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Benefits of Psyl­lium Die­tary Fiber in Par­tic­u­lar

Brendan LongAug 28, 2024, 6:13 PM
14 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(www.brendanlong.com)

Diseased think­ing: dis­solv­ing ques­tions about disease

Scott AlexanderMay 30, 2010, 9:16 PM
537 points
356 comments9 min readLW link

Ra­tional Tooth­paste: A Case Study

badgerMay 31, 2012, 12:31 AM
129 points
60 comments6 min readLW link

The Ma­chine that Broke My Heart

lsusrDec 30, 2021, 11:59 AM
46 points
34 comments2 min readLW link

Con­sider Tak­ing Zinc Every Time You Travel

ElizabethOct 1, 2021, 3:50 AM
50 points
44 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Luck based medicine: my re­sent­ful story of be­com­ing a med­i­cal miracle

ElizabethOct 16, 2022, 5:40 PM
486 points
121 comments12 min readLW link3 reviews
(acesounderglass.com)

Re­con­sider the anti-cav­ity bac­te­ria if you are Asian

Lao MeinApr 15, 2024, 7:02 AM
169 points
43 comments4 min readLW link

Bed­bugs are a Solved Prob­lem—DIY Bio-Weapon works.

sapphireNov 30, 2022, 3:40 AM
59 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

“Eat­ing Dirt Benefits Kids” is Ba­si­cally Made Up

ElizabethOct 8, 2021, 8:30 AM
66 points
13 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Luck based medicine: in­os­i­tol for anx­iety and brain fog

ElizabethSep 22, 2023, 8:10 PM
40 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

[Question] What is the liter­a­ture on long term wa­ter fasts?

lcMay 16, 2023, 3:23 AM
16 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

The 300-year jour­ney to the covid vaccine

jasoncrawfordNov 9, 2020, 11:06 PM
123 points
9 comments5 min readLW link2 reviews
(rootsofprogress.org)

It’s Prob­a­bly Not Lithium

NatáliaJun 28, 2022, 9:24 PM
442 points
187 comments28 min readLW link1 review

Tales From the Amer­i­can Med­i­cal System

ZviMay 10, 2019, 12:40 AM
64 points
48 comments4 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Quick Look: Asymp­tomatic Her­pes Shedding

ElizabethJun 4, 2022, 9:40 PM
37 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Black Death at the Golden Gate (book re­view)

PeterMcCluskeyJun 26, 2020, 4:09 PM
17 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

Deal­ing with the high quan­tity of sci­en­tific er­ror in medicine

NancyLebovitzOct 25, 2010, 1:53 PM
60 points
61 comments3 min readLW link

Ac­ti­vated Char­coal for Han­gover Preven­tion: Way more than you wanted to know

Maxwell PetersonJan 10, 2022, 7:26 PM
86 points
31 comments31 min readLW link1 review

What it’s like to dis­sect a cadaver

Alok SinghNov 10, 2022, 6:40 AM
208 points
24 comments5 min readLW link
(alok.github.io)

Why epi­demiol­ogy will not cor­rect itself

gwernAug 11, 2011, 12:54 AM
70 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Phage ther­apy in a post-an­tibiotics world

ChristianKlDec 29, 2019, 5:03 PM
22 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

Dy­ing Outside

HalFinneyOct 5, 2009, 2:45 AM
401 points
91 comments2 min readLW link

Another med­i­cal miracle

DentinJun 25, 2023, 8:43 PM
186 points
48 comments3 min readLW link

Po­tato diet: A post mortem and an an­swer to SMTM’s article

Épiphanie GédéonJul 14, 2022, 11:18 PM
48 points
34 comments16 min readLW link

Me­taMed: Ev­i­dence-Based Healthcare

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 5, 2013, 1:16 PM
112 points
193 comments6 min readLW link

Cur­ing in­san­ity with malaria

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Aug 4, 2021, 2:28 AM
159 points
8 comments4 min readLW link1 review

Liter­a­ture-re­view on cog­ni­tive effects of modafinil (my bach­e­lor the­sis)

David AlthausJan 8, 2014, 7:23 PM
53 points
42 comments3 min readLW link

My IRB Nightmare

Scott AlexanderSep 28, 2017, 4:47 PM
58 points
1 comment19 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Please don’t take Lu­mina’s an­ti­cav­ity probiotic

ROMMay 15, 2024, 6:03 PM
13 points
5 comments4 min readLW link
(trevorklee.substack.com)

Book re­view: The Check­list Manifesto

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Sep 17, 2021, 11:09 PM
122 points
13 comments5 min readLW link

Thirty-three ran­domly se­lected bioethics papers

Rob BensingerMar 22, 2021, 9:38 PM
115 points
46 comments50 min readLW link

Why Doesn’t Health­care Im­prove Health?

