For AI tools making high-stakes clinical decisions, well-designed, prospective RCTs must be the gold standard.

Since its development in the mid-20th century, maintenance hemodialysis has revolutionized the treatment of end-stage kidney disease, transforming it from an untreatable diagnosis into a manageable ...

A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.

Recent clinical trials in oncology have used increasingly complex methodologies, such as causal inference methods for intercurrent events, external control, and covariate adjustment, posing challenges ...

Randomized controlled trials should include pregnant women Adobe By Alyssa Bilinski Aug. 12, 2025 Bilinski is the Peterson family assistant professor of health policy.

Randomized control trials are the most rigorous way of determining whether a cause-effect relationship exists between treatment and outcome and assessing a treatment’s cost-effectiveness.

Video-based genetic counseling to reduce physician workload and enhance consulter understanding: A prospective randomized clinical trial.