by e-Patient Dave | Aug 5, 2011
One of the most common questions about e-patient skills is how to tell the difference between good and bad information, as we research. A wonderful resource just passed its first birthday: Retraction Watch, a blog that digs into the details when science falls short....
by Eric Bersh | May 29, 2025
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of Josh Rubin’s post. The first was published on May 23, 2025 Building Upon a Powerful Foundation of Patient Empowerment In part 1 of this post I paraphrased Dr. Casey Means (referencing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.), noting that...
by e-Patient Dave | Jul 24, 2013
I’m thrilled to say that Dr. Ivan Oransky is now VP and editorial director of MedPage Today. From the announcement in Crain’s New York: “Dr. Oransky, previously on the editorial staff at Scientific American and The Scientist and most recently...
by e-Patient Dave | Feb 19, 2013
Important quick update – pardon the lack of formatting – I’ll try to clean it up later – ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Retraction Watch Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:22 PM Subject: [New post] Does...
by e-Patient Dave | Jan 2, 2013
Jan. 3 update: See important update at bottom – the site owner has identified himself. I’m extremely troubled by this development, so much so I’m stopping a tight-deadline task to write this. Let’s hope that as things unfold this will resolve....
by e-Patient Dave | Apr 17, 2012
Updates: The text below the video was added later on 4/17, and the graphic was added 4/18. For me the evidence highlight of TEDMED last week was a talk by Ben Goldacre MD (@BenGoldacre), a charming and articulate doctor who’s dug deeply into what seems to be...
by e-Patient Dave | Jan 13, 2011
A recurring theme on this blog is the need for empowered, engaged patients to understand what they read about science. It’s true when researching treatments for one’s condition, it’s true when considering government policy proposals, it’s true...
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