Two episodes about economics, two more about Israel. One about affirmative action and another about dying well. Anything related to health researcher Vinay Prasad and blogger @TylerCowen: @econtalker shares the surprising list of fav episodes from 2023: ow.ly/MI4O50RqKui

Talked with Dr. Zubin Damania about the death of his father. Here is our discussion.

youtu.be/YTSCtjqUDo4?si…

Out in The Lancet Oncology ❗️

Led by Sruthi Ranganathan w/ Vinay Prasad MD MPH, we reviewed the regulatory failure of sotorasib in lung❗️
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-points we made right after ESMO22
-the FDA sensitivity analyses
-our additionnal concerns about OS
-future measures
1/3🧵
thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

Can a medical resident's publication record predict fellowship publications?
drive.google.com/file/d/1ZINGal… via Vinay Prasad MD MPH et al

He was legendary. Made it look effortless. What he did on Annapurna was beyond comprehension.

Totally flattered by all who tagged me when they shared this piece. As Vinay Prasad MD MPH said, I wish I had written it.

Going to release clips from our 90-minute discussion.

Here we talk about maintenance of certification.

youtu.be/iEs9O_ZUeVI?si…

Yes! 👇 as grades and test scores are used less, pubs is new metric for competition
Have been studying this for the last 10 years now
Training pubs don't predict academic careers
It is 100% playing the game
drive.google.com/file/d/1ZINGal…

Exclusive Episode 32 of VPZD open.substack.com/pub/vinayprasa…

My The Washington Post essay from a few years ago
washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-a…

I support science funding, obviously as someone who depends on it.

But let's be honest: there's literally a 0.000% chance this funding was going to cure any cancer that is otherwise not going to be cured.

Moonshot rhetoric is a misleading metaphor politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

You all. I found a beautiful study to write about Sensible Medicine. A new way to analyze observational studies.

Gosh, I am excited. Not only to find this study but also to talk with senior author Dena Zeraatkar

Post here sensible-med.com/p/the-definiti…

Podcast tomorrow.

We are back
Episode #32 dropping soon
Dr. Zubin Damania

Medicine by press release is so disappointing:
- magnitude of PFS benefit is unknown
- « clinically meaningful improvement in PFS » ⁉️
➡️PFS is a time-to-event composite endpoint largely relying on CT scans arbitrary thresholds❗️

My take: looking forward to see the data!👇