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The Atlantic has a monumentally horrible article up about flu vaccination which has been buzzing around our bloggy back channels. There has been some good science reporting out there lately, but this ain’t it. I was hoping one of the best public health blogs would jump on this, and jump on it they did.  It is a terrific example of how to approach difficult data in the heat of a pandemic. This is your reading assignment for the weekend, and you can probably finish up before the Michigan game.  Go and read (and Go Blue!).

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  • A smiling man wearing glasses and a white lab coat with "Peter A. Lipson, MD Internal Medicine" and "Michigan Healthcare Professionals" embroidered on it, standing against a plain light background.

    Peter A. Lipson, MD is a practicing internist in Southeast Michigan.  After graduating from Rush Medical College in Chicago, he completed his Internal Medicine residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and taught medical residents for many years.

    As he has watched the effects of the information revolution on medicine, he became alarmed at the explosion of pseudoscience and it’s effects on his patients and on the population at large. He works daily to help patients and his community tease out truth from fact using critical thinking and skepticism.

    Disclaimer: The views in all of of Dr. Lipson's writing are his alone.  They do not represent in any way his practice, hospital, employers, or anyone else.

    Any medical information is general and should not be applied to specific personal medical decisions.  Any medical questions should be directed to your personal physician.  Dr. Lipson will not answer any specific medical questions, and any emails and comments should be assumed public.

    Dr. Lipson receives no compensation for his writing.

    Dr. Lipson's posts for Science-Based Medicine are archived here.

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Peter A. Lipson, MD is a practicing internist in Southeast Michigan.  After graduating from Rush Medical College in Chicago, he completed his Internal Medicine residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and taught medical residents for many years. As he has watched the effects of the information revolution on medicine, he became alarmed at the explosion of pseudoscience and it’s effects on his patients and on the population at large. He works daily to help patients and his community tease out truth from fact using critical thinking and skepticism. Disclaimer: The views in all of of Dr. Lipson's writing are his alone.  They do not represent in any way his practice, hospital, employers, or anyone else. Any medical information is general and should not be applied to specific personal medical decisions.  Any medical questions should be directed to your personal physician.  Dr. Lipson will not answer any specific medical questions, and any emails and comments should be assumed public. Dr. Lipson receives no compensation for his writing. Dr. Lipson's posts for Science-Based Medicine are archived here.

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