Background Quality of life (QoL) measures are commonly used in randomised trials assessing therapies for stable angina. As ...

In the 1940s, medical researchers began using randomized controlled trials to assess the efficacy of health interventions. In RCTs, researchers create randomly assigned treatment and control groups, ...

Malaria control and elimination is threatened by the spread of insecticide resistance and behavioral adaptation of vectors. Whether mass administration of ivermectin, a broad-spectrum antiparasitic ...

With a bit of creativity, evidence can be drawn from data we already have in the form of natural experiments, write ...

A New York Times health reporter explains what clinical trials are, why they are important and how they can help inform us. Credit...Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Nina Agrawal Nina Agrawal is a health ...

Target Trial Emulation (TTE), a framework for improving observational research, is attracting attention and increasingly ...