There are several reasons to buy Helen Pearson’s excellent new book, Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works—whether you want to…

A paper published this month got me frustrated, yet again, about this situation: There really is still too much uncertainty about conflict…

When I was young, while I understood pandemics that kill millions could happen in theory, I really thought they were a thing…

We’ve had to wait a long time to get to this point. If cervical cancer develops after HPV infection, it will take…

Decision-making about drugs in pregnancy can be very difficult. Our illogical aversion to clinical trials in pregnancy means people making particularly complex…

The question keeps coming up when I discuss the challenges facing the Cochrane Collaboration: What’s happening with open access for Cochrane reviews?…

Last year I wrote that a day may come, when we have evidence about masks that’s so strong, so convincing, only the…

The authors got me thinking about the ways scientific uncertainty enables people to lead themselves, and others, astray. That wasn’t what they…

Network meta-analysis (NMA) is an extension of meta-analysis, combining trial evidence for more than 2 treatments or other interventions. This type of…

The Sicily Evidence-Based Healthcare Conference was a treat, and not just because of the glorious location and hospitality. It was big enough…

The first shot against critical appraisal training for clinicians came quickly – in the opening lecture, in fact. And it seemed to…

It’s a stunning place. And this conference makes the best of it, held in a hotel overlooking its own Mediterranean beach. The…