Ash Paul
Public Hlth Dr,interested in evid-based health services commissioning,clinical leadership & hlth policy.My views are my own,RTs are no endorsements
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Screen Saver: Why Too Many Patients Get Liver Tests They Don’t Need
Read perspective from a University of Michigan researcher on how too many liver tests at once may lead to unneeded worry, biopsies and costs.
Ash Paul
Why Too Many Patients Get Liver Tests They Don’t Need via @MHealthLab labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/screen-… @imransajid
3h
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban all e-cigarette sales
Backers say they hope the legislation will curb underage use of e-cigarettes, but critics say the ban will make it harder for adults to purchase an alternative to regular cigarettes.
Ash Paul
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban all e-cigarette sales mol.im/a/7181165 via @miadegraaf & @MaryKekatos
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New study finds a risk of suicide for patients on antidepressants
Taking antidepressants raises the risk of suicide, a study suggests. Steph Williams, of Featherstone in West Yorkshire, started hearing a voice barely a day after her dose increased.
Research Brief: Evaluating the effect of spin in health care news
Gary Schwitzer, an adjunct associate professor in the School of Public Health, contributed to the research.
Ash Paul
Evaluating the effect of spin in health care news twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/re… via @UMNews
8h
Five supplements that claim to speed up weight loss – and what the science says
Here are five weightloss supplements you shouldn't waste your money on.
Prescription: More Broccoli, Fewer Carbs. How Some Doctors Are Looking To Food To Treat Illness
Ash Paul
Prescription: More Broccoli, Fewer Carbs. How Some Doctors Are Looking To Food To Treat Illness
amp.wbur.org/commonhealth/2… via @kweintraub pic.twitter.com/d65h4IQOR0
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Drug makers may commit to follow-up studies, but few are new
The researchers maintained that information derived from these studies hold the potential to address long-term knowledge gaps.
Ash Paul
After @US_FDA approval, drug makers often commit to follow-up studies. Few are new, a review finds statnews.com/pharmalot/2019… via @pharmalot
26h
Academic Medical Centers—Too Large for Their Own Good?
This Viewpoint discusses the conflict between the role of academic medical centers as providers of complex uncompensated care, and the large profit margins they realize from expensive fee-for-service clinical activity that puts them at odds with...
Ash Paul
US Academic Medical Centers: Too Large for Their Own Health?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… via @JAMA_current . @AHSNNetwork needs to learn lessons @MarshallProf
29h
Incorporating Patient Preferences in Noninferiority Trials
This Viewpoint discusses the selection and interpretation of noninferiority margins (ΔNIs) in noninferiority trials, reviews techniques for eliciting patient preferences for treatment, and calls for using those preferences to select ΔNIs to better...
Ash Paul
Incorporating Patient Preferences in Noninferiority Trials
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… via @JAMA_current @AmyPricePhD
29h
Stephen Senn: Also Smith and Jones
Also Smith and Jones[1] by Stephen Senn Head of Competence Center for Methodology and Statistics (CCMS) This story is based on a paradox proposed to me by Don Berry. I have my own opinion on this…
Stephen Senn: On the (ir)relevance of stopping rules in meta-analysis
Stephen Senn Competence Centre for Methodology and Statistics CRP Santé Strassen, Luxembourg George Barnard has had an important influence on the way I think about statistics. It was hearing him le…
Jo Taylor: It's time to call time on "The end of treatment bell"
I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2007 and since then I have had many rounds of chemotherapy. I am currently attending a chemotherapy unit every three weeks. [...]More...
Ash Paul
It's time to call time on "The end of treatment bell" go.shr.lc/2WOnb5I via @abcdiagnosis
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Evaluating the predictability of medical conditions from social media posts
We studied whether medical conditions across 21 broad categories were predictable from social media content across approximately 20 million words written by 999 consenting patients. Facebook language significantly improved upon the prediction...
How new, cheaper prescription drugs are kept off the market
These practices could scare away future competition.
Low Marks for Decision Aids in Prostate Cancer Screening
'Possibly' enhanced patient knowledge; 'probably' reduced decisional conflict
Ash Paul
Low Marks for Decision Aids in Prostate Cancer Screening medpagetoday.com/hematologyonco… via @medpagetoday
30h
Can Patients Trust Online Health Information? A Meta-narrative Systematic Review Addressing the Quality of Health Information on the Internet
Background The Internet has become a leading source of health information accessed by patients and the general public. It is crucial that this information is reliable and accurate.
Ash Paul
Can Patients Trust Online Health Information? A Meta-narrative Systematic Review Addressing the Quality of Health Information on the Internet
31h
Impact of Cancer Research Bureaucracy on Innovation, Costs, and Patient Care
Ash Paul
Impact of Cancer Research Bureaucracy on Innovation, Costs, and Patient Care via @DavidSteensma
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