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Hidden risks of predictive models in healthcare

Joseph Alderman et al argue that predictive models in healthcare lack adequate oversight and regulation. They highlight the ...
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Unknowns of drug company payment disclosure: why the UK needs payment transparency legislation

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Understanding synthetic data: artificial datasets for real-world evidence

Healthcare delivery is being transformed by the rapid growth of data, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies. In healthcare, obtaining real-world data can be ...
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How to promote the application of reporting guidelines in acupuncture research

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Is 'minimum enough? Attending to the 'important in clinically important differences

We read the recent paper1 on outcome selection in psychiatric trials with great interest. The authors highlight four concerns: the predominant focus on symptom reduction scales as primary outcomes, ...
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Methodological quality and synthesis of case series and case reports

Correspondence to Dr Mohammad Hassan Murad, Evidence-Based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; murad.mohammad{at}mayo.edu In 1904, Dr James Herrick evaluated a 20-year-old patient ...
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Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t

Correspondence to Professor John Brodersen, Centre of Research & Education in General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences, Copenhagen 1014, ...
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The two-step Fagan's nomogram: ad hoc interpretation of a diagnostic test result without calculation

2 Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Correspondence to: Dr Charles G B ...
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Rapid access to innovative medicinal products while ensuring relevant health technology assessment. Position of the French National Authority for Health

Correspondence to Doctor Antoine Vanier, Health Technology Assessment Department, Haute Autorité de Santé, La Plaine Saint-Denis, 93210, France; a.vanier{at}has-sante.fr In France, decisions for ...
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From promise to practice: challenges and pitfalls in the evaluation of large language models for data extraction in evidence synthesis ...
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Expanding the evidence within evidence-based healthcare: thinking about the context, acceptability and feasibility of interventions

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 ...
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Controlled comparison of a flipped classroom evidence-based practice course delivered online or on-campus

Correspondence to Dr Clarisa Martinez, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA; clarisa{at}usc.edu The flipped class model is in ...