A New York Times health reporter explains what clinical trials are, why they are important and how they can help inform us.

The aim of this research therefore was to streamline the understanding of typical causal structures in both randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials in oncology, presenting concise guidelines for ...

AMSTERDAM — At least one third of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) would not qualify for inclusion in many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that help guide the use of antidepressants, ...

The bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine has immunomodulatory “off-target” effects that have been hypothesized to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In this international, ...

“Well, we don’t have as much evidence as we would like on steroid use during pregnancy,” the obstetrician warned my co-author, Natalia Emanuel, as she wrote a prescription for inhaled corticosteroids ...

BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend a stepwise strategy to achieve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Earlier intensive strategies based on a ...