Not one week after I first wrote about zombie medicine, this happened:

From "The Use of Ice in the Treatment of Acute Soft-Tissue Injury: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials", which showed marginal benefit in ankle sprains and no benefit in soft tissue injuries… 20 years ago. Good example of Zombie Medicine https://t.co/NWkWomY6U4 pic.twitter.com/L0sGgvSkds

— Miloš Miljković (@miljko) August 25, 2024

So many examples out there: icing injuries, treating mild fevers in kids, Paxlovid. Someone really ought to collect these and write a book.