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Randomized trial finds that non-opioid pain control more effective, less toxic than opioid-pain control for chronic back / knee pain https://www.methodsman.com/blog/opioid-pain 4 comments 6/3/2018 science

Study links hot tea drinking with increased risk of esophageal cancer, confirming prior work. https://www.methodsman.com/blog/hot-tea-cancer 11 comments 5/2/2018 science

Early childhood intervention improves educational attainment at age 35. This is the longest published follow-up of an early childhood intervention for at-risk children. https://www.methodsman.com/blog/cpc-benefits 3 comments 29/1/2018 science

New study finds an average per-family savings of $30 per year after Obamacare implemented, with rich people paying more and poor people paying less. Given rise in health care spending pre-Obamacare, this is actually pretty impressive. https://www.methodsman.com/blog/obamacare-affordable 88 comments 22/1/2018 science

Genetically "normal" BRCA-1 genes with abnormal methylation are strongly associated with ovarian cancer. This may have clinical implications as current screening tests do not capture abnormal methylation. https://www.methodsman.com/blog/brca1-methylation 4 comments 16/1/2018 science

Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Pathologists in Diagnosing Metastatic Breast Cancer (AUC=0.99) https://www.methodsman.com/blog/ai-breast-cancer 13 comments 12/12/2017 science

Study using moral foundations theory finds vaccine skeptics value "purity" over "freedom from harm" https://www.methodsman.com/blog/moral-foundation-vaccine 19 comments 4/12/2017 science

Rising Cost of Healthcare in US Driven By Rising Prices in Absence of Rising Demand https://www.methodsman.com/blog/healthcare-costs-rising 10 comments 7/11/2017 science

MRI Predicts Suicidality with 91% Accuracy https://www.methodsman.com/blog/mri-suicide 19 comments 31/10/2017 technology

MRI Predicts Suicidality with 91% Accuracy https://www.methodsman.com/blog/mri-suicide 154 comments 30/10/2017 science

Study finds 1 out of every 9 American men have oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection https://www.methodsman.com/blog/hpv-infection-rate 19 comments 16/10/2017 science

Study examining link between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease finds that it's not just genetics that explains the co-occurrence. Spoiler: it's not the gluten, either. https://www.methodsman.com/blog/t1d-celiac 7 comments 10/10/2017 science

Study Documents a Spike in ER Visits and Hospital Admissions after Generic Versions of Brand Name Drugs Hit the Market https://www.methodsman.com/blog/generic-adverse-events 17 comments 3/10/2017 science

Randomized Trial: Kids Shown Movie with Guns Pulled Trigger On Disabled Weapon 17 Times More https://www.methodsman.com/blog/kids-guns 12 comments 25/9/2017 science

Study Calculates Death Rate During Triathlons at 1.74 per 100,000 Participants. This May Seem Low, But it is 1000 Times the Background Rate. https://www.methodsman.com/blog/triathlon-death 774 comments 19/9/2017 science

Research and Development Costs and Drug Pricing: Link Tenuous at Best https://www.methodsman.com/blog/r-and-d-drug-pricing 3 comments 11/9/2017 science

110 of 111 (99%) of NFL Players in Autopsy Study Had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy https://www.methodsman.com/blog/football-cte 3574 comments 25/7/2017 science

Statistical Approach Suggests Up to 5% of Randomized Trials Are Frauds https://www.methodsman.com/blog/fraud-carlisle 3 comments 12/6/2017 science

Steroid Injections No Better than Saline in Knee Osteoarthritis Trial (N=140) | JAMA https://www.methodsman.com/blog/knee-oa-steroid 31 comments 16/5/2017 science

Skeptical view of the recent article linking chronic marijuana use with poorer cognitive function in middle age (x-post r/trees) http://methodsman.com/marijuana-cognition/ 12 comments 1/2/2016 science