When prostate cancer “science” is horribly unscientific Patients with prostate cancer have a right to expect that their screening, diagnosis, and treatment are supported by evidence-based science. But how well does the urology community measure up when it comes to claims that standard-of-care practices are evidence based? Fifteen years ago, meta-researcher John Ioannidis, PhD, published […]
How Junk Science Robs Humanity
When “science” and orchestrated deception work hand in hand – PT Barnum famously said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” When it comes to selling fear and doubt it’s an opportunistic process to exploit the unsophisticated lay public with junk science and take them for fools. Junk science describes so-called scientific information that is not […]
The Prostate MRI Study, Prostate Cancer Hoax Part 3
Not all prostate MRIs are equal – The prostate MRI study is considered now to be the best screening tool to detect the 15 percent or so of high-grade potentially deadly prostate cancers. However, not all prostate MRIs are equal as there is extreme variability in study quality and in reliability of image interpretation. You […]
TRUST ME, I’M A DOCTOR
Despite the Hippocratic Oath and Maimonides Prayer for the Physician offering guidance for physician conduct, patient trust in their doctors continues to erode. Unfortunately, the processes of medical counseling, informed consent and shared decision-making have been poisoned by unchecked financial conflicts-of-interest. From physicians getting paid to treat (the more they treat, the more they get […]
WHAT IS HOLDING BACK DIGITAL HEALTHCARE?
The costs of healthcare and healthcare insurances are ballooning and, the feeding frenzy of a fee-for-service model is unsustainable whatever taxation increases are proposed. A digital health platform connecting consumers/patients with doctors/providers is an attractive matchmaker since the platform connecting consumers with services has worked well for nearly every other industry in this digital age. […]
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