Advice for researchers aims to help improve both data collection and its interpretation
In LA, doctors who lose a patient to opioid overdose get a letter from the coroner; tweaking that letter had a substantial impact
The shift lends credibility to medicines vs. trials that exclude people 65 and older
France’s lower fertility rates spread to regions that sent the most emigrants to live there
Years after a paper goes unpublished, it’s fodder for a major Federal Trade Commission proposal
U.S. efforts to encourage transparency widely ignored by companies
An upfront fee for taking Medicaid patients could shorten stays
Payouts to victims of Colombia’s decadeslong armed conflict suggest benefits may exceed the initial cost
The ethics of asking brain surgery patients to allow unrelated research while on the operating table
Hal Hershfield’s book offers research-backed methods to build a healthier, happier, more financially secure life
Getting the mix right is the goal of a Medicare pilot, which itself could use substantial improvement
It’s still early days in genetic research, though advances will aid study of educational attainment and, notably, disease
Study finds interest in screening embryos for education propensity, especially if everyone else is doing it
Tying payments to weight, rather than behaviors, marginally more effective
Dedicated FDA staff guide companies during design of clinical trials