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Richard Bright’s paper of 1833, a series of case reports from his clinical practice, is thought to be the first
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Making a phenomenal speech takes years of practice, knowledge gathering, and a good bit of confidence – but preparing for,
2016 October 2016 Lecture 1 Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine 2017 February 2017 Lecture 2 Critical Appraisal of Randomised Controlled Trials February 2017
Christmas Lists & New Years Resolutions: Improving the development, dissemination and implementation of research evidence for better health. Did you know
Inside Britain’s Fertility Business BBC Panorama, 28th Nov 2016 Exclusive new research by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine shows a worrying
The main current meaning of rhetoric is “the art of using language effectively so as to persuade or influence others”
Ever tried to catch a jellyfish? Or squeeze a squid in your hand? Or wrestle with an octopus? You can’t
In my previous blog I discussed the booming popularity of propensity score methods, and the claims made for them by enthusiasts.
Have you ever wondered whether your blood pressure would be the same if measured at high altitude? In order to
How do you know if your product is really working for users? You can guess, you can ask them,
As part of our work in the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine we take an active interest in the quality of
In humanitarian disasters you need people with acute trauma care skills to find and rescue those who can be
This guest blog was written by Dr David Warriner, a Cardiology Registrar, who has attended each Preventing Overdiagnosis conference since its
Sometimes colleagues ask me whether they should use “propensity scores” in their next study. I’m far from an expert in
Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) emerged in the 1990s at McMaster University, Canada, and travelled to Oxford University in the United Kingdom