A new review recommends lifting the ban on seven complementary therapies. Nine others remain prohibited.
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Ending the opioid epidemic requires addressing not only treatment gaps in addiction and overdose, but also inadequate pain management.
A survey of over a thousand scientists reveals that their goal when communicating about their work is to help the rest of us make evidence-based decisions that draw on scientific findings.
Malaria elimination in Malawi is lagging because research isn’t being used properly.
Taxpayers’ money would be better spent on therapies that are proven to work.
Hollywood pushes a fantasy version of what neuroscience can do in the courtroom. But the field does have real benefits to offer, right now: solid evidence on what would improve prisons.
Here’s how it could find it again.
Breathing in through your nose has many medical benefits over mouth breathing. As usual, be wary of misinformation and bias when looking up health on the internet.
Like all good health care, improving health in remote settings requires an evidence base. But forcing all research questions into the randomised controlled trial model is not the answer.
South Africa has become the first country on the continent to purchase a national licence to the Cochrane library – giving everyone access to evidence-based information about health care.
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Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Professor of Epidemiology and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Yale University
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David King is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Science, University of Nottingham
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Director Centre > Health Equity in Regional and Remote Communities, CQUniversity Australia
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Co-Director, Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network and Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
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Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Researcher, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University