Breaking down the breakthrough claims - Blog

Note: this one was all over the news this past week: partial excerpt: "A new drug called dabigatran prevents more strokes with less bleeding than warfarin." Dr. Atlas says: "Dabigatran may be a game changer, but there is one thing the story didn't mention. The group that got Dabigatran had more heart attacks than those who got coumadin. Oops! This could be the real game changer from the FDA's perspective. Note it's still under review there."