George3d6Feb 16, 2022, 11:28 AM
63 points
19 comments12 min readLW link
(www.epistem.ink)

My 10-year ret­ro­spec­tive on try­ing SSRIs

Kaj_SotalaSep 22, 2024, 8:30 PM
77 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

on bac­te­ria, on teeth

bhauthSep 30, 2024, 3:56 PM
62 points
9 comments6 min readLW link
(bhauth.com)

can­cer rates af­ter gene therapy

bhauthOct 16, 2024, 3:32 PM
53 points
2 comments3 min readLW link
(bhauth.com)

Recom­men­da­tions vs. Guidelines

Scott AlexanderApr 13, 2018, 4:10 AM
77 points
18 comments5 min readLW link
(slatestarcodex.com)

How bad is chlo­ri­nated wa­ter?

bhauthDec 13, 2023, 6:00 PM
43 points
18 comments3 min readLW link
(www.bhauth.com)

cold alu­minum for medicine

bhauthDec 16, 2023, 2:38 PM
42 points
4 comments4 min readLW link
(www.bhauth.com)

Rewil­d­ing the Gut VS the Au­toim­mune Epidemic

GGDAug 16, 2024, 6:00 PM
51 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Why is cap­nom­e­try biofeed­back not more widely known?

riceissaDec 21, 2023, 2:42 AM
20 points
22 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Where should I look for in­for­ma­tion on gut health?

FinalFormal2Aug 20, 2024, 7:44 PM
10 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Should you be wor­ried about H5N1?

gwDec 5, 2024, 9:11 PM
89 points
2 comments5 min readLW link
(www.georgeyw.com)

[Question] How to get nerds fas­ci­nated about mys­te­ri­ous chronic ill­ness re­search?

riceissaMay 27, 2024, 10:58 PM
95 points
50 comments2 min readLW link

Alter­na­tives to Masks for In­fec­tious Aerosols

jefftkDec 8, 2024, 2:00 PM
25 points
9 comments7 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Luck Based Medicine: No Good Very Bad Win­ter Cured My Hypothyroidism

ElizabethDec 8, 2024, 8:10 PM
55 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Nitric ox­ide for covid and other viral infections

ElizabethFeb 7, 2024, 9:30 PM
39 points
6 comments6 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

[Question] How do health sys­tems work in ad­e­quate wor­lds?

mukashiFeb 9, 2024, 12:54 AM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

How peo­ple stopped dy­ing from di­ar­rhea so much (& other life-sav­ing de­ci­sions)

WriterMar 16, 2024, 4:00 PM
45 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

Cor­rect my H5N1 re­search

ElizabethDec 9, 2024, 7:07 PM
52 points
25 comments2 min readLW link

Nurs­ing doubts

dynomightAug 30, 2024, 2:25 AM
144 points
23 comments9 min readLW link
(dynomight.net)

in defense of Linus Pauling

bhauthJun 3, 2024, 9:27 PM
49 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.bhauth.com)

Best in Class Life Improvement

sapphireApr 4, 2024, 1:51 AM
78 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

AI for Bio: State Of The Field

sarahconstantinAug 30, 2024, 6:00 PM
73 points
2 comments15 min readLW link
(sarahconstantin.substack.com)

Thoughts on seed oil

dynomightApr 20, 2024, 12:29 PM
352 points
129 comments17 min readLW link
(dynomight.net)

in­tro­duc­tion to can­cer vaccines

bhauthMay 5, 2024, 1:06 AM
113 points
19 comments5 min readLW link
(www.bhauth.com)

My hour of mem­o­ryless lucidity

Eric NeymanMay 4, 2024, 1:40 AM
366 points
35 comments5 min readLW link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

Notes on Fitness

David GrossDec 21, 2020, 4:51 PM
18 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Mini PAPR Review

jefftkDec 12, 2024, 7:10 PM
10 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Do you be­lieve in hun­dred dol­lar bills ly­ing on the ground? Con­sider humming

ElizabethMay 16, 2024, 12:00 AM
122 points
22 comments6 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Com­par­ing the AirFanta 3Pro to the Coway AP-1512

jefftkDec 16, 2024, 1:40 AM
13 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Anti-cir­cum­ci­sion Es­say 2 of 3: Phys­i­cal and Psy­cholog­i­cal Realities

Harry StevenageJun 30, 2024, 10:13 PM
12 points
5 comments9 min readLW link

Anti-Cir­cum­ci­sion Es­say 1 of 3: Ac­cord­ing To Their Crit­ics, In­tac­tivists Are The Best-Be­haved Protest Move­ment In His­tory

Harry StevenageJun 30, 2024, 5:17 PM
12 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

How pre­dic­tive pro­cess­ing solved my wrist pain

max_shenJul 4, 2024, 1:56 AM
35 points
8 comments8 min readLW link

Med­i­cal Roundup #3

ZviJul 9, 2024, 1:10 PM
39 points
4 comments19 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Mul­ti­plex Gene Edit­ing: Where Are We Now?

sarahconstantinJul 16, 2024, 8:50 PM
71 points
6 comments7 min readLW link
(sarahconstantin.substack.com)

The Cancer Re­s­olu­tion?

PeterMcCluskeyJul 24, 2024, 12:25 AM
34 points
27 comments6 min readLW link
(bayesianinvestor.com)

[Question] What changes should hap­pen in the HHS?

ChristianKlNov 20, 2024, 11:04 AM
0 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

(Salt) Water Gar­gling as an Antiviral

ElizabethNov 22, 2024, 6:00 PM
88 points
6 comments5 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Es­ti­mat­ing the benefits of a new flu drug (BXM)

DirectedEvolutionJan 6, 2025, 4:31 AM
41 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Un­reg­u­lated Pep­tides: Does BPC-157 hold its promises?

