The George Institute

This study tested whether a low dose of the blood thinner rivaroxaban could reduce the risk of major heart problems (like heart attack or stroke) in people with advanced chronic kidney disease or kidney failure on dialysis. About 1,753 participants were randomly assigned to recei…

This study tested a program where community health workers used a tablet app to screen pregnant women in rural India for anemia, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Women who screened positive were referred to a doctor for treatment. The goal was to see if this approach could redu…

This study tested whether a single low-dose pill containing three blood pressure medicines could prevent another stroke in people who had a brain bleed (intracerebral hemorrhage). Over 1,600 adults with a history of such a bleed and slightly high blood pressure took either the tr…

This study tested two ways of giving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to 156 people with severe depression. One method uses a frontoparietal placement and the other uses a temporoparietal placement. The goal was to see if the frontoparietal method works as well but causes fewer me…

This study followed nearly 6000 people with kidney disease from around the world. Researchers collected routine health data, like kidney function and protein levels in urine, to better understand how kidney disease progresses over time. The goal was to gather information that cou…