50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know: The Key Studies That Form the Foundation of Evidence-based Medicine

The inaugural volume of the 50 Studies series, 50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of medicine. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics ranging from dieting to cardiovascular disease, insomnia to obstetrics. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations of the study, and its implications for practice. Brief information on other relevant studies is provided, and an illustrative clinical case concludes each review. A section of review questions and answers is included at the back of the book to ensure that readers take away the key messages from each study. For this new edition, the contents were reorganized to include ten new studies, and the references, guidelines, and implications of existing studies were thoroughly updated. This book is a must-read for health care professionals and anyone who wants to learn more about the data behind clinical practice.

Michael Hochman, MD, MPH, is the inaugural CEO of SCAN's Homeless Medical Group initiative. He previously served as the inaugural director of the USC Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science and the Medical Director for Innovation at AltaMed Health Services. Dr. Hochman attended Harvard Medical School and was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Fellow at UCLA. He has written on health topics for the Boston Globe and other publications, and is the founding editor of the 50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know book series published by Oxford University Press.

Steven Hochman, MD, MPH, is a staff physician at the JWCH Institute, Inc., where he provides primary care services. He graduated from Pomona College and the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He completed clinical training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.