Do you mean the part about research or the part about being taught about chronic disease? If the first, it is generally known and accepted that physicians are practitioners, not researchers. If they are interested in doing research they are often encouraged to pursue a masters degree or PhD in addition to their M.D.,…

That's still up for debate within scientific communities though. US research, especially by big businesses like Monsanto, are heavily criticized for value-laden judgments in risk assessment. I'm not debating a side here, just offering a different perspective. See Brunk, Haworth, & Lee's (1991) "Is Scientific…

Teaching in one. Thanks.

Most medical schools don't teach basic research which I have always found odd considering the movement towards evidence-based practices. How can one understand the evidence without understanding basic research and biostats (let alone the sensitivity and specificity issues you mentioned, yikes)?

I had the same thought, very curious indeed.

"Consider a case when there are fairly strong indications that a chemical substance may be highly toxic, although the evidence is not (yet) sufficient from a scientific point of view. It would not be wise to continue unprotected exposure to the substance until full scientific proof has been obtained. According to the…

A cat was killed by a dog in my house three days before I closed on it. I always wonder if there is any possibility that ghost kitty is around, freaking out my dogs and cats. Then I remember that ghosts aren't real.

Knee slapper!!!! A thousand stars to you!

Thanks, hopefully if done that way, the ramifications of exposure are realized. I appreciate the feedback.

Appreciated. And I love your name.

You are very kind! Thank you! And I'm laughing because that commenter has no idea what concern trolling is, just saw the word concern and used it as an opportunity to attack.

Right, because one can't be concerned about ethics and other humans without being a troll.

I've always been concerned about consent issues on this show. Research shows that decision-making abilities are impaired under the influence of substances, or when addicted to a substance, right? So, how can one fully autonomously consent to being on the show? I'm not saying substance users have no autonomy, I'm…

When did I imply it was good? And what's wrong with it if I did? You really don't give up. Or read.

I said this is a very tough situation, did I not? I hold a masters degree in public policy, I don't need random, anonymous, defender of all things controversial, to school me about having to make tough choices. I never sided against admin, I thought the article made a case for limited funding being saved and therefore…

My point was that, in my opinion, the societal costs outweigh the financial costs. And I was also responding to a link that, had you read it, argued very little would be saved.

Thanks for that link Luchita. I just can't fathom the justification for all the closures. How will they save money? It's not like the under-enrolled schools are staffing for 500 when only 90 are enrolled. Remaining schools will need to hire more teachers as a result. Plus there will be an increase in transportation…

But I mean, can anything really beat Helena's delivery of, "I haven't been f***ed like that since grade school"?

Whoa, your school sounds rad. An engineering program interested in cultivating critical thinking, especially as they relate to social issues. Sounds Freirian!

Ah I'd love to read that. I recently wrote a paper for a human rights course about sentencing disparities and how they equate to human rights violations. It was a brief, 20p paper so I didn't get to investigate mandatory minimum sentences as much I would have liked to. I know they're heinous though, absolutely heinous…