ChristianKlJan 15, 2025, 11:36 PM
28 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

Bed­nets -- 4 longer malaria studies

HznJan 17, 2025, 8:47 AM
4 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Kitchen Air Puri­fier Comparison

jefftkJan 22, 2025, 3:20 AM
35 points
2 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

In­ten­tion to Treat

AlicornMar 20, 2025, 8:01 PM
171 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Tab­ula Bio: to­wards a fu­ture free of dis­ease (& look­ing for col­lab­o­ra­tors)

mpoonMar 23, 2025, 4:30 PM
38 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Are cur­rent LLMs safe for psy­chother­apy?

PaperBikeFeb 12, 2025, 7:16 PM
5 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Aaron Silver­book on anti-cav­ity bacteria

DanielFilanNov 20, 2023, 3:06 AM
31 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

Inos­i­tol Non-Results

ElizabethNov 29, 2023, 9:40 PM
20 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Cog­ni­tive En­hancers: Mechanisms And Tradeoffs

Scott AlexanderOct 23, 2018, 6:40 PM
43 points
3 comments8 min readLW link
(slatestarcodex.com)

SSRIs: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Scott AlexanderJul 8, 2014, 2:06 AM
29 points
2 comments27 min readLW link

Why we need bet­ter sci­ence, ex­am­ple #6,281

lukeprogDec 10, 2011, 11:25 PM
43 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Book re­view: Why we sleep

Richard_NgoSep 19, 2018, 10:36 PM
51 points
18 comments5 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

Book Re­view: Complications

AnnoyanceJul 1, 2009, 6:39 PM
13 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Per­son­al­ized Medicine For Real

sarahconstantinMar 4, 2019, 10:40 PM
214 points
16 comments5 min readLW link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Fibromyal­gia, Pain & De­pres­sion. How much is due to phys­i­cal mis­al­ign­ment?

leggiOct 29, 2019, 2:58 PM
7 points
4 comments18 min readLW link

Tak­ing vi­tamin D3 with K2 in the morning

ChristianKlNov 30, 2018, 7:00 PM
54 points
47 comments4 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tion-based medicine (PBM)

ChristianKlDec 29, 2016, 10:49 PM
46 points
14 comments4 min readLW link

The Dogma of Ev­i­dence-based Medicine

ChristianKlJan 25, 2018, 9:15 PM
16 points
37 comments4 min readLW link

Effects of Cas­tra­tion on the Life Ex­pec­tancy of Con­tem­po­rary Men

FluttershyAug 8, 2015, 4:37 AM
16 points
52 comments10 min readLW link

Even if you have a nail, not all ham­mers are the same

PhilGoetzMar 29, 2010, 6:09 PM
150 points
126 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] If some­one you loved was ex­pe­rienc­ing un­remit­ting suffer­ing (re­lated to a con­stel­la­tion of multi-di­men­sional fac­tors and pro­cesses, those of which in­clude anoma­lous states of con­scious­ness and an ia­tro­genic men­tal health sys­tem), what would you think and what would you do?

Sara CJul 3, 2020, 9:02 PM
20 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Es­ti­mat­ing Norovirus Prevalence

jefftkMay 6, 2023, 11:40 AM
16 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ma­chine-Read­able Prevalence Estimates

jefftkMay 13, 2023, 12:40 AM
9 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Idea: med­i­cal hy­pothe­ses app for mys­te­ri­ous chronic illnesses

riceissaMay 19, 2023, 8:49 PM
64 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

Bayes for Schizophren­ics: Rea­son­ing in Delu­sional Disorders

Scott AlexanderAug 13, 2012, 7:22 PM
153 points
155 comments11 min readLW link

Ex­per­i­men­tal Fat Loss

johnlawrenceaspdenJun 1, 2023, 8:26 PM
23 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Up­dates and Reflec­tions on Op­ti­mal Ex­er­cise af­ter Nearly a Decade

romeostevensitJun 8, 2023, 11:02 PM
213 points
57 comments2 min readLW link1 review

[Question] Can you pre­vent nega­tive long-term effects of bad trips with sleep de­pri­va­tion?

EternallyBlissfulJun 24, 2023, 2:05 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Self-ex­per­i­ment: A sup­ra­phys­iolog­i­cal dosage of testos­terone.

shapeshifterJun 26, 2023, 10:26 AM
8 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Apollo Neuro Fol­low Up

ElizabethJul 22, 2023, 5:20 PM
28 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Apollo Neuro Results

ElizabethJul 30, 2023, 6:40 PM
85 points
17 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Is Light Drink­ing Pro­tec­tive?

jefftkJul 31, 2023, 3:00 AM
45 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Stomach Ulcers and Den­tal Cavities

MetacelsusAug 5, 2023, 2:08 PM
57 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(denovo.substack.com)

Ex­er­cise is Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 2, 2023, 12:09 AM
91 points
27 comments3 min readLW link

When to Get the Booster?

jefftkOct 3, 2023, 9:00 PM
50 points
15 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Will no one rid me of this tur­bu­lent pest?

MetacelsusOct 14, 2023, 3:27 PM
154 points
23 comments10 min readLW link
(denovo.substack.com)

War on Cancer II

ChristianKlJun 24, 2021, 2:59 PM
36 points
12 comments14 min readLW link

[Question] For re­duc­ing caf­feine de­pen­dence, does daily max­i­mum mat­ter more, or does to­tal daily in­take mat­ter more?

