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Why full search strategies matter — lessons from a recent Letter to the Editor

Why full search strategies matter — lessons from a recent Letter to the Editor

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A recent letter to the editor published in Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas draws attention to an important omission in a systematic review: the lack of a full search strategy. González Aroca J . Literature searches report in systematic reviews. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2025;117:618-619.doi: 10.17235/reed.2024.10848/2024. PMID: 39446109. The letter praises the authors for their overall work, but underscores that without the exact search strings, databases, dates, and filters used in the review, the study cannot be properly reproduced or updated in the future. The systematic review in question is: Tian Z et al. Immunogenicity and risk factors for poor humoral…
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Learn how Research Becomes Richer with Lived Experience

Learn how Research Becomes Richer with Lived Experience

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I recently came across an interesting article evaluating a Research Methods Training Course for novice lived experience researchers (LERs). The findings were encouraging: participants found the training useful, felt more confident about research, and valued the way the course centred their lived experience.Grundy AC, et al. Evaluation of a 'Research Methods' Training Course for Novice Lived Experience Researchers. Health Expect. 2025;28:e70362. doi: 10.1111/hex.70362. PMID: 40874550 Who are Lived Experience Researchers? They are individuals who have personally lived through the issue being studied—such as a health condition, disability, caregiving, or social challenge—and then take on an active role in research. Their…
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Medical students can be mentored to enjoy research!

Medical students can be mentored to enjoy research!

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Evaluation of a mentored student project programme using reflective summariesDevi V, Abraham RR.  Natl Med J India. 2020 Mar-Apr;33(2):102-106. This article is one amongst a very few* in PubMed that describes a project where medical students have been taught to write "reflective summaries" after doing a research project. Very simply put a reflective summary is a a write up "about the research experience" that each student went through. This - they had to do after completing a research project, writing an abstract and presenting a poster on the same. All students were part of an MSP - mentored student programme.…
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