Live Free or Die.ca
Politics and society from a Canadian liberal perspective
Author:
Nick Ragaz
Inspiration:
Mike Barrenger
Author:
Nick Ragaz
Inspiration:
Mike Barrenger
☆ The statistical games behind "off-label" prescription drug use. - By Darshak Sanghavi - Slate Magazine
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“What’s worrisome is that such statistical manipulation occurs even when no drug companies are clearly involved; an astounding 40 percent of drug trials funded by the Canadian government selectively omitted key outcome data, perhaps because researchers want their pet projects to be winners.”
Meet the author
Nick Ragaz is co-founder and president of Healthcare Made Simple, a startup technology services firm based in Toronto. Nick is also a board member at the Sherbourne Health Centre.