Maxwell PetersonJul 9, 2021, 3:40 PM
14 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tion-based-Medicine in­stead of E̵v̵i̵d̵e̵n̵c̵e̵ ̵b̵a̵s̵e̵d̵ ̵M̵e̵d̵i̵c̵i̵n̵e̵ Author­ity-based-Medicine

ChristianKlJul 30, 2021, 10:42 AM
11 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Should doc­tors be neu­tral?

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Aug 4, 2021, 8:37 PM
31 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Per­haps vastly more peo­ple should be on FDA-ap­proved weight loss medication

25HourAug 14, 2021, 5:22 PM
57 points
30 comments8 min readLW link

Amy­loid Plaques: Chem­i­cal Streetlight, Med­i­cal Goodhart

J BostockAug 26, 2021, 9:25 PM
17 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Should I treat pain differ­ently if it’s “all in my head?”

jpSep 5, 2021, 8:06 AM
19 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Niacin as a treat­ment for covid? (Prob­a­bly no, but I’m glad we’re check­ing)

ElizabethOct 12, 2021, 5:40 AM
24 points
1 comment11 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Long Covid Is Not Ne­c­es­sar­ily Your Biggest Problem

ElizabethSep 1, 2021, 7:20 AM
201 points
40 comments10 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Long Covid In­for­mal Study Results

ElizabethOct 16, 2021, 7:10 AM
43 points
3 comments5 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Men­tal health benefits and down­sides of psychedelic use in ACX read­ers: sur­vey results

RationalElfOct 25, 2021, 10:55 PM
119 points
18 comments10 min readLW link

Where did the 5 micron num­ber come from? Nowhere good. [Wired.com]

ElizabethNov 9, 2021, 7:14 AM
108 points
8 comments1 min readLW link1 review
(www.wired.com)

Ex­pe­rience on Methotrexate

jefftkNov 17, 2021, 10:40 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How do you de­cide when to change N95/​FFP-2 masks?

ChristianKlSep 10, 2021, 7:40 AM
33 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

The Limits Of Medicine—Part 1 - Small Molecules

George3d6Dec 1, 2021, 3:51 PM
26 points
1 comment9 min readLW link
(www.epistem.ink)

A com­mon mis­con­cep­tion about the evolu­tion of viruses

mukashiJan 6, 2022, 10:00 AM
7 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

(briefly) RaDVaC and SMTM, two things we should be doing

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 12, 2022, 6:20 AM
230 points
79 comments3 min readLW link1 review

[Question] Are there any pre­ven­tive steps some­one can take af­ter be­ing ex­posed to strep throat?

Maxwell PetersonFeb 14, 2022, 3:01 AM
8 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

The Limits Of Medicine—Part 2 - Ho­mo­gene­ity Assumptions

George3d6Mar 2, 2022, 4:45 PM
15 points
3 comments8 min readLW link
(www.epistem.ink)

Why Take Care Of Your Health?

MondSemmelApr 6, 2022, 11:11 PM
39 points
21 comments6 min readLW link

The “mind-body vi­cious cy­cle” model of RSI & back pain

Steven ByrnesJun 9, 2022, 12:30 PM
91 points
32 comments12 min readLW link

[Link] “The mad­ness of re­duced med­i­cal di­ag­nos­tics” by Dynomight

KennyJun 16, 2022, 7:20 PM
16 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] I’ve be­come a med­i­cal mys­tery and I don’t know how to effec­tively get help

CraigMichaelJul 9, 2022, 6:58 AM
30 points
53 comments2 min readLW link

New Water Qual­ity x Obe­sity Dataset Available

ElizabethMay 27, 2022, 7:50 PM
74 points
14 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Costs and benefits of am­nio­cen­te­sis for nor­mal pregnancies

bracesMay 13, 2022, 10:47 PM
13 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Health & Lifestyle In­ter­ven­tions With Heavy-Tailed Out­comes?

MondSemmelJun 6, 2022, 4:26 PM
12 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What’s up with the re­cent mon­key­pox cases?

johnswentworthMay 18, 2022, 10:06 PM
61 points
27 comments1 min readLW link

Manda­tory Post About Monkeypox

ZviMay 24, 2022, 8:00 PM
54 points
17 comments9 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Cog­ni­tive Risks of Ado­les­cent Binge Drinking

Jul 20, 2022, 9:10 PM
70 points
12 comments10 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Guessti­mate Al­gorithm for Med­i­cal Research

ElizabethSep 14, 2022, 5:30 PM
26 points
0 comments7 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Bi­den should be ap­plauded for ap­point­ing Re­nee We­grzyn for ARPA-H

ChristianKlSep 18, 2022, 7:57 PM
34 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Re­view of Ex­am­ine.com’s vi­tamin write-ups

Sep 26, 2022, 11:40 PM
60 points
1 comment5 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Are c-sec­tions un­der­rated?

bracesOct 1, 2022, 8:32 PM
47 points
15 comments6 min readLW link

Iver­mectin: Much Less Than You Needed To Know

George3d6Oct 3, 2022, 3:02 PM
31 points
10 comments1 min readLW link
(doyourownresearch.substack.com)

Will you let your kid play foot­ball?

5houtOct 4, 2022, 5:48 PM
14 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

Vege­tar­i­anism and depression

MaggyOct 10, 2022, 9:11 AM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Why is fiber good for you?

bracesNov 2, 2022, 2:04 AM
18 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Fol­low up to med­i­cal miracle

ElizabethNov 4, 2022, 6:00 PM
75 points
5 comments6 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Prevent­ing atheroscle­ro­sis, the eas­iest way to im­prove your life ex­pec­tancy?

