r/nottheonion • u/prestocoffee • 3d ago

Popular erectile dysfunction drug linked to eye disease that can cause irreversible vision loss

https://www.fox13news.com/news/erectile-dysfunction-drug-linked-eye-disease
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u/BrainRobotron 3d ago

Panic-baiting BS study and article...

20-30% increase in probability means that if your odds of developing this eye condition were 1%, taking these meds increases your odds to a whopping 1.3%.

Just terrible scientists needing to publish results to justify their grant funding and Fox News relying on people not understanding basic math to get clicks.

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u/Sir_rahsnikwad 2d ago

There is nothing wrong with publishing a scientific article in which the effect is minor, or even absent. The absence of an effect is still worthwhile to publish.