Patients are not given sufficient information about the novel status of a procedure, possible uncertainties or potential risks when deciding to go ahead with the procedure, research led by the ...

A new UCLA study reveals that a widely used federal hospital safety metric is fundamentally flawed when applied to emergency ...

Sham controls can be integral to CV device trials, providing a unique way to overcome the placebo effect, but they also present an ethical minefield of concerns that merit close consideration, a new ...

A new study reveals that Medicare beneficiaries are receiving billions of dollars worth of medical care that offer little to no clinical benefit and may lead to harm. Researchers found that Medicare ...

Clinical research follows ethical and regulatory standards to protect participants, ensure data integrity, and contribute to evidence-based medicine and public health policies. The Office of Research ...

Adopting a targeted, multi-pass reading approach to research studies can help you efficiently locate and extract the information you’re looking for while identifying potential limitations. Reading a ...