Phthalates are high production volume chemicals used primarily as plasticizers in many industrial and consumer products. As a result of their ubiquitous use, there is documented widespread human ...

A new publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers provides essential guidance for conducting rigorous systematic reviews on studies with animals and cells. It also highlights the benefits of these ...

Introduction Previous reviews have investigated the relationship between empathy and burnout. However, these are now out of date, did not capture the effect of the pandemic, did not include healthcare ...

When scientists and regulators need clear answers to health risks—such as whether Tylenol causes autism (it doesn’t)—they typically turn to systematic reviews, widely regarded as medicine’s gold ...

There were 36 studies that met criteria for full-text abstraction. Of those, only 45% specifically identified the pharmacy data source, and 55% specified drug agents or drug classes. Multiple AI ...

Risk-bearing provider organizations rely on physicians to achieve cost savings. The literature on physician-mediated interventions to reduce costs is scant and provides little guidance on effective ...

Objective To develop a best practice guide for managing people with plantar heel pain (PHP). Methods Mixed-methods design including systematic review, expert interviews and patient survey. Data ...

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included cohort studies that explored the association between walking speed and the risk of type 2 diabetes in adults. We used random-effects ...

Background Gastric outlet obstruction syndrome (GOOS) is a clinically significant condition often associated with advanced malignancies, particularly gastric and pancreatic cancers. Management ...

This project was supported by Contract EP-C-14-005, Task Order #5, between the National Academy of Sciences and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or ...