Absence of Proof vs. Proof of Absence: Do We Need a Controlled Trial of Parachutes for Sky Divers?

   Throughout this site, we try to rely on the strength of evidence to support the value of one treatment over another.  This is based on a growing trend of evidence-based medicine, by which we shape our management decisions following the lines of clinical trials.  But this approach of “useless until proven valuable” is really […]