The FDA's move to incorporate Bayesian statistical methods into clinical trials of drugs and biologics garnered special treatment in JAMA this week. JAMA published three perspectives -- two welcoming ...

Industry groups and drugmakers want the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explicitly clarify that Bayesian statistical methods can be used for products beyond those intended for children and ...

The number of Canadians travelling to the United States in February dropped year-over-year from 2025 to 2026, numbers from Statistics Canada show. Canadian-resident return trips, or the number of ...

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The FDA’s new draft guidance on Bayesian methods in clinical trials has been hailed by some as a breakthrough that could speed drug development. But statisticians and researchers are divided on ...

President Trump said Friday that he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after previously accusing the federal agency of releasing low monthly ...

Incrementality testing in Google Ads is suddenly within reach for far more advertisers than before. Google has lowered the barriers to running these tests, making lift measurement possible even ...

Invasive species are among the leading threats to forests across North America. Among them, the spongy moth and Douglas-fir tussock moth are responsible for extensive damage to forests from coast to ...

A year has passed since a British superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily in 16 minutes, killing seven people including tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah. The 56-metre ...

President Trump fired the head of the BLS, claiming manipulated jobs numbers after a report of slowed hiring. While revisions were more dramatic than usual, these numbers are always revised. WSJ ...