Replies to post #205987 on Biotech Values

[iwfal]

I first heard of him when he referred to advocates of Eteplirsen as Advocates of Snake Oil Salesmen (I took that as an attack on families).

I suspect that a significant number of people you respect on this board agree with the general sentiment, but are just a little more polite. And I certainly agree Vinay has little in the way of politeness.

[ghmm]

Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults
US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Conclusions and Recommendations The USPSTF recommends initiating use of low- to moderate-dose statins in adults aged 40 to 75 years without a history of CVD who have 1 or more CVD risk factors (dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, or smoking) and a calculated 10-year CVD event risk of 10% or greater (B recommendation). The USPSTF recommends that clinicians selectively offer low- to moderate-dose statins to adults aged 40 to 75 years without a history of CVD who have 1 or more CVD risk factors and a calculated 10-year CVD event risk of 7.5% to 10% (C recommendation). The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of initiating statin use in adults 76 years and older (I statement).

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2584058

I don't follow Vinay so I could have missed a direct tweet I did notice he retweeted something negative about this recommendation.