JAMA 24-31 Aug 2011 Vol 306 840 Every GP knows that some patients who are admitted to hospital come out without their usual medication and take this as an indication […]
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Richard Lehman’s journal review – 8 August 2011
JAMA 3 Aug 2011 Vol 306 493 This issue of JAMA is devoted to war and violence, things that most of us have not experienced. Those who do experience them, […]
Philip Wilson: The dangers of science by press release
Imagine you’ve just completed a groundbreaking piece of research. Do you: a) go and tell your mates down the pub; b) publish in a peer reviewed journal; or c) rush […]
Gary Collins: Opening up multivariable prediction models
Consensus-based guidelines for transparent reporting Prediction models can provide reliable estimates of a patient’s risk (or probability) of having a specific underlying condition or of developing some condition in the […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 25 July 2011
JAMA 20 July 2011 Vol 306 277 As I try to write, much of America lies torpid in a heat wave approaching 40 degrees centigrade. This issue of JAMA, like […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Waste, uncertainty, post publication peer review and the unintended consequences of asking a question
Irrelevant, misdirected, inappropriate, or unnecessary. Reading the list of contents in some lesser known journals or abstracts at a conference, you wonder what some studies really add. Sir Iain Chalmers […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 18 July 2011
JAMA 13 July 2011 Vol 306 Unusually, I couldn’t find anything to report on from JAMA this week. Last week, its new editor, Howard Bauchner, promised us a new vision […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Public health summer school
Does your research really matter? Most VIP introductions are bland and unchallenging. Not this time. When (Professor Sir) Peter Gregson, vice chancellor at Queen’s University Belfast, introduced the joint summer […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 11 July 2011
JAMA 6 July 2011 Vol 305 45 Of all the great writers, only Chekhov captures exactly the balance of good and evil in rural life. Before his fame as a […]
Research highlights – 24 June 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]