In a post from December 2015 (“I’m skeptical about … PSA screening”), I borrowed an analogy from Dr. Gilbert Welch, a Dartmouth epidemiologist, who noted that cancers are like animals in a barnyard enclosed by a fence. The goal is to keep them contained. Continue reading
Month: September 2016
I’m skeptical about … coronary stents.
The heart never takes a holiday. Over the course of a lifetime, this amazing pump can expect to beat more than 3 billion times. No disruptions, no breaks, no rest days. And anything that stands in the way of a beating heart represents a potentially fatal hurdle. Continue reading