The phrase “scientific evidence” has become part of the vernacular – thrown about like a hot potato during discussions of major environmental, health or social issues. Climate change is one example.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is offering a detailed look at how real-world evidence sources – from registries to claims data – can be used to support marketing applications for medical ...

There are surprisingly few proven facts in science. Instead, scientists often talk about how much evidence there is for their theories. The more evidence, the stronger the theory and the more accepted ...

This chapter describes how NICE's public health 'evidence reviews' are produced. These are normally conducted by external contractors, but occasionally they may be done by an internal NICE review team ...