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Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Coming back to: Why a preprint's supplementary material is often the best part Evidence › Preprints risk of bias effect size preprint Under review Why a preprint's supplementary material is often the best part — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Comparing SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) with STEP 4 (…	+109	116	36k	2d
Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Everything below is what sits behind that. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…	+102	121	21k	1h
Request: a per-category review queue Meta › Feature requests site feedback translation wiki post Request: a per-category review queue Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question…	+125	136	13k	2h
Personal import allowances, compared — a second dataset Access › International personal import telehealth MHRA EMA Wiki Personal import allowances, compared — a second dataset — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A coverage question with the paperwork detail included, since that is what…	+124	132	9.2k	2mo
Journal club: is percentage weight change the right endpoint? Evidence › Journal club number needed to treat randomised trial journal club Solved Journal club: is percentage weight change the right endpoint? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Comparing SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) with SURMOUNT-OSA (…	+116	120	23k	3mo
Reference intervals: how they are constructed and why one in twenty flags Clinical › Bloodwork HbA1c thyroid function eGFR & renal function lipase & amylase Under review Reference intervals: how they are constructed and why one in twenty flags — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I…	+104	119	30k	1mo
What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues randomised trial cagrilintide cagrisema amylin analogues Solved What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Comparing STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022) with SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med…	+83	91	46k	1d
Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim.…	+102	113	26k	17h
Reading a trial's population section before its results Evidence › Trials estimand surrogate endpoints discontinuation & dropout randomised trial Solved On the subject in the title: Reading a trial's population section before its results Working notes rather than a conclusion. I have seen STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021) cited in support of a claim I do not think it…	+91	109	22k	2mo
Submitting a sample: the process end to end Sourcing › Independent verification blind sampling PeptideMeter VendorInvestigate third-party testing On the subject in the title: Submitting a sample: the process end to end Working notes rather than a conclusion. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately from product quality.…	+99	114	29k	21h
The "under review" status pill and when a moderator applies it Evidence › Preprints risk of bias effect size preprint Posting this under the heading it deserves: The "under review" status pill and when a moderator applies it Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SURMOUNT-4 ( JAMA , 2024). Please read it…	+96	119	17k	3mo
Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress Practice › Dosing & titration worked example semaglutide tirzepatide dose reduction Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how…	+98	102	26k	3mo
I joined for one answer and stayed for a year — what changed my mind Start Here › Welcome guidelines onboarding trust levels Posting this under the heading it deserves: I joined for one answer and stayed for a year — what changed my mind Everything below is what sits behind that. Question in the title. Context below, and I have…	+96	114	17k	just now
Official shortage notices and what they authorise Access › Shortages compounding formulary shortage Posting this under the heading it deserves: Official shortage notices and what they authorise Everything below is what sits behind that. Documenting an access outcome, dated, because everything in this…	+106	119	18k	1mo
Trust level 3 requirements: a clarification — does this still hold? Meta › Announcements trust levels moderation site feedback guidelines Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Trust level 3 requirements: a clarification — does this still hold? Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the…	+76	90	57k	9h
Coming back to: Time to steady state after a dose increase Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics semaglutide missed dose liraglutide worked example Time to steady state after a dose increase Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Posting the method first, because I know what the first three replies will…	+104	110	16k	2d
Pooling trials with different estimands Evidence › Meta-analyses publication bias risk of bias effect size meta-analysis Solved On the subject in the title: Pooling trials with different estimands Working notes rather than a conclusion. Comparing SELECT ( N Engl J Med , 2023) with SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022) and finding the…	+120	132	2.3k	1d
Follow-up: Tirzepatide and nausea: is the profile genuinely different or just differently reported? Compounds › Tirzepatide tirzepatide SURMOUNT programme effect size randomised trial Solved Tirzepatide and nausea: is the profile genuinely different or just differently reported? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Comparing STEP 1 ( N Engl J…	+109	122	3.6k	2mo
Forced degradation studies: designing one that is informative Analytics › Method validation precision & repeatability recovery stability-indicating method Under review Posting this under the heading it deserves: Forced degradation studies: designing one that is informative Everything below is what sits behind that. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would like it…	+100	106	35k	2d
Anaesthesia and elective surgery: the aspiration question Practice › Interactions metformin insulin delayed gastric emptying hypoglycaemia Posting this under the heading it deserves: Anaesthesia and elective surgery: the aspiration question Everything below is what sits behind that. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been…	+103	115	6.6k	3mo
Semaglutide and gastric emptying — the mechanism behind most of the side-effect profile Compounds › Semaglutide STEP programme type 2 diabetes randomised trial SELECT trial Posting this under the heading it deserves: Semaglutide and gastric emptying — the mechanism behind most of the side-effect profile Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen SCALE ( N Engl J Med…	+115	122	2.6k	1d
Why the titration planner refuses to produce a schedule below a floor Data & Tools › Calculators syringe units site feedback concentration maths Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why the titration planner refuses to produce a schedule below a floor I would like to understand what this number means before I repeat it…	+76	83	53k	2mo
Common supplements people ask about, assessed one at a time Practice › Interactions insulin needs a source hypoglycaemia metformin Common supplements people ask about, assessed one at a time — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the same…	+101	107	28k	12h
A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Practice › Administration needle gauge & length missed dose injection site rotation aseptic technique On the subject in the title: A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Working notes rather than a conclusion. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…	+112	125	5.8k	21h
Lean mass preservation: what the evidence supports — does this still hold? Outcomes › Body composition bioimpedance lean mass loss data table DXA Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Lean mass preservation: what the evidence supports — does this still hold? Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost…	+112	122	5.2k	20h
Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress — what changed since Practice › Dosing & titration tirzepatide semaglutide titration missed dose Under review Posting this under the heading it deserves: Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. Practical question with the…	+94	99	29k	2d
A certificate whose chromatogram axes do not match its stated method — one year on Sourcing › Red flags mislabelling moderation documentation quality Solved A certificate whose chromatogram axes do not match its stated method — one year on Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Structured report rather than an opinion,…	+103	111	8.1k	2mo
The anatomy of a question that gets answered within an hour Start Here › How to Ask worked example site feedback onboarding beginner friendly Wiki The anatomy of a question that gets answered within an hour — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things…	+113	127	2.7k	13h
Named, unnamed and unspecified impurities as regulatory categories — the long version Analytics › Impurities & related substances HPLC data table forced degradation counter-ion content Wiki Named, unnamed and unspecified impurities as regulatory categories — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A documentation question rather than an analytical…	+112	120	7.6k	5h
Coming back to: A community side-effect dataset, with its response rate and biases Data & Tools › Datasets observational data site feedback data table Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: A community side-effect dataset, with its response rate and biases Everything below is what sits behind that. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would…	+96	101	33k	2d