rscho

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by rscho 5y ago
> I'm not sure that's any worse than a doctor misunderstanding real science It is worse. A highly experienced practitioner who would've done the right thing might get led astray by new bogus research. Precisely because mos
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by rscho 5y ago
> Genuine question: how does someone in her position know they're right and the research is wrong, and not the reverse? She doesn't know, and that's the problem with medical research: being a specialized surgeon is like a
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by rscho 5y ago
That's possibly the worst thing that could happen to science. Academic research should not be an industry. The fact that it is now considered as such in the western world will be our downfall.
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by rscho 5y ago
Exactly, yes, a hundred times yes! This is the major flaw in our system. But I don't see a way of rebalancing to saner priorities. And apparently, neither do our supreme leaders.
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by rscho 5y ago
This is all true. Welcome to the real world. > academic doctors HAVE to publish in order to advance their careers Indeed. But the issue is what criteria will you use for promotion if not that? Don't even think of evaluating clinical
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by rscho 5y ago
This I totally agree with. I've not much experience with the UK system, but I disagree that publication bias is solved, at least regarding the scientific literature at large.
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by rscho 5y ago
From personal experience, I think you are massively overestimating the reach and effectiveness of regulations.
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by rscho 5y ago
Well, that's precisely the crux of the matter. When I go to conferences, I also only get a measly ballpen with a notebook if I'm lucky. Corporate financing is mostly targeting established researchers who, crucially, hold influence
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by rscho 5y ago
> The average medical doctor has next to zero ability to evaluate a study Yes, but... > dismissal of any/all critiques by people much more qualified to make these critiques, because "they're not doctors" ... unfort
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by rscho 5y ago
> Publication bias is a well know issue, resolved for more than a decade. How is that resolved? This is not what I see in my meta-analyses.
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by rscho 5y ago
To conduct good clinical research, I think you need to understand the constraints of clinical practice. It's not only a matter of holding the title, but more of practical experience.
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by rscho 5y ago
I am a doctor. That's not a strawman at all. >Doctors are trained to apply scientific approaches to bridge the gap between the broad science and the individual patient. No. Really, I mean it. Doctors are trained in textbook approach
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by rscho 5y ago
No. For medicine, both are true because funerals of both patients and professors are a signal for progress.
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by rscho 5y ago
True... but she's not a famous tenured professor, is she?
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by rscho 5y ago
Evidence-based medicine, more than the indeed important issues raised in the article, is mostly impaired by the absolutely abysmal average quality of clinical research papers. The absolutism of higher-ups combined with their unrivalled (in
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by rscho 5y ago
Evidence-based medicine does incorporate prior evidence for causal evaluation. Check out the "Bradford criteria". They're the basis of causal evaluation in epidemiology.
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by rscho 5y ago
That some people are sensitive to chlorine should then be scientifically studied, to expand the knowledge on that topic. Counting on individual practitioners to cook up artisanal individualized treatment on their own is both unscientific an
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by rscho 5y ago
Call me old-fashioned, but I suspect Sheldrick doesn't really take the measure of the risks. It's like walking on a wire. Very impressive, but just one misstep and you're joining the crocodiles (MD profs) below. Some of them
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by rscho 5y ago
Good point ;-)
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by rscho 5y ago
XFCE supports all that and more out of the box.
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by rscho 5y ago
XFCE. Don't be fooled by the apparent barebones aspect. It is very customizable. I have tiling WM settings, for example (stock XFCE).
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by rscho 5y ago
> Nonetheless, Ivermectin is safe drug to take in normal doses, and will help people that are hospitalised with COVID and are given steroids. In what way will it help in people having no parasite?
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by rscho 5y ago
POTUS is a very low bar...
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by rscho 5y ago
Logorrhea
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by rscho 5y ago
Molotov cocktails? Seriously? Yeah, you go try that in the streets of Moscow and see how it goes...
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by rscho 5y ago
> People get the government they deserve You've clearly never lived outside of a cozy democracy. Also, this is incredibly contemptuous.
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by rscho 5y ago
Healthcare... No, just kidding. Don't do that.
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by rscho 5y ago
If I could I'd disavow every paper that has my name on it except for one. But, if I want my children to have a good education I can't.
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by rscho 5y ago
I think the hype is mostly excellent C integration. Night and day compared to Python.
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by rscho 5y ago
Yeah ok, western academia is done. There's no competition possible in such a workplace environment.

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