Primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) shows a highly variable disease progression with poor prognosis and a characteristic accumulation of disabilities in patients. These hallmarks of PPMS make it difficult to diagnose and currently impossible to efficiently treat. This study aimed to identify plasma metabolite profiles that allow diagnosis of PPMS and its differentiation from the… Read more »
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Causal interpretation of correlational studies – Analysis of medical news on the website of the official journal for German physicians
BACKGROUND: Media frequently draws inappropriate causal statements from observational studies. We analyzed the reporting of study results in the Medical News section of the German medical journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt (DÄ). METHODS: Study design: Retrospective quantitative content analysis of randomly selected news reports and related original journal articles and press releases. A medical news report was… Read more »
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