Revisiting Archie Cochrane's Agenda - the long read

Life and death decisions cannot be taken at the roulette table of poor-quality evidence.

Archie Cochrane was an interesting character with a wealth of experience in difficult situations. He participated in the Spanish Civil War and was captured in Crete in 1941 when it fell to Hitler. Four years in a cage as a prisoner of war meant he had time to think, and he came up with some extraordinary ideas expressed in his book    Effectiveness and …