by Marek | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
(This is Part Three of a three-part series. Click here for Part One and here for Part Two). 1. Apolone et al – did COVID spread for six months before we noticed? Published in November 2020, this was one of the first papers to make policy makers feel really,...
by Marek | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
(This is Part Two of a three-part series. Click here for Part One and here for Part Three). One thing that most of us can agree on in these polarized times is that decisions should be made on the basis of scientific evidence rather than superstition or preferences of...
by Marek | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
(This is Part One of a three-part series. Click here for Part Two and here for Part Three). There once was a time when we could assess the evidence, make conclusions and then discuss how best to integrate these findings into policy. This has not been the case in the...
by Marek | Oct 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Everyone is inundated with claims of ‘what the evidence says’, but how about we actually take a look?...
by Marek | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
PERSPECTIVE A On segregation We all know that excluding the anti-vaxxers from society is a good thing and that, although segregation has got a bad rap, we know it’s the right thing to do because it’s backed by science. And sure, some people will point out that...
by Marek | Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Don’t hate the playa, hate the maths”. It’s fair to say that medical statistics is not a particularly sexy subject. But if you’re being served something and asked to swallow it, it can pay to read the label… And the quickest...