Eli_Nov 29, 2022, 8:05 PM
24 points
9 comments15 min readLW link

Quick look: cog­ni­tive dam­age from well-ad­ministered anesthesia

ElizabethDec 2, 2022, 12:40 AM
28 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

[Question] Is ChatGPT rigth when ad­vis­ing to brush the tongue when brush­ing teeth?

ChristianKlDec 2, 2022, 2:53 PM
13 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

It Takes Two Parac­eta­mol?

Eli_Dec 13, 2022, 4:29 PM
33 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Lead in Cho­co­late?

jefftkDec 22, 2022, 4:10 PM
41 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Things that can kill you quickly: What ev­ery­one should know about first aid

jasoncrawfordDec 27, 2022, 4:23 PM
166 points
21 comments2 min readLW link1 review
(jasoncrawford.org)

Mon­i­tor­ing de­vices I have loved

ElizabethDec 31, 2022, 10:51 PM
62 points
13 comments3 min readLW link1 review

Iron defi­cien­cies are very bad and you should treat them

ElizabethJan 12, 2023, 9:10 AM
108 points
34 comments11 min readLW link1 review
(acesounderglass.com)

Ve­gan Nutri­tion Test­ing Pro­ject: In­terim Report

ElizabethJan 20, 2023, 5:50 AM
102 points
37 comments8 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

On not get­ting con­tam­i­nated by the wrong obe­sity ideas

NatáliaJan 28, 2023, 8:18 PM
306 points
69 comments30 min readLW link

Pan­demic Pre­dic­tion Check­list: H5N1 (6/​14)

DirectedEvolutionFeb 5, 2023, 3:26 AM
50 points
10 comments7 min readLW link

H5N1

ZviFeb 13, 2023, 12:50 PM
102 points
1 comment9 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Nose /​ throat treat­ments for res­pi­ra­tory infections

juliawiseMar 13, 2023, 2:41 AM
47 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Use­less Med­i­cal Disclaimers

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 19, 2007, 4:48 PM
22 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

Mike Dar­win on Steve Jobs’s hyp­o­crit­i­cal stance to­wards death

SynapticOct 8, 2011, 3:32 AM
33 points
78 comments1 min readLW link

Gun­shot vic­tims to be sus­pended be­tween life and death [link]

Dr_ManhattanMar 27, 2014, 4:33 PM
37 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

The­o­ries of Pain

mingyuanAug 26, 2018, 10:05 PM
35 points
10 comments9 min readLW link

A Med­i­cal Mys­tery: Thy­roid Hor­mones, Chronic Fa­tigue and Fibromyalgia

johnlawrenceaspdenFeb 14, 2016, 1:14 PM
43 points
166 comments23 min readLW link

FMT: a great op­por­tu­nity for (soon-to-be) parents

EternallyBlissfulMay 16, 2024, 1:24 PM
12 points
1 comment18 min readLW link

Mon­key­pox: ex­plain­ing the jump to Europe

DirectedEvolutionMay 23, 2022, 9:53 AM
44 points
10 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] How can I help in­flam­ma­tion-based nerve dam­age be tem­po­rary?

Optimization ProcessFeb 2, 2023, 7:20 PM
17 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Drugs

lukeprogOct 1, 2011, 11:20 AM
43 points
122 comments5 min readLW link

In­ter­pret­ing ge­netic testing

jefftkDec 15, 2018, 3:56 PM
24 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

[Question] How to ac­cel­er­ate re­cov­ery from sleep debt with bio­hack­ing?

exanovaApr 10, 2024, 1:27 AM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[linkpost] Why Go­ing to the Doc­tor Sucks (WaitButWhy)

mike_hawkeNov 23, 2021, 3:02 AM
5 points
11 comments1 min readLW link
(waitbutwhy.com)

An­drew Hu­ber­man on How to Op­ti­mize Sleep

Leon LangFeb 2, 2023, 8:17 PM
37 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Go­ing Crazy and Get­ting Bet­ter Again

EvenstarJul 2, 2023, 6:55 PM
139 points
13 comments7 min readLW link1 review

Com­plex Signs Bad

EvenstarJul 3, 2023, 1:09 PM
5 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] H5N1. Just how bad is the situ­a­tion?

Q HomeJul 8, 2023, 10:09 PM
16 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Self-mod­ifi­ca­tion, moral­ity, and drugs

fubarobfuscoApr 10, 2011, 12:02 AM
24 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Re­source on al­co­hol problems

juliawiseFeb 27, 2020, 6:17 PM
26 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Case study: Melatonin

gwernJan 7, 2010, 6:24 PM
28 points
176 comments1 min readLW link

Is la­tent Tox­o­plas­mo­sis worth do­ing some­thing about?

jsalvatierNov 17, 2011, 5:04 PM
38 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

How did my baby die and what is the prob­a­bil­ity that my next one will?

deprimita_patroJan 19, 2016, 6:24 AM
37 points
23 comments3 min readLW link

Altru­is­tic Kid­ney Donation

jefftkJun 17, 2012, 8:02 PM
28 points
43 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is it worth­while to save the cord blood and tis­sue?

