Background: Observational studies that examine the comparative effectiveness of healthcare services often face challenges in controlling for confounding by indication. This study examines whether ...

Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand Correspondence to: Dr T Blakely Department of Public Health, Wellington ...

I know that I’m supposed to look to Jesus for the answers. I was that kid in Sunday school who, when asked just about any question, would blurt out, “Jesus?” as my answer. When I mull over matters of ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Let’s say a group of researchers, or data scientists discover that the mortality rate in Florida is 20 deaths out ...

“The Four Seasons” on Netflix might be one of the more confounding examples of Hollywood’s preoccupation with treating any preexisting film or show as intellectual property in need of a remake. The ...

“The Four Seasons” on Netflix might be one of the more confounding examples of Hollywood’s preoccupation with treating any preexisting film or show as intellectual property in need of a remake. The ...

If you're hoping to make a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals these days, it sounds as if you're unlikely to find much common ground. The Boston Red Sox are involved in high-profile trade talks with ...

Correspondence to: Dr R McNamee Biostatistics Group, Division of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, ...

Bias in epidemiological studies can adversely affect the validity of study findings. Sensitivity analyses, known as quantitative bias analyses, are available to quantify potential residual bias ...

If you are inclined to be pessimistic about the state of the planet and efforts to save it from extinction, then you may want to avert your eyes from the news emanating from this year’s United Nations ...