Eighteen months ago we reviewed a book by Peter Gøtzsche entitled Mammography Screening with the provocative subtitle Truth, Lies and Controversy, in which the author, a well-published epidemiologist, argued […]
Archive for September, 2013
World’s First Digital Laser
Digitally controlled laser modes. Copyright Nature Publishing Group. Gordon Gould first coined the term laser — light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation — […]
I Guarantee this Device Won’t Fail!
A metal-on-metal hip implant. Copyright Corin. Imagine you are a patient considering whether to have an artificial joint surgically inserted to […]
To Treat or Not to Treat?
Beginning thirty years ago, breast screening has led to many more cancers being detected, with a quarter of these classified as ductal […]