There is this peculiar blind spot in the culture of academic medicine around whether withholding trial results is research misconduct. People who… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
When you prescribe a new drug, often you are prescribing something that has only been tested in a few thousand people for… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
There is actually quite a lot of crossover between the quacks and drug companies. They use the same tricks and tactics to… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me - I would go so far as to say… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into. — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
Yes. I'm a doctor, an epidemiologist, and lots of my professional colleagues flip back and forth between industry and medical roles. I… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
In general, drug companies are reasonably good at developing new treatments, and there's also a lot of good in the industry. — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
Amazing things happen when you pull individual pieces of information together into larger linked datasets: meaning emerges, as you produce facts from figures. — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“Aside from all this, for several of the most important and enduring problems in medicine, we have no idea what the best treatment is,… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“At school you were taught about chemicals in test tubes, equations to describe motion, and maybe something on photosynthesis—about which more later—but in all… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
And if, by the end [of this book], you reckon you might still disagree with me, then I offer you this: you'll still be… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“Today, scientists and doctors find themselves outnumbered and outgunned by vast armies of individuals who feel entitled to pass judgment on matters of evidence—an… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
I hope that you will be asked to participate in a trial at some stage in your disease — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
Most bloggers have no institutional credibility, and so they must build it, by linking transparently, and allowing you to easily double check their work.… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“The American Academy of Pediatrics officially supports breastfeeding, but receives about half a million dollars from Ross, manufacturers of Similac infant formula.” — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“More than that, these adverts sell a dubious world view. They sell the idea that science is not about the delicate relationship between evidence… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“At school you were taught about chemicals in test tubes, equations to describe motion, and maybe something on photosynthesis – about which more later… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image