Our Evidence (Data) Sources
Pubmed
PubMed is an online database that provides access to millions of healthcare articles and clinical studies, that is often not available through general internet searches. This makes Pubmed a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, researchers, and informed patients seeking reliable medical evidence from published studies.
ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is an online database that provides evidence from clinical trials (research studies) conducted around the world for medical therapies given to specific patient populations and medical conditions. This evidence source enables patients, researchers and healthcare professionals to find detailed data/evidence on ongoing and completed clinical trials including the eligibility criteria, locations, treatments given, and the results of the completed trials (safety and efficacy outcomes).
Newsfeeds
News articles offer up-to-date summaries of recent research findings, safety alerts, and emerging clinical trends, helping clinicians and patients quickly access essential medical information.
The most reliable news reports about efficacy or safety of medical therapies provide details about the study design including the patient population, names of treatments, number treated and their outcomes, and follow-up duration.
To ensure reliability, use news articles as a prompt to review the available primary or related studies.
Social Media Posts
Social media posts (eg; Reddit) serve as a valuable resource for patients and doctors by offering quick, easily understandable, and real-time, real world answers to medical questions such as drug safety and efficacy. They also help facilitate peer support and enable patient empowerment through shared experiences. However, it is important to validate these anecdotal reports for reliability through trusted healthcare sources such as related studies, healthcare professionals, online expert commentaries.
Real World Evidence (RWE)
Real-World Evidence (RWE) shows how treatments or tests work for different people in everyday life—not just in clinical trials. It shows how factors like daily habits, underlying conditions, and real healthcare settings affect patient outcomes.
- RWE sources: includes patient registries, claims data, digital apps, social media platforms and EHRs databases.
- Faster Access to Data: RWE allows for more rapid evaluation of drug safety, efficacy, and treatment outcomes compared to lengthy clinical trials.
- Identification of Rare Events: RWE helps detect rare side effects or long-term effects that may not appear in clinical trials.
- Personalized Medicine: RWE supports tailoring treatments based on patient-specific factors, improving personalized care.