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Jul 23 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Negative studies — the ones that fail to find that one therapy is superior to another — usually do not elicit much excitement. But with high costs and patient overtreatment looming large in the health-care debate, negative studies may be getting a closer look.

Jul 21 2010

nextgov

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Health and Human Services Department on Monday issued a request for information on constructing an online catalog of studies that compare the outcomes of medical treatments.

Jun 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new Congressional report calls on medical journals, medical schools and even the National Institutes of Health to take additional measures to ensure the integrity of the scientific articles

Jun 21 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

What’s the evidence? A study of 76,000 U.S. men, published last year, concluded annual PSAs didn’t save lives. A separate study estimated two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA test had tumors too slow-growing ever to be a threat

Jun 11 2010

The FiscalTimes

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

While treatments for atrial fibrillation range from medication to surgery are proliferating – and often are marketed aggressively by hospitals – no one can say with certainty which will work best for any individual patient

Jun 08 2010

Washington Post

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Under the new health law, a nonprofit entity called the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute will be established to carry out a comparative effectiveness research agenda

Jun 04 2010

Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

Health Affairs: A study published online today by Health Affairs does not bring good news for proponents of “evidence-based health care”

May 28 2010

The Latest on Comparative Effectiveness Research and Care Guidelines

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

The stimulus bill and the health reform law provide a substantial uptick in funds for research to evaluate the best methods of treating diseases and organizing health services. Several recent…

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May 14 2010

proto

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

WHY EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE ONLY SEEMS SIMPLE: The evidence isn’t always stellar // Guidelines don’t account for patient differences // Experts often disagree about the facts

Apr 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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There’s not enough evidence to suggest that medicines or dietary supplements prevent Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive decline, an independent committee of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health concluded

Apr 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A Duke oncologist is warning that the emphasis on comparative effectiveness studies may present obstacles for the field of cancer research

Apr 20 2010

New York Times

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In Effort to Limit C-Sections, Two Methods Yield Different Results on Staten Island

Apr 20 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A lung cancer screening technique promoted by some patient advocates leads to a false diagnosis of the disease in about 33 percent of patients after two annual tests, researchers said.

Apr 16 2010

Bloomberg

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The power of studies – Liver dialysis machines designed to carry out the organ’s function until a transplant, failed to prolong lives in two studies that may alter the way cirrhosis is treated

Apr 14 2010

Bloomberg

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Harvard Medical School professor says a $3 billion injection of funds from health overhaul bill is certain to accelerate research that compares the effectiveness of drugs and other medical therapies

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