Vinay, That paper is seriously flawed for a number of reasons. JAMA editorial quality has fallen down a deep hole somewhere. But Topol is worse than that -- having run into this for many, many years now, he has a history of being all bluster, no brains. Always recites the required state diktat. One of the most dangerous "experts" out there that I know.
"It is concerning to me that the media so frequently quotes someone who is not reading papers in a detailed way. The real reason the public is misinformed is because we have a crisis where many doctors, even those with long titles, do not read papers at a high level."
That is not the real reason. The reason that the public is misinformed is that the media will not quote doctors (or researchers) who read such papers in a detailed way. So if a researcher wants to be quoted by the media, he/she will make sure to read it superficially and come to the conclusion that the media likes.
Thank you for continuing to expose these frauds. Sadly they have broken too many people psychologically. Meanwhile, Novak djokovic is still not allowed to enter the US to play big tournaments in California and Florida. Disgraceful.
Dude, I am an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (BTW, aside from respiratory therapists, THE specialty most likely to contract or spread URI's) and I tip my hat to what you have been bringing to the COVID conversation and your willingness to
i had great respect for Topol after hearing him on Peter Attia's The Drive podcast. i bought one of his books. but he's been sooooooo disappointing, swallowing covid insanity hook, line and sinker. he immediately demonized Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying for not reflexively jumping on the mRNA bandwagon. he accused them of "killing people," completely forgetting how he had been tormented and targeted for "destruction" when he was a whistle blower on Vioxx. i guess what's good for his goose isn't good for someone else's gander. he was unwilling to see if they might have some point of view, just dismissed them as evil and dangerous.
now, all these foolish papers and tweets. he'll say and do anything to keep the covid bubble aloft.
I can't tell you how grateful I am that doctors like you are doing the deep dive and correcting such egregious errors of interpretation. And regarding this: "The real reason the public is misinformed is because we have a crisis where many doctors, even those with long titles, do not read papers at a high level." The second reason the public is misinformed is that we have a remarkably lazy and incurious media.
I've written a white paper for a social media platform that (among many other things) uses a collaborative peer review mechanism. It is possible to remedy this kind if misreporting with good design.
It's also possible to remedy the publication of such bad studies by stacking a journal system on top of a social media platform. The first requirement for publishing? Universal preregistration that is collaboratively peer-reviewed. Fix the study before it is done and wastes everyone's time and money and misleads.
Thanks so much, dear one, for doing the detailed reading and sharing your analysis with all of us. I am waaaay too tired to do it for myself, because everything in life at the moment seems to require this kind of attention. Bless you for being on world sanity patrol. Hugs and gratitude!
Topol and others like him get away with this because, as his Scripps Research profile says, he “maintains a strong presence on social media on Twitter (@erictopol) with over 675,000 followers.” Of course, many of his followers follow him because he has a lot of followers. The press then quotes him because he has a lot of followers who follow him because he has a lot of followers. So far, few other than Vinay have stepped up and said that the emperor is not wearing a lab coat.
Thank you for your enlightening review revealing how a pseudo-study can use selection bias to attain a pre-determined outcome. Of course, the outcome that pushes the fear-promoting narrative. One could repeat this study substituting "hang nail" for PCC and have the same results. That peer reviewers cleared the study and JAMA editors published is, unfortunately, consistent with their woebegone standards.
Vinay, That paper is seriously flawed for a number of reasons. JAMA editorial quality has fallen down a deep hole somewhere. But Topol is worse than that -- having run into this for many, many years now, he has a history of being all bluster, no brains. Always recites the required state diktat. One of the most dangerous "experts" out there that I know.
"It is concerning to me that the media so frequently quotes someone who is not reading papers in a detailed way. The real reason the public is misinformed is because we have a crisis where many doctors, even those with long titles, do not read papers at a high level."
That is not the real reason. The reason that the public is misinformed is that the media will not quote doctors (or researchers) who read such papers in a detailed way. So if a researcher wants to be quoted by the media, he/she will make sure to read it superficially and come to the conclusion that the media likes.
Vinay, you should release a “masterclass” series teaching the general public how to correctly interpret medical studies. Seriously.
Thank you for continuing to expose these frauds. Sadly they have broken too many people psychologically. Meanwhile, Novak djokovic is still not allowed to enter the US to play big tournaments in California and Florida. Disgraceful.
Dude, I am an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (BTW, aside from respiratory therapists, THE specialty most likely to contract or spread URI's) and I tip my hat to what you have been bringing to the COVID conversation and your willingness to
i had great respect for Topol after hearing him on Peter Attia's The Drive podcast. i bought one of his books. but he's been sooooooo disappointing, swallowing covid insanity hook, line and sinker. he immediately demonized Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying for not reflexively jumping on the mRNA bandwagon. he accused them of "killing people," completely forgetting how he had been tormented and targeted for "destruction" when he was a whistle blower on Vioxx. i guess what's good for his goose isn't good for someone else's gander. he was unwilling to see if they might have some point of view, just dismissed them as evil and dangerous.
now, all these foolish papers and tweets. he'll say and do anything to keep the covid bubble aloft.
As the voice of many, JAMA accurately reflects how misinformed many doctors are. Don’t forget it’s the American Medical Association’s journal.
Love the statistical analysis and interpretation. So helpful to know what’s really accurate rather than rely on a headline
I can't tell you how grateful I am that doctors like you are doing the deep dive and correcting such egregious errors of interpretation. And regarding this: "The real reason the public is misinformed is because we have a crisis where many doctors, even those with long titles, do not read papers at a high level." The second reason the public is misinformed is that we have a remarkably lazy and incurious media.
The question of the year: what does Eric Topol get right? It's a better question, and a shorter list in answer.
I've written a white paper for a social media platform that (among many other things) uses a collaborative peer review mechanism. It is possible to remedy this kind if misreporting with good design.
It's also possible to remedy the publication of such bad studies by stacking a journal system on top of a social media platform. The first requirement for publishing? Universal preregistration that is collaboratively peer-reviewed. Fix the study before it is done and wastes everyone's time and money and misleads.
Thanks so much, dear one, for doing the detailed reading and sharing your analysis with all of us. I am waaaay too tired to do it for myself, because everything in life at the moment seems to require this kind of attention. Bless you for being on world sanity patrol. Hugs and gratitude!
I’m so happy to say it again, Topol is a total tool.
Topol and others like him get away with this because, as his Scripps Research profile says, he “maintains a strong presence on social media on Twitter (@erictopol) with over 675,000 followers.” Of course, many of his followers follow him because he has a lot of followers. The press then quotes him because he has a lot of followers who follow him because he has a lot of followers. So far, few other than Vinay have stepped up and said that the emperor is not wearing a lab coat.
Blame everything on 'long covid'. The vaxxers will believe it so long as CNNBBC tell them to believe it.
Thank you for your enlightening review revealing how a pseudo-study can use selection bias to attain a pre-determined outcome. Of course, the outcome that pushes the fear-promoting narrative. One could repeat this study substituting "hang nail" for PCC and have the same results. That peer reviewers cleared the study and JAMA editors published is, unfortunately, consistent with their woebegone standards.