AlexeiJan 11, 2020, 9:52 PM
22 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Should I floss?

willbradshawDec 24, 2019, 4:06 PM
24 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

En­vi­ron­men­tal aller­gies are cur­able? (Sublin­gual im­munother­apy)

ChipmonkDec 26, 2023, 7:05 PM
47 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Semaglu­tide and Muscle

5houtJul 28, 2023, 6:36 PM
15 points
14 comments5 min readLW link

How do you im­prove the qual­ity of your drink­ing wa­ter?

Alex K. Chen (parrot)Mar 13, 2024, 12:37 AM
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

H5N1 - thread for in­for­ma­tion shar­ing, plan­ning, and action

MathiasKBFeb 5, 2023, 12:44 PM
31 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Sleep Qual­ity: Strate­gies that work for me

Lukas TrötzmüllerFeb 15, 2023, 12:17 AM
16 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Should I test my­self for microplas­tics?

AugsAug 7, 2023, 5:31 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Case Study—Ad-36

PerplexedSep 22, 2010, 6:32 PM
32 points
54 comments1 min readLW link

Too good to be true

PhilGoetzJul 11, 2014, 8:16 PM
35 points
121 comments4 min readLW link

6 non-ob­vi­ous men­tal health is­sues spe­cific to AI safety

Igor IvanovAug 18, 2023, 3:46 PM
147 points
24 comments4 min readLW link

How can I rec­on­cile these COVID test false-nega­tive num­bers?

Optimization ProcessOct 27, 2020, 11:56 PM
15 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Ad­vice to new Doc­tors start­ing practice

anandjeyaharAug 7, 2016, 8:27 AM
4 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Now is the time to elimi­nate mosquitoes

James_MillerAug 6, 2016, 7:10 PM
33 points
89 comments1 min readLW link

Were vac­cines rele­vant to 20th cen­tury US mor­tal­ity im­prove­ments?

jasoncrawfordDec 10, 2019, 12:13 AM
12 points
7 comments3 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ex­perts View: Do Autism Ques­tion­naires Truly Work?

DbwaniFeb 11, 2024, 6:41 AM
0 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.illnesstests.com)

Medlife Cri­sis: “Why Do Peo­ple Keep Fal­ling For Things That Don’t Work?”

RomanHaukssonFeb 21, 2023, 6:22 AM
12 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.youtube.com)

Sam­ple means, how do they work?

BenquoNov 20, 2016, 9:04 PM
34 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Some Things That In­crease Blood Flow to the Brain

romeostevensitMar 27, 2024, 9:48 PM
31 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Im­pend­ing AGI doesn’t make ev­ery­thing else unimportant

Igor IvanovSep 4, 2023, 12:34 PM
29 points
12 comments5 min readLW link

What TMS is like

SableOct 31, 2024, 12:44 AM
206 points
23 comments6 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

Drug de­vel­op­ment costs can range over two or­ders of magnitude

rossryNov 3, 2024, 11:13 PM
38 points
0 comments11 min readLW link

Me­tastatic Cancer Treat­ment Since 2010: The Suc­cess Stories

sarahconstantinNov 4, 2024, 10:50 PM
51 points
2 comments6 min readLW link
(sarahconstantin.substack.com)

Why Re­cur­sion Phar­ma­ceu­ti­cals aban­doned cell paint­ing for bright­field imaging

Abhishaike MahajanNov 5, 2024, 2:51 PM
29 points
1 comment18 min readLW link
(www.owlposting.com)

Ra­tional Health Optimization

jacob_cannellSep 18, 2010, 7:47 PM
23 points
78 comments8 min readLW link

[Link] How doc­tors die

MorendilDec 6, 2011, 1:22 PM
29 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

Paradigm Shifts—change ev­ery­thing… ex­cept al­most everything

James Stephen BrownNov 23, 2024, 6:34 PM
2 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(nonzerosum.games)

[Question] Do you know of any re­li­able DIY com­pendium of home phys­i­cal ther­apy ex­er­cises?

David GrossSep 16, 2023, 2:37 PM
9 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Myths about Non­d­u­al­ity and Science by Gary Weber

Vadim GolubJan 15, 2025, 6:33 PM
2 points
0 comments23 min readLW link

Bet­ter an­ti­bod­ies by en­g­ineer­ing tar­gets, not en­g­ineer­ing an­ti­bod­ies (Nabla Bio)

Abhishaike MahajanJan 13, 2025, 3:05 PM
4 points
0 comments14 min readLW link
(www.owlposting.com)

What De­pres­sion Is Like

SableAug 27, 2024, 5:43 PM
87 points
24 comments4 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

Longevity Insurance

canadaduaneFeb 20, 2012, 12:30 AM
24 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

so you have a chronic health issue

agencypilledJan 26, 2025, 7:00 PM
22 points
9 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Are there easy, low cost, ways to freeze per­sonal cell sam­ples for fu­ture ther­a­pies? And is this a good idea?

Eli TyreJul 9, 2019, 9:57 PM
20 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Les­sons from mas­sag­ing my­self, oth­ers, dogs, and cats

ChipmonkDec 17, 2023, 4:28 AM
2 points
27 comments5 min readLW link
(chipmonk.blog)

Jet­lag, Nausea, and Diar­rhea are Largely Optional

Thomas KwaMar 21, 2022, 10:40 PM
94 points
32 comments2 min readLW link

Gra­di­ent Anatomy’s—Hal­lu­ci­na­tion Ro­bust­ness in Med­i­cal Q&A

DieSabFeb 12, 2025, 7:16 PM
2 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Why Re­cent Protein Fold­ing Ad­vance­ments Should Change Your Per­sonal Health Strategy

lisperatiDec 3, 2020, 2:39 AM
11 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

The dan­gers of re­pro­duc­ing while old

garymmNov 17, 2023, 5:55 AM
23 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.garymm.org)

Black Box Biology

GeneSmithNov 29, 2023, 2:27 AM
65 points
30 comments2 min readLW link

An ap­peal for vi­tamin D sup­ple­men­ta­tion as a pro­phy­lac­tic for coro­n­aviruses and in­fluenza and a sim­ple evolu­tion­ary the­ory for why this is plau­si­ble.

