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The difference between science and pseudoscience
The application of critical thinking to medicine is the hallmark of my practice. The most foundational and important is the ability to tell
Islon Woolf MD
Dec 30, 20215 min read
Critical thinking and Addressing Bias
Your doctor should be incentivized to make you more healthy. Not prescribe more tests and treatments.
Islon Woolf MD
Apr 24, 20208 min read
COVID-19 risk factors: high blood pressure or high blood pressure medications?
You are all familiar with the warning, "high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease increase your risk of death from COVID-19". You...
Islon Woolf MD
Apr 18, 20207 min read
Using COVID-19 treatments before a clinical trial: a benefit-to-harm analysis
A benefits-to-harms analysis of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
Islon Woolf MD
Apr 10, 202010 min read
A new positive Hydroxychloroquine trial, my systematic review, and updating beliefs
A new Chinese controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine was released last week. It showed that hydroxychloroquine helped COVID-19 patients
Islon Woolf MD
Apr 3, 20208 min read
Is Alternative Medicine helpful when fighting cancer?
If one considers lifestyle medicine such as exercise (Yoga), nutrition, and stress reduction as “alternative“, up to eighty percent of...
Islon Woolf MD
Dec 20, 20188 min read