Go ahead, ruin my day

Pharyngula 2026-05-06

Summary:

This was the wrong day to discover this study. A major 10-year clinical trial is turning one of the world’s most common knee surgeries on its head. Researchers found that trimming a damaged meniscus—a procedure long believed to relieve pain—offers no real benefit over placebo surgery. Even more surprising, patients who had the operation actually […]

Link:

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/05/06/go-ahead-ruin-my-day/

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Gudgeon and gist » Pharyngula

Tags:

personal

Authors:

PZ Myers

Date tagged:

05/06/2026, 09:27

Date published:

05/06/2026, 07:50