BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine (BMJ EBM) publishes original evidence-based research, insights and opinions on what matters for health care. We focus on the tools, methods, and concepts that are basic and ...

Correspondence to Dr Mohammad Hassan Murad, Evidence-Based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; murad.mohammad{at}mayo.edu In 1904, Dr James Herrick evaluated a 20-year-old patient ...

Correspondence to Sir Iain Chalmers, James Lind Initiative, Summertown Pavilion, Middle Way, Oxford OX2 7LG, UK; ichalmers{at}jameslind.net We are surrounded by maelstroms of claims about the effects ...

Objectives To assess the efficacy of smartphone apps for smoking cessation (SC) used alone or combined with traditional interventions, and to determine whether apps based on psychological-behavioural ...

Objectives To investigate the relationship between alcohol consumption and dementia. Design Prospective cohort and case–control analyses combined with linear and non-linear Mendelian randomisation.

Rapid reviews (RRs) are produced using abbreviated methods compared with standard systematic reviews (SR) to expedite the process for decision-making. This paper provides interim guidance to support ...

Care happens in interaction between the patient and the clinician, in conversation where the patient and clinician uncover or develop a shared understanding of the problematic situation of the patient ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 3%–5% of children and about 2.5% of adults, though prevalence varies ...

Correspondence to Dr Mark H Ebell, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, 125 Miller Hall, UGA Health Sciences Campus, Athens, GA 30602, USA; ...

Background The adaptation of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is increasingly used to efficiently develop contextualised recommendations for local, regional and national settings. However, ...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) moved from an experimental novelty into mainstream use as an everyday tool in under 3 years. Large language models (LLMs) now pass portions of knowledge ...

Objectives To investigate the associations between device-measured and self-reported physical activity (PA) and incident common mental disorders in the general population. Design and setting ...