November 2020

How should randomized trials be done? The example of remdesivir for COVID-19

This week I POSTED comments regarding the NIH study on remdesivir for COVID-19. The post was spurred by a question from a person who was concerned about the study’s accuracy and worried that she may have to face a decision to accept the drug should she get ill. Several readers, after the post, asked how […]

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Should I accept Remdesivir if I get hospitalized from COVID-19?

Here is a paper.  Below is a summary of my critical appraisal of a study regarding a treatment for COVID-19. The patient asking the question is a sophisticated scientist who wanted my opinion regarding the NIH study on Remdesivir. She was not in a position to make a decision regarding treatment, but was concerned the

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