How Do We Decide Which Studies to Cover?

A New York Times health reporter explains what makes a good study, and how she knows which papers merit an article.
New Atlas

Calcium supplements found not to raise dementia risk

A large study has found that calcium supplements, long recommended for bone health, particularly in older women, don’t ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

A Randomized Trial of Automated Insulin Delivery in Type 2 Diabetes

Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems have been shown to be beneficial for patients with type 1 diabetes, but data are needed from randomized, controlled trials regarding their role in the ...

Safer Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment Provides Relief Without Surgery

Placebo-controlled clinical trial shows that non-invasive radiation therapy provides a conservative option compared to medications and joint surgery. A new randomized, placebo-controlled clinical tria ...
TCTMD

SAVR Bests TAVI for 5-Year Survival in Combined RCT, Observational Data

The findings sparked a debate about the merits of RCTs vs other study designs—one surgeon urged others to “read a textbook.” ...
ascopubs.org

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Virtually Delivered Exercise and Stress Management Program to Improve Physical Performance of Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Survivors

Oxaliplatin-Based Versus Alkylating Agent in Neuroendocrine Tumors According to the O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase Status: A Randomized Phase II Study (MGMT-NET) The median time post-HCT was ...
The University of Texas at Arlington

UTA economist earns global prize for mental health study

Ashish Sedai honored for research showing how stronger relationships between parents benefit children’s well-being ...