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By, SAURABH JHA In the hierarchy of evidence-based medicine (EBM), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are like Brahmins. But do Brahmins have flaws I discuss these flaws with Dr. Anish Koka, a cardiologist and essayist who has written extensively about RCTs in THCB. Listen to our conversation at Radiology Firing Line Podcast. About the author: Saurabh ...
By JESSICA DA MASSA, WTF Health “Healthcare is a journey for patients. Just helping them with one piece of it — it just doesn’t get the job done…” That’s Brian Roberts of Venrock talking about how he and Bob Kocher have moved on from investing in one-trick-pony health tech point solutions. What are they favoring ...
Wow, today is the 50th Episode of Health in 2 Point 00. On today’s episode, we have something special for you: an Epic Guest Takeover at the Health 2.0 Conference from the “intellectual capital” (as Jessica puts it) that exists today in health care & health tech. Guest Starring Rasu Shrestha, UPMC; Daniel Kraft, Singularity University; ...
Apologies on the hiatus for posting on THCB. As many of you know, I was running around getting Health 2.0 in order this past weekend. Today we are featuring a piece on understanding how machine learning can actually work in health care today-Matthew Holt By LEONARD D’ AVOLIO, PhD There’s plenty of coverage ...
By DAVID C. NORRIS, MD I want to tell you about the most exciting discovery I’ve made in 2+ years of research on dose individualization methods for phase 1 cancer trials. This discovery has nothing to do with any of the technical problems I’ve confronted and solved along the way. It involves no gigantic ...
By JESSICA DA MASSA, WTF Health The phrase ‘consumer health’ doesn’t mean what it used to. And, when you really think about it, neither does the word ‘consumer.’ We’ve changed. Wielding the power of our smart phones, wearable devices, and proximity to CVS Minute Clinics – and armed with expectations of near-instant gratification thanks to ...