Understanding Health Research: A tool for making sense of health studies

Available at www.understandinghealthresearch.org - this tool guides you to review and interpret a pulished research paper, through a series of questions. Funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) UK, its evolution is well described in the website, and makes interesting reading. The aims of the tool are to:Allow lay and professional audiences to understand how to assess the quality of research evidenceRaise awareness of what evidence is and how it is generatedTeach or reaffirm critical health literacy skillsTake a research paper that you have with you. Go to the site, and answer questions they ask, as you read the paper. At the end,…
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PubMed Journals

PubMed Journals

PubMed offers a new feature. Scroll down the home page and look for "Latest literature" on the left side of the page. Here you will find a small list of journals and an indication of new articles in them. Below you will find a link "PubMed Journals"; click this link. You can find and choose journals to follow. First login to your "My NCBI account" (it is the same as what you use in PubMed). Find journals of your choice and just click "Follow". You could regularly check the PubMed journals feature and stay current with your journals. As of…
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How to become a competent medical writer

 Sharma SHow to become a competent medical writer?Perspect Clin Res. 2010 Jan;1(1):33-7Have you ever thought of medical writing as a career? Whether the answer is yes or no, medical writing is an integral part of every health professional’s life – both as a student and as a professional. When one writes “just to get a writing job done with” (thesis / article for getting an academic promotion), then one just learns as much as one needs to cross this perceived hurdle. But if one enjoys writing, then this article is recommended to get a great overview of career opportunities and…
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