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December 29, 2015 – Evidence and Profit
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Anchor lead: What should be done to compensate for industry objectives in scientific research? Elizabeth Tracey reports Should you be concerned that when a clinical trial is conducted by industry the results may not be objective? Stephan Ehrhardt, lead author …
December 28, 2015 – Who’s Buying
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Anchor lead: Should you be concerned about decreased government funding for medical and scientific studies? Elizabeth Tracey reports More industry funded studies are taking place even while numbers of National Institutes of Health studies are declining, a Johns Hopkins study …
December 25, 2015 – Sleep Integrity
December 24, 2015 – Interrupted Sleep
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Anchor lead: Which is worse? Interrupted sleep or short sleep? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who have their sleep interrupted multiple times versus those who simply sleep fewer hours report worse moods after a couple of days, a Johns Hopkins study …
December 23, 2015 – Error Detection
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Anchor lead: What is needed to interrupt diagnostic errors in medicine? Elizabeth Tracey reports The National Institute of Medicine recently released the alarming finding that virtually all Americans will experience an error in diagnosis at some point in their lifetime, …