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More Evidence that Clinical Practice Guidelines are Bulllshit

By On March 17, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’ve blogged previously about how clinical practice guidelines are bullshit and that about half of them are based on little or no evidence whatsoever…

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Use This Drug Cuz I Told You To, You Moron

By On February 25, 2009 · 4 Comments

This week’s JAMA has an article that evaluates guidelines written for the appropriate treatment of a variety of cardiac conditions. These are guidelines written by experts in the field about appropriate treatments for a variety of conditions, from heart attacks to atrial fibrillation. The guidelines were ranked according to level of evidence, with guidelines [...]

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Republicans Try to Block Audacious Move to Inform Healthcare Treatments Based on the Evidence

By On February 16, 2009 · 11 Comments

In a sign of their undying loyalty to drug and device makers the Republicans have declared their opposition to a plan to add a billion dollars to the stimulus package to study the relative cost and effectiveness of different treatments for chronic conditions, a plan which President Obama is expected to sign tomorrow. I simply had to [...]

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