The Corruption of Evidence Based Medicine — Killing for Profit
The idea of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is great. The reality,
though, not so much. Human perception is often flawed, so the
premise of EBM is to formally study medical treatments and
there have certainly been some successes.
though, not so much. Human perception is often flawed, so the
premise of EBM is to formally study medical treatments and
there have certainly been some successes.
Consider the procedure of angioplasty. Doctors insert a
catheter into the blood vessels of the heart and use a
balloon like device to open up the artery and restore
blood flow. In acute heart attacks studies confirm that
this is an effective procedure. In chronic heart disease the COURAGE study and more recently the ORBITA study showed that angioplasty is largely useless. EBM helped distinguish the best use of an invasive procedure.
catheter into the blood vessels of the heart and use a
balloon like device to open up the artery and restore
blood flow. In acute heart attacks studies confirm that
this is an effective procedure. In chronic heart disease the COURAGE study and more recently the ORBITA study showed that angioplasty is largely useless. EBM helped distinguish the best use of an invasive procedure.
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