Link: "Health Care Myth Busters: Is There a High Degree of Scientific Certainty in Modern Medicine?"

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A feature in Scientific American magazine casts some light on the troubled state of modern medicine.

Health Care Myth Busters: Is There a High Degree of Scientific Certainty in Modern Medicine?

Short excerpt:

We could accurately say, "Half of what physicians do is wrong," or "Less than 20 percent of what physicians do has solid research to support it." Although these claims sound absurd, they are solidly supported by research that is largely agreed upon by experts.

Scientific American often gates its online articles after some time has passed, so I don't know how long it will be available.

A feature in Scientific American magazine casts some light on the troubled state of modern medicine.

Health Care Myth Busters: Is There a High Degree of Scientific Certainty in Modern Medicine?

Short excerpt:

We could accurately say, "Half of what physicians do is wrong," or "Less than 20 percent of what physicians do has solid research to support it." Although these claims sound absurd, they are solidly supported by research that is largely agreed upon by experts.

Scientific American often gates its online articles after some time has passed, so I don't know how long it will be available.

Unfortunately, Scientific American doesn't give any clues as to what study this information comes from, and my attempts to find it have all come up blank (anyone else have more luck?)

Of the two studies I can find on inter-rater reliability of coronary angiography, one shows greater than 98%, and the other shows high 90s. No doubt these are completely different types of coronary scans with completely different criteria for success than whatever Eddy was doing, but given the lack of pointers to the original study it's impossible to say exactly what's going on.

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Link: "Health Care Myth Busters: Is There a High Degree of Scientific Certainty in Modern Medicine?"

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