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QMed Turns Eighteen: A Journey That Still Feels Like the Beginning

QMed Turns Eighteen: A Journey That Still Feels Like the Beginning

1.1 - Organization story, QMed Shares
QMed turns eighteen on December 19, 2025.- The journey still feels like a beginning—though not a fresh one.- It feels like standing at the edge of a runway, ready and waiting to take off.- What we need now is - for the health sector to truly want to master literature searching. - To understand why it matters! Deeply!Together we can help Indian research "fly high - like a bird in the sky - like an eagle that rides on the breeze!" (ABBA) Where It All Began From 1999 onwards, I ran QMed as a Private Limited company offering a range…
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Why Systematic Review Searches Need Proper Budgets

Why Systematic Review Searches Need Proper Budgets

1.2 - Sector story
We often are asked: “Can you help us with our systematic review search strategy?”Sometimes it is “Could you please guide us?” and at other times it is “Could you do the whole search for us?” At QMed, we are happy that people recognize the importance of a proper search strategy—but the bigger concern is this: many still assume that carrying out a search strategy is quick, intuitive and best of all a free or nearly free activity The Foundation of a Systematic Review Isn’t the Software — It’s the Search On our eLearning platform, we offer a complete course titled…
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What Happens to PubMed When a Shutdown Looms?

What Happens to PubMed When a Shutdown Looms?

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An easy-to-read summary of Hilda Bastian’s post on PubMed and the US Government Shutdown Every now and then, something happens in the world of health information that makes all of us — librarians, researchers, teachers — sit up straight. Recently, a message on PubMed’s home page did just that. It mentioned the possibility of disruption due to a US government shutdown. And for anyone who depends on PubMed daily, that’s a scary thought! Hilda Bastian, who often writes excellent, evidence-informed posts about science communication, explored this in her blog — “Tracking Shutdown Impact and Changes at PubMed”. I read it…
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