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Statistically funny: enjoy some cartoons
Statistically funny is a blog by Hilda Bastian containing her own cartoons illustrating important concepts in research and evidence-based health care. “The comedic possibilities of clinical...
View ArticleWhat does a positive genetic test mean? The example of coeliac disease
In this video tutorial, Amanda Burls explores the ways in which evidence about the effectiveness of genetic testing can be misrepresented in advertising Direct to patient advertising by 23andMe does...
View ArticleSelling New Diseases: how to generate a new epidemic
“A New Epidemic” is a humourous video parody of the tactics used to “sell” disease by some organisations. It uses a fictitious disease called Motivational Deficiency Disorder to make its point. It was...
View ArticleHelp at last for the Annoyingly Cheerful
“FDA approves new drug the first drug designed to treat the symptoms of excessive perkiness.” This humorous video by the Onion illustrates some of the tactics used to push unnecessary treatments or...
View ArticleManipulating Doctors: testimony from an ex-drug rep
In this video Gwen Olsen, a former pharmaceutical sales representative, talks about manipulating doctors to sell more drugs. The post Manipulating Doctors: testimony from an ex-drug rep appeared first...
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MMR: The Facts In The Case Of Dr Andrew Wakefield
This is a wonderful 15-page cartoon by Darryl Cunningham explaining the events that led to the disastrous loss of confidence in the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) combined vaccine. It focuses on the fraud...
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Tamiflu: securing access to medical research data
In November 2012 we wrote about Roche’s refusal to release clinical research data relevant to independent assessment of the effects of Tamiflu, and to the campaign to gain access to all of the data....
View ArticleEvaluating Online Health Information
A e-Learning presentation by Medline Plus explaining how to evaluate health claims found on the internet. This tutorial teaches you how to evaluate the health information that you find on the Web. It...
View ArticleCommercialism
A webpage about commercialism and conflicts of interest in health research. Visit the page here The post Commercialism appeared first on Testing Treatments interactive.
View ArticlePharmedOut
A website discussing how to identify misleading claims in drug advertisements. Visit the page here The post PharmedOut appeared first on Testing Treatments interactive.
View ArticleHow to read articles about healthcare
An article explaining how to assess health claims in the media Read the article here The post How to read articles about healthcare appeared first on Testing Treatments interactive.
View ArticleMaking sense of research and evidence
An e-Learning platform introducing basic critical appraisal skills View the lesson here The post Making sense of research and evidence appeared first on Testing Treatments interactive.
View ArticleScience Weekly Podcast – Ben Goldacre
An audio interview with Ben Goldacre who discusses misleading claims about research Length 1h:2m:34s Listen here The post Science Weekly Podcast – Ben Goldacre appeared first on Testing Treatments...
View ArticleBeware conflicts of interest: Dan Ariely
A TED talk explaining how conflicts of interest can bias research. Length 5m:27s The post Beware conflicts of interest: Dan Ariely appeared first on Testing Treatments interactive.
View ArticleHow are medicinal drugs tested?
A group of text files for teaching students about how medicinal drugs are tested. View the texts here The post How are medicinal drugs tested? appeared first on Testing Treatments interactive.
View ArticleScience fact or fiction? Making sense of cancer stories
A website explaining how to assess the quality of health claims about cancer. View the site here The post Science fact or fiction? Making sense of cancer stories appeared first on Testing Treatments...
View ArticleBias
An online module on Bias View the lesson here The post Bias appeared first on Testing Treatments interactive.
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Conspiracy
A cartoon depicting that even facts can be biased if the person using them has a conflict of interest. Cartoons are available for use, with credit to Hilda Bastian. The post Conspiracy appeared first...
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Peer-Review
A cartoon depicting that even quality control steps, such as peer review, can be affected by conflicts of interest. Cartoons are available for use, with credit to Hilda Bastian. The post Peer-Review...
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Thousand dollar placebo
A cartoon depicting how people with vested interests may take advantage of peoples’ fears or hopes. Cartoons are available for use, with credit to Hilda Bastian. The post Thousand dollar placebo...
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