A study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that improvisational music therapy did not improve outcomes in kids with autism. But was it the intervention that didn't work, or the trial itself? For the video version, click here.
Read MoreMaintenance of Certification is the process by which docs prove they've kept up with the times in terms of medical knowledge. That's all well and good, but the sky-high exam fees beg the question - where does the money go? For the video version, click here.
Read MoreAn autopsy study reveals that 99% of the brains of NFL players had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Will this condition be the end of football? For the video version, click here.
Read MoreThe Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, which lowered Medicare payments to hospitals with high readmission rates, has accomplished its direct goal of reducing readmission rates. This study, appearing in JAMA, evaluates for potential unintended consequences. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreA study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined whether the addition of bupropion or the antipsychotic aripiprazole to first-line antidepressant therapy would improve outcomes in major depressive disorder. The results highlight how difficult this disease is to treat. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreRetractions in the scientific literature occur for a variety of reasons, ranging from benign error to truly malignant fraud. Whatever the cause, retractions are tracked by Retraction Watch, a blog that seeks to provide insight into the scientific method by investigating some of its most visible failures.
Read MoreA study appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine sheds light on why prices of generic drugs have been increasing recently. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreDr. Steven Novella is a faculty member in the Yale School of Medicine and host of the wildly popular podcast "Skeptic's Guide to the Universe". I got to sit down with him to talk about science-based medicine, snake oil, and dealing with patients' occasionally strange beliefs.
Read MoreIf health insurance reduces all-cause mortality, in a causal way, then policies which increase the number of uninsured may actually cost lives. In this deep dive, we examine the data surrounding that putative causal pathway. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreA study appearing in JAMA Internal Medicine found that paying patients with HIV to keep their viral load under control modestly, but significantly, improved that control. But physicians often have issues with financial incentive programs...
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