Clinical examination—encompassing both patient interview and physical inspection—has long served as one of the most essential ...

The phenomenon of cancer overdiagnosis, the diagnosis of a malignant tumour that, without detection, would never lead to adverse health effects, has been reported for several cancer types in different ...

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Chronic non-cancer pain, a disabling and distressing condition which is common in adults, has been declared a global public health concern and economic burden.1 Many people who experience this ...

6 Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has developed rapidly since its introduction in a landmark 1992 JAMA paper.1 Professor ...

1 School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK 2 School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK Thus, interpersonal ...

Measuring progress in institutionalising evidence-informed priority-setting in the Indian healthcare system: an application using the iProSE scale ...

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A network meta-analysis combines the evidence from existing randomised trials about the comparative efficacy of multiple treatments. It allows direct and indirect evidence about each comparison to be ...

Objectives Analgesics are among the most commonly used and accessible drugs in the world. They are generally well tolerated and effective if consumed appropriately. Yet, not all medicines available ...

Correspondence to Cole Wayant, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK 74107, USA; cole.wayant{at}okstate.edu Recent proposals to change the p value threshold from 0.05 to ...