Harm Reduction

We should begin with the words of a noted epidemiologist, Mike Tyson, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

Before moving on, we have to give real credit to the authors of this study which, spoiler alert, shows no benefit to a clinical decision support tool.

“People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking found them to be less helpful than more traditional smoking cessations aids,”

This one graphic makes a convincing argument that something is amiss here at home. Values greater than one indicate an increasing probability of dying compared to the 16 “control” nations.

GoFundMe is perhaps the most popular crowdfunding platform, and it was the source of data by researchers trying to understand how crowdfunding plays into accessing healthcare. GoFundMe

For those of you, a bit late to the party, I recently wrote on the push by the AMA and the Association of American Medical Colleges to guide

Gas stoves are a threat to health and have larger climate impact than previously known, study shows CNN

Evidence confirming the relative safety of vaping continues to build.

OK, first, let’s begin with the conflict of interest statement. I am a male surgeon, so my reading of the data may be biased.

“There is an overwhelming consensus on the evidence among scientists yet there are also vocal commentators who reject this consensus, convincing many of the public, and often the media too, that the consensus is not based