Rapid Treatment of Children with Sepsis Saves Lives
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A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Vindicates a Family Who Lost a Loved One to Sepsis.
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Overdiagnosis of Cancer, Defined
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Researchers from Dartmouth are pitching a standard definition for "overdiagnosis" in cancer screening. Will it hold up?
Read MoreHow Harvard's Hurricane Maria Study Actually Worked
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The much-publicized study suggests that the death toll due to Hurricane Maria was 4,645 people. Here's how it was done.
Read MoreNo, Eating Eggs Will NOT Protect You From Cardiovascular Death
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A study links egg consumption with a reduced risk of heart attack. Don't believe it.
Read MoreIf the Drug Doesn't Work, You Don't Pay: The Reality of Outcomes-Based Contracting
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Latest idea to reduce drug costs is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Read MoreA Link Between Ultrasound and Autism? Doubtful.
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Many outlets are reporting that a study links prenatal ultrasound with autism spectrum disorder - in fact the study shows just the opposite.
Read MoreI Drank a Known Carcinogen... For Science
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An Annals of Internal Medicine Study suggests that very hot tea may increase the risk of esophageal cancer.
Read MoreChronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Season Has Started
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The condition now known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy was first described almost 100 years ago, but there is so much we still don't know.
Read MorePSA Screening for Prostate Cancer Gets a Shot in the Arm
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PSA screening for prostate cancer has been on the decline largely due to the negative results of the PLCO trial. But this analysis appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggest that it is not PSA testing that is flawed, but the trial design. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreDoes Health Insurance Save Lives?
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If health insurance reduces all-cause mortality, in a causal way, then policies which increase the number of uninsured may actually cost lives. In this deep dive, we examine the data surrounding that putative causal pathway. For the video version, click here.
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