Such a trial might finally allow us to move from practice based on 'gut instinct' to evidence-based medicine.
The pair demonstrated vast differences in medical practice based on where a patient lived.
How can a practice based on trust between individuals be considered harmful to others in society?
It is the work of Rural Design – an architectural practice based on the island of Skye.
"It can be dangerous, dictating an entire practice based on a computer".
Ours is the only profession that does not require a license to practice, based on education, training and experience.
The practice – based on Buddhist meditation but updated for secular users – is catching on across a stressed-out Britain.
In reality, international best practice needs to be reconciled with local best practice, based on what works on the ground in a particular time and place.
The conventional approach would have involved analyzing the data and identifying examples of best practice based on interviews with local managers and city officials.
It would be unfortunate, he said, if doctors were to change clinical practice based on unfair speculation about a study of 200 patients.
"If you can create a more effective healing practice based on the manipulation of meaning, then you're going to heal more people," says Daniel Moerman.
