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quality assessment

TikTok's Breast Cancer Screening: A Closer Look at What's Being Shared

January 12, 2026

TikTok has become a hotspot for sharing health information, including details about breast cancer screening. But how reliable is this info? A recent study took a deep dive into videos about mammograms on the platform. The goal was to check the quality and trustworthiness of these videos using a tool

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Why Medical Device Studies Need a Quality Check

July 11, 2025

Medical devices are tricky. They're not like drugs. They have learning curves, affect how hospitals work, and their prices change over time. Plus, there's often not much data on them. This makes it hard to figure out if they're worth the money. People study these things to help decide where to spen

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Smart Mapping: A New Way to Check Research Quality

June 1, 2025

Why is checking research quality important? It helps us trust the findings. This is especially true in fields like health geography and spatial epidemiology. These fields study how places affect health. To make sure the research is solid, experts created a new tool. It is called SMART, which stands

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Health Apps: Why Aren't More People Using Them?

May 27, 2025

Health apps are everywhere. There are over 350, 000 of them available. Yet, many people are hesitant to use them. Why is that? One big reason is trust. People worry about whether these apps are safe and effective. They also have concerns about data privacy. These worries are real and need to be addr

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Challenges in Accessing Migraine Treatment Info Online

April 18, 2025

There is a big problem with the information available online about treating chronic migraines. It is often too hard to understand. This is a big issue because it makes it difficult for people to make informed decisions about their health. The average reading level of the information is at a 10th-

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How Good Are Our Pregnancy Care Rules?

April 10, 2025

The goal was to check how good and useful current pregnancy care rules are. These rules are meant to help countries use or change them as needed. A thorough search was done in a big database for rules made with a system called GRADE. This system is used to create health guidelines. The rules found w

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Unlocking the Power of Urinary Tests in China

March 22, 2025

China has been on a mission to improve the diagnosis of inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) in newborns. The focus has been on urinary organic acid analysis. This type of testing is vital for spotting these disorders early. A five-year plan was put into action to standardize how these tes

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Exploring Cognitive Interviews: Do Outcome Measures for Older Adults Hit the Mark?

December 3, 2024

Older adults, especially those over 65, are major users of healthcare and social services. Surprisingly, many tools designed to assess quality and economic impact haven't been properly tested with this age group. Enter cognitive interviews – a crucial method for validating these tools. This review l