A Review of (For Now) Every Hydroxychloroquine Randomized Trial for Covid-19
/
Black Kids More Likely to Die After Surgery White Kids
/
What really matters, race or racism?
Read MoreNo, Eating Eggs Will NOT Protect You From Cardiovascular Death
/
A study links egg consumption with a reduced risk of heart attack. Don't believe it.
Read MoreIf the Drug Doesn't Work, You Don't Pay: The Reality of Outcomes-Based Contracting
/
Latest idea to reduce drug costs is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Read MoreHospitalists vs. PCPs: And the Winner Is...
/
The hospitalist movement continues to grow. Are there unintended consequences?
Read MoreOur latest study suggests that we may be diagnosing a LOT of people with acute kidney injury who don't actually have it.
/
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major killer in the US. At least, that's what the data shows. But a lot depends onhow you diagnose AKI. Our latest study suggests that natural variation in lab measurement of creatinine is leading to strikingly high false-diagnosis rates, and that the association we see between AKI and bad outcomes like mortality may be an artifact of the fact that sicker people get more blood draws. Take a look at our full paper here.
And if you want to run the simulation for yourself (and you have stata), you can get our code and relevant files here.
What Television Can Teach Us about Survival Analysis
/
This months methods man blog attempts to crystallize survival analysis without resorting to talking about cancer. There's a first for everything...