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Practical writing on research methodology, publishing strategy, and AI in clinical science.
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EBM, critical appraisal, methodology — the fundamentals that hold everything else up.
2024
Evidence-Based Medicine Isn't Dead, But It's on Life Support
What happens when the infrastructure of clinical evidence is quietly eroded — and what surgeons should do about it.
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2024
How to Read a Meta-Analysis Without Getting Burned
Pooled estimates look precise. They're often not. A practical guide to interpreting the numbers you actually see.
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2024
Statistical Significance vs Clinical Significance
p < 0.05 tells you less than you think. Here's what to look for instead.
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Manuscript writing, submission, peer review — the craft of publishing clinical work.
2024
How to Write a Discussion Section That Reviewers Actually Like
Most discussions fail because they either under-interpret or over-claim. Here's the structure that works.
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2024
Why Your Introduction Gets Rejected (And How to Fix It)
Reviewers decide in the first two paragraphs. Getting the gap statement right is non-negotiable.
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2024
The Rebuttal Letter Framework
A structured approach to reviewer responses — what to concede, what to push back on, and how to frame everything.
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Using, building, and thinking critically about AI in the research workflow.
2024
Using AI to Check Your Citations Before Submission
Citation errors are more common than you think. Here's how to catch them before a reviewer does.
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2024
Building ResearchCheck: From Frustration to Product
How a citation-checking script I wrote for myself became a tool used by researchers across five countries.
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2025
What LLMs Actually Do to Your Writing (And What They Don't)
Not a 'AI will replace writers' take. A more honest look at what these tools amplify and what they flatten.
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