David Rind

@davidrind.bsky.social

CMO, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Academic primary care doctor; Husband; Dad Views are my own

Should I really view it as improper for a person who graduated from law school and practiced law in China to describe herself as a lawyer? If I go to China and describe myself there as a doctor, even though I can't practice in China, am I being deceptive? Seems like a minor nit, no?

This was a hard read. The author is a health reporter and, to her credit, admits that she was taken in by Envita's claims and supported her dad's decision to forgo conventional therapy. Say it with me: now would be a great time to have a functional federal government. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/m...

Dying Patients Are Inundated by Misinformation. My Dad Was One of Them.

Cancer patients are being persuaded to spend tens of thousands on unproven treatments by alternative-medicine clinics.

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The Health Economics Methods Advisory (#HEMA) today released a Draft Report on how HTA bodies can evaluate, present, and communicate uncertainty in #healtheconomic evaluations. #hta #populationhealth Now accepting public comments until Nov 2. Read more: shorturl.at/mOe0F

Health Economics Methods Advisory Releases Draft Report: Methods to Analyze and Present Uncertainty in Economic Evaluation to Support HTA Decisions – Health Economics Methods Advisory

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There are many problems with this figure, but can anyone who worked on the new lipid guidelines justify a "meta-regression" that inflates the RRR in this way? (Spoiler, the correct answer is "no".)

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Let's say I thought it was time to start organizing a physicians' job action in areas of some country where elected regional officials don't vote to prevent an unjustified war. How would I go about that?

This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban. “I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.” Full remarks: