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In a commentary published yesterday in Medscape, Dr. John Mandrola argues convincingly that “more than ever we should encourage skepticism and debate among our patients and c
About half of clinical trial results are never published, leaving valuable information unavailable. Every year, thousands of Canadians sign up to participate in clinical trials, of
This Healthcare Policy essay presents what we believe to be a compelling framework for a renewed national strategy for pharmaceutical policy in Canada. Building on published res
We published our “Ten Commandments for patient-centred treatment” in the British Journal of General Practice and created a web site dedicated to this common sens
WATCH THE VIDEO The Lown Institute has launched the RightCare Alliance to create a grassroots movement of clinicians, patients, and community leaders to demand and create change t
In this large population study co-authored by Therapeutics Initiative researcher Dr. Colin Dormuth, “the use of incretin based drugs was not associated with an increased risk
Last Wednesday, the editors of the leading medical journals around the world made a proposal that could change medical science forever. The editor’s stance, published in the
An article published in the Science section of the July 25th, 2015 print edition of The Economist examines how failure to publish the results of all clinical trials is skewing medi
The UBC Therapeutics Initiative was among the 50 patient support groups, medical societies, universities and consumer groups that came together yesterday to launch the AllTrials ca
