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Study finds significant variations in care between physicians -(e.g.Knee Surgery varies from ~3% to ~30 %)
Doctors who follow guidelines for basic procedures generally achieve better outcomes than those who deviate Harvard GazetteBy Jake MillerHMS…
Expert reaction to a preprint looking at the impact of lockdowns, as posted on the John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences website
Science Media CentreDr Samir BhattFEBRUARY 3, 2022terrabrasil A preprint, an unpublished non peer reviewed study posted on the…
Evidence Based Medicine -What are Systematic Reviews?
CochraneDownloaded on January 18, 2022 Summary: This video explains why systematic reviews are important and how they are…
The state of science and society in 2022
There is a need to strengthen scientific literacy, both in the public and in leadership, and to communicate…
‘Living’ guidelines reviews save lives and can do more
Nature NewsletterDecember 16, 2021 Typically, decision makers draw on formal summaries of research evidence called systematic reviews, but…
Investing in public health is our best route to sustainable healthcare
The BMJEditor’s ChoiceBy Fiona Godlee, editor in chiefPublished 18 November 2021 Has it all been worth it: the…
FAKE NEWS (Covid-19) - Bad Actors in News Reporting . Tracking News Manipulation by Malicious State Actors
Based on a 8 months period review, of 230,865 articles, from 43 different news sources. This is an excerpt…
Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde: informada pela ciência ou a serviço da política?
Defendemos que a nova ATS deixe de ser uma política de governo e se estabeleça como uma política…
We need clinical guidelines fit for a pandemic - Agile lessons learned from the UK (BMJ, Apr.2021).
The pandemic has brought the limitations of the traditional clinical guidance model into sharp focus and highlighted opportunities…
Why healthcare needs rebels (A case from the UK)
BMJ — British Medical JournalFiona Godlee, editor in chiefBMJ 2021;375:n2559 Members of the Independent Scientific and Advisory Group for Emergencies…
