Evidence-based Medicine
Toward a comprehensive evidence map of overview of systematic review methods: paper 1—purpose, eligibility, search and data extraction
10 Dec, 2017 | 12:59h | UTC
A Failure to Heal
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:54h | UTCA Failure to Heal – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free) (RT @camialderighi see Tweet)
It’s Gonna Get a Lot Easier to Break Science Journal Paywalls
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCIt’s Gonna Get a Lot Easier to Break Science Journal Paywalls – Wired (Free) (via @EricTopol)
Research: Cherry-picking by trialists and meta-analysts can drive conclusions about intervention efficacy
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:55h | UTC
Headline vs. study: The unbearable heaviness of false hope
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:39h | UTCHeadline vs. study: The unbearable heaviness of false hope – HealthNews Review (free)
Ten Criteria for Reviewing a News Article on Health
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCOur Review Criteria – HealthNewsReview (free)
“Such a great list! Ten Criteria for Reviewing a News Article on Health. Cost, harms, quality of evidence, disease-mongering, conflict of interest, etc.” (RT @CaulfieldTim see Tweet)
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 4 December 2017
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 4 December 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Research: Cherry-picking by trialists and meta-analysts can drive conclusions about intervention efficacy
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:14h | UTC
Big data often yields small returns. Here’s how to fix that
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:13h | UTCBig data often yields small returns. Here’s how to fix that – STAT (free)
Evidence-based health practice: a fairytale or reality?
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCEvidence-based health practice: a fairytale or reality? – Students 4 Best Evidence (free)
Opinion: Many Academics Eager to Publish in Worthless Journals
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCMany Academics Eager to Publish in Worthless Journals – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 27 November 2017
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:47h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 27 November 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Five ways to fix statistics
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:48h | UTCFive ways to fix statistics – Nature (free)
“As debate rumbles on about how and how much poor statistics is to blame for poor reproducibility, Nature asked influential statisticians to recommend one change to improve science. The common theme? The problem is not our maths, but ourselves”.
ACC Health Policy Statement on Healthcare Transformation in the Era of Digital Health, Big Data, and Precision Health
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:38h | UTCNews Release: ACC’s Innovation Roadmap Provides Framework for Future of Care Delivery (free)
Summary with key points to remember: ACC Statement on Transforming Cardiovascular Care Through Innovation (free)
Living Systematic Review Series
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:32h | UTCLiving systematic review series published in Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (free articles)
News Release – Cochrane Community (free)
– Living systematic review: 1. Introduction—the why, what, when, and how (free)
– Living systematic reviews: 2. Combining human and machine effort (free)
– Living systematic reviews: 3. Statistical methods for updating meta-analyses (free)
– Living systematic reviews: 4. Living guideline recommendations (free)
See also Cochrane Community Page on Living Systematic Reviews with updates and resources
“Living Systematic Reviews are future of all Reviews” (RT @PaulGlasziou see Tweet)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 20 November 2017
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:34h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 20 November 2017 – The BMJ (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Why we should care that many editors of top medical journals get healthcare industry payments
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:02h | UTCOriginal article: Payments by US pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to US medical journal editors: retrospective observational study – The BMJ (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 13 November 2017
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:12h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 13 November 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
How to survive the medical misinformation mess
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:04h | UTCHow to survive the medical misinformation mess – European Journal of Clinical Investigation (free) (RT @RasoiniR see Tweet)
Blog Post: Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 6 November 2017
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:58h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 6 November 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Using Visual Abstracts to Disseminate Scientific Research
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:34h | UTC
Why we need better evidence
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:19h | UTCWhy we need better evidence – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford (free)
“20 fundamental problems with the production of evidence” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Research: Payments by US pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to US medical journal editors
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:33h | UTC“Industry payments to journal editors are common and often large, particularly for certain subspecialties. Journals should consider the potential impact of such payments on public trust in published research”.
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 17 October 2017
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:38h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 17 October 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: September 2017
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:10h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: September 2017 – eCancer News (free)