A reader's guide to evaluating clinical research — hierarchies of evidence, methodology, common pitfalls in consumer translation.
A reader's guide to evaluating clinical research: the hierarchy of evidence, PICO framework, p-values, effect size, conflicts of interest, and red flags in popular coverage.
10 min read · 2026-06-01 Research methodologyResearch on health misinformation reports approximately 25-50% inaccurate content rates across major platforms. This page summarises what studies have measured.
10 min read · 2026-06-01 Research methodologyThe term "evidence-based" had a precise methodology when it entered medical practice in 1992. In consumer markets it has been diluted to a marketing label. This page describes the gap.
10 min read · 2026-06-01 Research methodologyMeta-analyses sit at the top of the evidence hierarchy but aren't all equally rigorous. This page describes how to read one — heterogeneity, GRADE, forest plots, publication bias.
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