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DanB1973's avatar

Isn’t it interesting that the language is very perceptive?

The phrase is about “doctoring” data - indicating a very particular profession to stand for the process itself.

Not even lawyerizing. Not propagandizing or politicizing or mediating or bloggingizing.

Luc's avatar

Very good information. I would add IF you go to your doctor for advice first ask them to take off the big red nose and clown shoes.

They have ONLY become drug pushers and have NO knowledge of what "healthy" means especially related to nutrition.

Kelli's avatar

This is the first book you've reviewed that I already read, lol.

Loved this book ... it should be on everyone's list imho.

Thanks for the Kendrick interview link too. Going to watch that soon.

Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

Doctoring Data is one of my favorite books on medical deception. I refer my clients that believe their statin drug is beneficial to this book.

Green Fields's avatar

Oh, I would love to be able to watch this.

Alas, I do not youtube.... Can't find it elsewhere :(

Suggestions for alternative platforms most welcome.

Thanks. Love the common sense and honesty

of Malcolm Kendrick.

Timothy Winey's avatar

Superb piece!

DNPmom's avatar

Malcolm Kendrick was one of the few truthful voices in the beginning of the Covid idiocy! I read his writings before then, but loved that he didn’t drink the kool-aid so many other docs did.

Sadly people continue to believe their doctors are almost gods, and follow whatever they are told blindly taking dangerous pharma drugs like candy.

I always urge people to look up Every drug they take including OTC we are led to believe are perfectly safe to use freely as often as needed. Not true! Easy to look up and read what they allow to be published…Drugs.com

Easy web address, and easy to look up drugs you take or are told to take. Just do it, no matter what your doc says…and maybe save your future! Most data is out there IF you look for it.

Doug Thorburn's avatar

Fantastic interview. Malcolm Kendrick disclosed several ways to lie with statistics I don't think even Huff thought of.

toolate's avatar

You must be a mind reader. I was just thinking of messaging you to ask you to either interview Dr Kendrick or to summarize one of his books.

An hour after thinking that I opened this email

Unbekoming's avatar

You were "toolate", I beat you to it.

Sorry, couldn't help myself. 🤣

toolate's avatar

The latest common rejoinder to the tiny absolute benefit is to insist that it is because of only short trial duration....thatbif one were to be on a statin for 50 years it would be ten times or so the risk reduction of a 5 yr triali

toolate's avatar

And as he suggess the extrapolation isn't at all certain