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While it's true that this site is putting together every study available, there have been also meta analysis studies which only used a subset of higher quality
by codeflow2202 6y ago
While it's true that this site is putting together every study available, there have been also meta analysis studies which only used a subset of higher quality studies. Here is an example where you can see a plot where only the randomized controlled trials are used https://b3d2650e-e929-4448-a527-4eeb59304c7f.filesusr.com/ugd/593c4f_1b1399cb64514dc4bdcbef0cd15f7878.pdf https://b3d2650e-e929-4448-a527-4eeb59304c7f.filesusr.com/ug... which still show improvements linked to Ivermectin
- ajarmst 6y agoWhether or not Ivermectin turns out to be an effective treatment is irrelevant to the assessment of whether this particular study is good evidence for that or even a good example of a metastudy. Nor, of course, does the existnce of good-quality evidence redeem bad-quality. (I'll take a moment here to point out that none of the major public health authorities (who are basing their opinion on those very studies) think there is yet sufficient evidence to recommend Ivermectin for this use.