Objective: To compare resource use and costs in renal transplant recipients treated with basiliximab or placebo plus triple immunosuppressive therapy. Design: International randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial; economic evaluation undertaken alongside the efficacy trial. The...

Objectives: To identify the impact of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL), time off work and the utilisation and cost of health services. Design: A case-control study was undertaken matching patients with IBS and controls. Quality-of-life information was...

This study uses a unique data set and valuation method to quantify returns to teams in baseball’s high-stakes, high-risk amateur draft. Thanks to teams’ monopsony power over draftees and low-seniority players, payoffs on successful picks far outweigh losses on unsuccessful ones:...