Not all survival rate studies are bad
Aaron Carroll December 18, 2013
I’ve always been partial to the BMJ’s Christmas issue. Way back in 2007 they published a phenomenal article on medical myths. Then in 2008, they
I’ve always been partial to the BMJ’s Christmas issue. Way back in 2007 they published a phenomenal article on medical myths. Then in 2008, they
The following is a guest post by Nicholas Bagley, University of Michigan Assistant Professor of Law. In an article at JAMA Forum last week, Austin drew
The research by Marty Gaynor, Rodrigo Moreno-Serra, and Carol Propper on the effects of hospital competition in the UK is worth knowing about. If you
For some time, we’ve recognized that we have a doctor shortage in the United States. While I’d add the nuance that we really have a primary
Yesterday, I highlighted a NYT piece on “the selling of attention deficit disorder“. In a bizarre piece of irony, WaPo had its own piece, but
The New York Times published a superb article this Sunday on the overdiagnosis of ADHD and the overprescription of stimulant medications (see Aaron’s discussion here).
Reuters: U.S. regulators on Monday issued a proposed rule that would require makers of antibacterial hand soaps and body washes to demonstrate their products are
Catherine Rampell writes about the primary care shortage: Again and again, we hear that the country has too few doctors, particularly for primary care. And
This is the one I was born to do: Almost every time someone wants to proclaim the US to be the “best in the world”
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a serious problem in kids. I’ve been funded in the past, and published on the results, for a trial to
The complexity of this undertaking highlights a fundamental enforcement reality. If it’s this hard for regulators to demonstrate why a patently worrisome acquisition should be