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How to read medical research and health claims

Learn to read study designs, risk estimates, confidence intervals and evidence quality before applying research findings to everyday decisions.

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Research guide

Correlation vs causation in health research

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Learn to spot confounding and reverse causation, understand adjusted results and ask better questions about observational health research.

Updated
Sep 8, 2026
Evidence status
Foundational

Research guide

How to read a health research paper

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A repeatable route through the question, design, participants, comparison, outcomes, missing data, results, limitations, and conflicts.

Updated
Jun 5, 2026
Evidence status
Foundational

Research guide

How to read a clinical trial record

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Use registration, assignment, masking, comparators, outcomes, analysis, adverse events, and participant flow to understand a trial.

Updated
Oct 17, 2025
Evidence status
Foundational