Opinion
Translating Studies Into English
Differences in definitions, variables, and study design help to explain why academic studies conducted by honest, ethical scholars often reach different conclusions.
If North Carolina lawmakers had listened to advice before, they would not have squandered hundreds of millions of dollars on a pointless exercise.
A medical journal has revealed the dangers of believing a single, “pathbreaking study” about a particular intervention. Often, subsequent research contradicts it. There’s a lesson here for all of us.