In his new book, Dr. Goldacre continues his crusade of exposing quacks and pseudoscience, with an emphasis on how journalists totally mislead the public about what a scientific paper really says. He also chronicles his AllTrials quest by railing against the lack of transparency in clinical trials and publication bias.
Ever heard of the Placebo effect’s evil twin; the Nacebo Effect? A harmful reaction from a harmless treatment. Read Danny’s blog to know more.
Do placebos really promote physiological change or is it just the patient’s perspective? How are placebos used in practice? And how ethical is it to use placebos in clinical trials?
Danny has reviewed Testing Treatments Interactive, a website to help you understand more about fair tests and research.
The BMJ Open Data Campaign seeks to make the data from unpublished trials available, so that decisions can be based on all the evidence.
An essay discussing the underpinnings of EBM and the difficulties of using it in clinical practice
AllTrials, putting the evidence back in evidence-based medicine.
Ben Goldacre setting challenges for the Cochrane Collaboration.
Video of Dr Ben Goldacre at the TED Talks in 2011. Always entertaining, Ben talks about producing fair clinical trials.
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