The Big Dirty Secret Every Doctor Knows

–Eminence-based medicine is not the exception. It’s the rule.    Lately I’ve been writing about eminence-based medicine (here, here, and here). In response to these posts Saurabh Jha, a well-known radiologist and health-policy critic, asked me on Twitter: “How do you find these utter gems?!” I was surprised by Jha’s question. At first I thought…

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Pioneering Interventional Cardiologist Defends Unorthodox Practices

–Bernhard Meier explains why he seals plaques and thinks PFO closure is ‘the best procedure in interventional cardiology’ (Updated) Recently I wrote about an article by Bernhard Meier, a top interventional cardiologist, in which he rejected the idea that evidence based on randomized controlled trials should be the basis for the practice of interventional cardiology….

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