Statistical Methodology and Effective Emergency Medicine: What Is the Connection?

P-value: What is and what is not

The misinterpretation and misuse of p-value have been increasing for decades. In March 2016, the American Statistical Association released a statement to warn about the use and interpretation of p-value. In this study, we provided a definition and discussion of p-value and emphasized the importance of its accurate interpretation.    

alternative medicine and asthma, what is the evidence?

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Sex and Death: What Is the Connection?

A cost of reproduction, where lifespan and fecundity are negatively correlated, is of widespread occurrence. Mutations in insulin/IGF signaling (IIS) pathways and dietary restriction (DR) can extend lifespan in model organisms but do not always reduce fecundity, suggesting that the link between lifespan and fecundity is not inevitable. Understanding the molecular basis of the cost of reproducti...

Obesity and diabetic retinopathy: What is the association?

What is an emergency?

The word ‘emergency’ has always been a contentious one. For as long as I can remember, hospitals have tried to deter anyone who wasn’t ‘a real emergency’ from attending their casualty departments. Indeed, they changed their name to ‘Accident and Emergency’ to emphasise this, although everyone still uses the older name anyway, or just ‘A&E’ which somehow lacks the same force. In the same way, ge...