VIDEO: What doctors don’t know about the drugs they prescribe?

When a new drug gets tested, the results of the trials should be published for the rest of the medical world — except much of the time, negative or inconclusive findings go unreported, leaving doctors and researchers in the dark.

Follow the link to watch Ben Goldacre explain on Ted why these unreported instances of negative data are especially misleading and dangerous.

A lot happens behind the scenes before medicine gets to you. Get a deeper understanding of the drugs and vaccines you may use with these compelling facts and figures.