Even though medical research is expected to generate scientific truth, unfortunately we sometimes see exaggerated and misleading conclusions. This could lead some readers into taking wrong decisions.
Most people tend to blindly believe the authors’ conclusions given in the abstract of each study, and look no further. This is unfortunately not an advisable strategy. Often, research studies use terminology and jargon that decorates their findings, leading lay people to believe that the effect was much larger than it actually was.
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Dr Rajeev Jayadevan completed his MBBS and MD General Medicine with top honours from Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore in 1995. He received training in Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was awarded MRCP (UK) from England in 1996. He obtained Board Certification in Medicine and Gastroenterology (Fellowship) from New York Medical College, and spent 3 years in the UK and 10 years in the US before returning to his hometown of Cochin. He has extensive international experience of performing over 20,000 endoscopies, in addition to research and publications. He established the department of Gastroenterology at Sunrise Hospital, Cochin in 2009.
His academic track record is exceptional. He was the Kerala state SSLC second rank holder in 1984, Kerala state Medical entrance first rank holder in 1986 and Kerala state Engineering entrance 4th rank holder in 1986.