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 ...

Many of our colleagues sought guidance on the process, tools, and expectations for systematic reviews—a methodology increasingly adopted in fields such as biomechanics, communication disorders, ...

Purpose. The accuracy, efficiency, and efficacy of four commonly recommended medication safety assessment methodologies were systematically reviewed. Methods. Medical literature databases were ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 However, these are now out of date, did not capture the effect of the pandemic, did not include healthcare ...

This systematic review found that studies of case management interventions have adequate quality and, in many cases, show cost-effective or even cost-saving results. Results: A total of 29 studies ...

Context Health consumer escalation of acute deterioration response systems are now widely available to help facilitate early recognition and response to acute deterioration in hospitals. Yet, a ...

Neal Robert Haddaway works for the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change. He receives funding from the Alexander von Humboldt ...

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 ...