding” is happy to say, “this observational study of community masking proves it works.” Bizarre, right?
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Wide confidence intervals means an intervention could still work; Is that the standard we always use in medicine?
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, ScienceBt Vinay Prasad, February 6, 2023 Source: Wide confidence intervals means an intervention could still work; Is that the standard we always use in medicine?
I took the liberty of plotting the largest randomized trials of masking from the Cochrane review, and, first off, as you can see, all the confidence intervals are wide, and compatible with important...
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Let’s Do the Cochrane Review of Physical Measures to Reduce the Spread of Viruses
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, FDA, ScienceBy John Mandrola, February 6, 2023 Source: Let’s Do the Cochrane Review of Physical Measures to Reduce the Spread of Viruses Professor Tom Jefferson of Oxford led a large group of authors for this fifth update of the evidence review of physical measures to interrupt the spread of respiratory viruses. Their last review was in 2020, which did not include SARS-CoV-2 infection. Background... Read more
FDA Doubles Down on Junk Science in Response to a Petition to Revoke Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in Children
February 6 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Coronavirus, Deep State, Health, ScienceSource: FDA Doubles Down on Junk Science in Response to ICAN Petition to Revoke Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in Children – ICAN – Informed Consent Action Network
Three months after ICAN submitted a formal petition showing the startling risk/benefit profile of COVID-19 vaccines in children and demanding the FDA revoke their use in children, the FDA filed a...
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