Doctors And Patients Need As Much Data

And If, By The End [of This Book], You Reckon You Might Still Disagree With Me, Then I Offer You This: You'll Still Be Wrong, But You'll Be Wrong With A Lot More Panache And Flair Than You Could Possibly Manage Right Now.

Most Bloggers Have No Institutional Credibility, And So They Must Build It, By Linking Transparently, And Allowing You To Easily Double Check Their Work. But More Than Anything, Because Linking Sources Is Such An Easy Thing To Do, And The Motivations For Avoiding Links Are So Dubious, I've Detected Myself Using A New Rule Of Thumb: If You Don't Link To Primary Sources, I Just Don't Trust You.

Transparency And Detail Are Everything In Science.

If You Put Me In Charge Of The Medical Research Budget, I Would Cancel All Primary Research, I Would Cancel All New Trials, For Just One Year, And I Would Spend The Money Exclusively On Making Sure That We Make The Best Possible Use Of The Clinical Evidence That We Already Have.

You Are A Placebo Responder. Your Body Plays Tricks On Your Mind. You Cannot Be Trusted.