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Like many of you, SDN is not the only place online that I use to waste the little free time I have.
I read a few blogs too.
Today, over at Overlawyered , a popular blog on our legal system, I stumbled upon an entry that discusses something we were having a go at a few months ago. It concerned the unfortunate Dr. Merenstein, the family doc, now at Hopkins, who was sued because he followed evidence based guidelines on prostate screening. The folks at overlawyered were providing an update to this case.
In the update, they mention that the case "continues to be the source of discussion in the medical community".
They continue:
Doctors are understandably outraged; there is even commentary in Germany . (Robert L. Edsall, "The Evidence-Based Medicine Heresy", Family Practice Management, Feb. 2004; J. Michael Pontious, "Profoundly Disturbed", Oklahoma State Medical Association Journal, Jan. 2004; "Kevin, M.D." blog, May 20). Dr. Merenstein briefly follows up in response to a number of letters to JAMA. ("Evidence-Based Medicine on Trial?Reply", JAMA. 2004;291:1698).
On a whim, I thought I'd check out the German article, half-expecting it to be completely Greek (well, German) to me.
What I found was different, though. It was an, ahem, reasonably well written thing, which started to seem oddly familiar after a time.
And then I understood why.
I read a few blogs too.
Today, over at Overlawyered , a popular blog on our legal system, I stumbled upon an entry that discusses something we were having a go at a few months ago. It concerned the unfortunate Dr. Merenstein, the family doc, now at Hopkins, who was sued because he followed evidence based guidelines on prostate screening. The folks at overlawyered were providing an update to this case.
In the update, they mention that the case "continues to be the source of discussion in the medical community".
They continue:
Doctors are understandably outraged; there is even commentary in Germany . (Robert L. Edsall, "The Evidence-Based Medicine Heresy", Family Practice Management, Feb. 2004; J. Michael Pontious, "Profoundly Disturbed", Oklahoma State Medical Association Journal, Jan. 2004; "Kevin, M.D." blog, May 20). Dr. Merenstein briefly follows up in response to a number of letters to JAMA. ("Evidence-Based Medicine on Trial?Reply", JAMA. 2004;291:1698).
On a whim, I thought I'd check out the German article, half-expecting it to be completely Greek (well, German) to me.
What I found was different, though. It was an, ahem, reasonably well written thing, which started to seem oddly familiar after a time.
And then I understood why.