"Does the evidence really support the claim?"
Follow Daniel, a medical writer, and Maya, a medical reviewer, as they evaluate the words behind scientific claims and test what the clinical evidence really allows us to say.
Daniel thinks he has written a strong claim. Maya sees six words that need testing against clinical data.
“42%… compared with what?” Learn how an efficacy number can be technically correct but misleading when its context is lost.
A single clinical citation is cited six times in one detail aid. Does it actually support all six statements?
Relative risk reduction sounds massive in headline copy. What happens when you look at the absolute numbers?
Statistical significance is verified, but Maya asks the harder question: Is it clinically meaningful for patients?