Tag: uncontrolled trials

Is the Ebola Crisis a Reason to Skip RCTs?

In a recent “Perspective” article in The New England Journal of Medicine, three physicians (Drs. Cox, Borio, and Temple) make a strong case for not letting the rush to save Ebola patients tempt us to deviate from good science and skip the randomized controlled trial (RCT). Their arguments cut to the essence of… read more "Is the Ebola Crisis a Reason to Skip RCTs?"