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How the newly released US military files reveal an instruction to ignore detainee abuse by Iraqi authorities; what that meant on the ground; and just how far up the chain of command the order went, from the Guardian.
Strengthen Restrictions On Health-Threatening Chemicals, Says Study
From the journal Health Affairs, the entire May issue focuses on the health effects of exposures to toxic chemicals in the environment. From the Health Affairs blog: With growing evidence of the link between exposure to toxic chemicals and chronic diseases, especially in children, the United States needs to step up its efforts to protect…
CHD published my video podcast with Bobby Kennedy last week. It’s excellent.
When I do an interview I never have any sense of how it went. I am so focused on trying to get the right words out that I don’t even remember what I talked about when I am done. But I just listened to this and I think I did a good job explaining both…
Most Physicians Overestimate Treatment Benefits, Underestimate Harms/ Medscape
An interesting study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, was discussed yesterday on Medscape. Unsurprisingly, it appears we doctors overestimate the benefit of what we do, and underestimate the risk–by a lot. “Clinicians are likely to underestimate harms and overestimate benefits of tests and treatments, according to the results of a review of 48 studies published online January…
Dr. Ryan Cole knocks it out of the park at AFLDS Summit. 17 minutes. Don’t miss this.
https://www.brighteon.com/ffaf92a3-7317-4cdc-bead-121a7ed5cf36
“The Key to Defeating COVID-19 Already Exists. We Need to Start Using It”/ Newsweek/ Harvey Risch, MD, PhD, Yale professor of epidemiology
The following is the text of Professor Harvey Risch’s opinion piece in yesterday’s issue of Newsweek. As professor of epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health, I have authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and currently hold senior positions on the editorial boards of several leading journals. I am usually accustomed to advocating for positions within…