I said I couldn’t stay away from this topic. Masking take 2 from David Rind

open.substack.com/pub/sensibleme…

Dating myself as a mid '80s SAT taker...

How about this:
oxybutynin : tolterodine
doxazosin : tamsulosin

A topic I have trouble staying away from...

Is It OK for Internists to Wear Masks Forever? sensible-med.com/p/is-it-ok-for…

Almost the AI article I want
open.substack.com/pub/sensibleme… via Adam Cifu

Jumping on the AI wagon?
'What I found awesome here was not only the use of machine learning but the possibility of identifying predictors hiding in plain sight. Might some of these turn out to be real, causal relationships that we would have considered biologically implausible?…

A must read.
Unproven healthcare will bankrupt America sensible-med.com/p/unproven-hea…

There are days that the greatest to threat to my health at work is exposure to high levels of aerosolized Bengay.

(And don't anybody try to make this into a masking conversation!)

Friday Reflection 38: Yesterday’s Solutions; Today’s Problems
The Sowell quote, “On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions” has been ringing in my head a lot lately. In my decades in medicine, I have watched the promise…

Wow. Super interesting article. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/hea…

Of all the cards studies flooding us this week, this one is, of course, my favorite.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Just posted the 'Improving Your Critical Appraisal Skills 2' on Cohorts on Sensible Medicine this week. I think this article might have to be included in the articles to read section.

Mortality Among Users of Anabolic Steroids jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

They used to say that 60% of the workforce once worked at McDonalds and that 50% of actors have been on Law and Order. I now think that 75% of medical students have been scribes in ophtho practices.

Even after the last four years, I still love the smell of an N95.

Second installment of 'Improving Your Critical Appraisal Skills' today on Sensible Medicine. This one on cohort studies. Adding a list of 'landmark studies' to each post to read for 'fun' or for practice.
sensible-med.com/p/improving-yo…

Step out of the hospital. Take a deep breath. Ok, now get back to work.

Skyrizi has a jingle!

I often see this when critically appraising a medical publication and see how it is reported in the media. Adam Cifu

I remain a dedicated wearer of ties. White coats, not so much.