The latest results, as summarized by Mark Hlatky in a NEJM editorial: After 5 years of follow-up, the 947 patients assigned to undergo CABG had significantly
Boston is a great city for health policy. On Jan. 25, BU Law hosts a conference on New Legal Challenges to Global Tobacco Control. Just
Earlier this week, when I linked to a post at Gawker by a woman whose son has extreme mental health issues, I got a ton
Here’s the conclusion of a new meta-analysis of currently approved “Z drugs” (e.g., Lunesta, Ambien, Sonata) for insomnia: This study of FDA data shows that
The reindeer’s nasal mucosa was richly vascularised with an abundant microcirculation ferrying a rich concentration of red blood cells; the mean perfused vessel density was
New in the BMJ. Based on an analysis of available footage, and disregarding the film’s emotional distractions, we report the medical case of ET. We
States that forgo Medicaid expansion will lose billions in federal subsidies, money that would have flowed through insurance plans to hospitals, doctors and other providers
In a NEJM editorial titled “Why we still need randomized trials to compare effectiveness” Laura Mauri also explains why we still need observational studies. If
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