How Do We Know What We Know?

Twelve sailors. Six pairs. One question that changed medicine. In 1747, a ship's surgeon tried something almost no one in medicine had done before. What he found could have saved thousands of lives. It still took more than forty years for anyone in charge to act on it. In this episode, Dr. Jocelyn Michel, D.Ac-CHM, opens a week on how we know what we know. Every choice we make about our health rests on something we think we know. So when a headline says "a new study shows," how much weight can that claim really carry? Discover the one question that changes how you hear every health claim, and get a map for the week ahead. References Fanaroff, A. C., Califf, R. M., Windecker, S., Smith, S. C., Jr., & Lopes, R. D. (2019). Levels of evidence supporting American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology guidelines, 2008–2018. JAMA, 321(11), 1069–1080. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.1122 Lind, J. (1753). A treatise of the scurvy. Sands, Murray & Cochran. Malmivaara, A., Häkkinen, U., Aro, T., Heinrichs, M.-L., Koskenniemi, L., Kuosma, E., Lappi, S., Paloheimo, R., Servo, C., Vaaranen, V., & Hernberg, S. (1995). The treatment of acute low back pain: Bed rest, exercises, or ordinary activity? New England Journal of Medicine, 332(6), 351–355. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199502093320602 McBride, W. G. (1961). Thalidomide and congenital abnormalities. The Lancet, 278(7216), 1358. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(61)90927-8 Tröhler, U. (2005). Lind and scurvy: 1747 to 1795. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 98(11), 519–522. https://doi.org/10.1258/jrsm.98.11.519 This podcast is for education and inspiration and is not medical advice. Listening does not create a practitioner-patient relationship. Dr. Jocelyn Michel, D.Ac-CHM, is licensed as an acupuncturist in Wisconsin, USA. Please talk with your own healthcare provider before making changes to your care. Guest views are their own. Some links may be affiliate links. Full disclaimer: https://www.healingpathacupuncture.info/legal