Michael ADec 22, 2020, 7:40 PM
11 points
1 comment9 min readLW link

Mir­a­cle Min­eral Supplement

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 20, 2012, 9:17 PM
29 points
82 comments1 min readLW link

Link: Ev­i­dence-Based Medicine Has Been Hijacked

Anders_HMar 16, 2016, 7:57 PM
33 points
39 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] “I Can’t Believe It Both Is and Is Not En­cephal­itis!” Or: What do you do when the ev­i­dence is crazy?

ErhannisMar 19, 2024, 10:08 PM
20 points
3 comments11 min readLW link

Join a LessWrong Team for the Unag­ing Sys­tem Challenge

CrissmanOct 23, 2024, 6:01 AM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Should I ad­vo­cate for peo­ple to not buy Iver­mectin as a treat­ment for COVID-19 in the Philip­pines for now?

BrianTanMar 31, 2021, 1:59 PM
8 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

No, the Poly­mar­ket price does not mean we can im­me­di­ately con­clude what the prob­a­bil­ity of a bird flu pan­demic is. We also need to know the in­ter­est rate!

Christopher KingDec 28, 2024, 4:05 PM
5 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Epistemic Hell

rogersbaconJan 27, 2024, 5:13 PM
71 points
20 comments14 min readLW link

[Question] For fun: How long can you hold your breath?

exanovaDec 6, 2023, 11:36 PM
1 point
7 comments1 min readLW link

The Foun­tain of Health: a First Prin­ci­ples Guide to Rejuvenation

PhilJacksonJan 7, 2023, 6:34 PM
115 points
38 comments41 min readLW link

[Question] Are par­a­sitic worms an effec­tive weapon against MS?

DemeterJul 23, 2020, 1:59 PM
31 points
11 comments9 min readLW link

Com­plex sys­tems the­ory in hu­man perfor­mance. New model for con­cep­tu­al­iz­ing train­ing, adap­ta­tion and long-term development

Matěj NekoranecMay 25, 2024, 8:17 PM
1 point
0 comments7 min readLW link

Am­bi­gui­ties or the is­sues we face with AI in medicine

Thehumanproject.aiOct 20, 2024, 4:45 PM
2 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Pulse Oxime­try & the Oxy­gen–Hae­moglobin Dis­so­ci­a­tion Curve

leggiMar 22, 2020, 7:05 AM
7 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

De­liber­ate Dy­sen­tery: Q&A about Hu­man Challenge Trials

Niko_McCartyJan 21, 2024, 7:05 PM
16 points
1 comment18 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

We Need Ma­jor, But Not Rad­i­cal, FDA Reform

Maxwell TabarrokFeb 24, 2024, 4:54 PM
42 points
12 comments7 min readLW link
(www.maximum-progress.com)

Con­ver­sa­tions on Al­co­hol Consumption

AnnapurnaNov 1, 2022, 5:09 AM
20 points
6 comments9 min readLW link

An X-Ray is Worth 15 Fea­tures: Sparse Au­toen­coders for In­ter­pretable Ra­diol­ogy Re­port Generation

Oct 7, 2024, 8:53 AM
38 points
1 comment5 min readLW link
(arxiv.org)

Blindspot in Sport’s Data-Driven Age

Matěj NekoranecMay 25, 2024, 8:17 PM
2 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

A Kind­ness, or The Inevitable Con­se­quence of Perfect In­fer­ence (a short story)

samhealyDec 12, 2023, 11:03 PM
6 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

Some Thoughts on My Psy­chi­a­try Practice

Laura BJan 16, 2019, 11:16 PM
154 points
43 comments4 min readLW link2 reviews

“No ev­i­dence” as a Valley of Bad Rationality

Adam ZernerMar 28, 2020, 11:45 PM
106 points
21 comments2 min readLW link1 review

Med­i­ta­tions on Momentum

Richard MeadowsDec 14, 2018, 10:53 AM
107 points
32 comments10 min readLW link

Par­a­sites (not a metaphor)

lemonhopeAug 8, 2024, 8:07 PM
133 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

Drain­ing the swamp

jasoncrawfordJan 28, 2020, 9:37 PM
99 points
1 comment11 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Microplas­tics: Much Less Than You Wanted To Know

Feb 15, 2025, 7:08 PM
80 points
8 comments13 min readLW link

The benefits of mad­ness: A pos­i­tive ac­count of arationality

SkatcheApr 22, 2011, 7:43 PM
131 points
122 comments14 min readLW link

Defeat­ing Ugh Fields In Practice

PsychohistorianJun 19, 2010, 7:37 PM
97 points
95 comments2 min readLW link

AI al­ign­ment for men­tal health supports

hiki_tFeb 24, 2025, 4:21 AM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

The ‘5 Main Mus­cles of Move­ment’ Made Easy.

leggiDec 7, 2019, 9:17 AM
5 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Good News for Immunostimulants

sarahconstantinApr 16, 2018, 4:10 PM
26 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

A ra­tio­nal­ist’s guide to psy­choac­tive drugs

SkatcheFeb 10, 2011, 1:01 AM
96 points
48 comments17 min readLW link

WTH is Cere­brolysin, ac­tu­ally?

