On making metrics actionable:
Medical trials in the US are required to publish their results, but many trials do not currently obey this requirement. Rather than only measuring it, a live tool encourages researchers to publish and see the results!
https://ebmdatalab.net/our-fdaaa-trialstracker-is-already-helping-to-get-new-trials-reported/
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