Aug 6, 2024, 8:40 PM
175 points
23 comments17 min readLW link

High Var­i­ance Pro­duc­tivity Advice

lynettebyeMar 1, 2020, 7:05 AM
87 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Chee­rios: An “Un­tested New Drug”

MBlumeMay 15, 2009, 2:26 AM
9 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

The Zom­bie Preacher of Somerset

Scott AlexanderMar 28, 2009, 10:29 PM
62 points
34 comments5 min readLW link

The Un­friendly Su­per­in­tel­li­gence next door

jacob_cannellJul 2, 2015, 6:46 PM
67 points
68 comments7 min readLW link

How to wash your hands pre­cisely and thoroughly

dkl9Jul 16, 2024, 6:29 PM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

A Step-by-step Guide to Find­ing a (Good!) Therapist

squidiousJul 18, 2018, 1:50 AM
46 points
5 comments9 min readLW link
(opalsandbonobos.blogspot.com)

Quan­tified Health Prize re­sults announced

ZviFeb 19, 2012, 8:10 AM
68 points
65 comments3 min readLW link

Coffee: When it helps, when it hurts

JustinShovelainMar 10, 2010, 6:14 AM
57 points
110 comments1 min readLW link

Effect het­ero­gene­ity and ex­ter­nal val­idity in medicine

Anders_HOct 25, 2019, 8:53 PM
49 points
14 comments7 min readLW link

Direct Pri­mary Care

sarahconstantinSep 25, 2018, 6:00 PM
42 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Epistemic Spot Check: The Dorito Effect (Mark Schatzker)

ElizabethOct 3, 2018, 5:10 PM
43 points
8 comments1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Pre­dic­tion is hard, es­pe­cially of medicine

gwernDec 23, 2011, 8:34 PM
72 points
48 comments23 min readLW link

Celi­acs don’t need to live in fear

JarrahFeb 18, 2024, 2:30 AM
16 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] How Old is Smal­lpox?

RaemonDec 10, 2018, 10:50 AM
44 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Is Caviar a Risk Fac­tor For Be­ing a Million­aire?

Anders_HDec 9, 2016, 4:27 PM
67 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Paper] Tra­jec­to­ries through se­man­tic spaces in schizophre­nia and the re­la­tion­ship to rip­ple bursts

bvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvDec 15, 2023, 1:37 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.pnas.org)

Chart­ing Deaths: Real­ity vs Reported

lifelonglearnerMar 30, 2018, 12:50 AM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(owenshen24.github.io)

Sus­pended An­i­ma­tion Inc. ac­cused of incompetence

CronoDASNov 18, 2010, 12:20 AM
48 points
139 comments1 min readLW link

Are healthy choices effec­tive for im­prov­ing live ex­pec­tancy any­more?

Christopher KingMay 8, 2023, 9:25 PM
4 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Med Pa­tient So­cial Net­works Are Bet­ter Scien­tific Institutions

LironFeb 19, 2010, 8:11 AM
46 points
49 comments2 min readLW link

Book re­view: Trick or treat­ment (2008)

Fleece MinutiaJan 6, 2024, 3:40 PM
1 point
0 comments2 min readLW link

Anti-Cir­cum­ci­sion Es­say 3 of 3: Now That I Think About It, Is There Ac­tu­ally a Space Between “Info” and “Hazard”? Isn’t It Just One Word?

Harry StevenageJul 1, 2024, 2:21 AM
12 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Beyond Bio­mark­ers: Un­der­stand­ing Mul­tis­cale Causality

Matěj NekoranecJul 7, 2024, 9:56 AM
13 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

The Five Main Mus­cles for a Full Range of Nat­u­ral Move­ment, Dy­namic Align­ment & Balance.

leggiSep 1, 2019, 3:22 AM
15 points
10 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] Re­quest for com­ments/​opinions/​ideas on safety/​ethics for use of tool AI in a large health­care sys­tem.

bokovMay 24, 2024, 8:53 PM
5 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

A Sarno-Han­son Synthesis

moridinamaelJul 12, 2018, 4:13 PM
52 points
15 comments4 min readLW link

Can we talk about men­tal ill­ness?

riparianxMar 8, 2015, 8:24 AM
58 points
108 comments1 min readLW link

Quan­tified Risks of Gay Male Sex

pianoforte611Aug 18, 2014, 11:55 PM
54 points
40 comments6 min readLW link

Why I don’t be­lieve in the placebo effect

transhumanist_atom_understanderJun 10, 2024, 2:37 AM
134 points
22 comments9 min readLW link

[LINK] Claus­trum Stim­u­la­tion Tem­porar­ily Turns Off Con­scious­ness in an oth­er­wise Awake Patient

ShmiJul 4, 2014, 8:00 PM
51 points
43 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Low-Hang­ing Poop

GLaDOSOct 16, 2013, 8:51 PM
46 points
38 comments2 min readLW link

Fan­tasy-For­bid­ding Ex­pert Opinion

yamabikoAug 10, 2020, 12:01 AM
18 points
9 comments3 min readLW link
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