Vitamin D does not prevent fractures and falls
Many prominent bodies have recommended vitamin D supplementation in largely well people for the prevention of fractures. In 2016, the
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Your results may vary: the imprecision of medical measurements
Clinicians and patients need to interpret a multitude of medical measurements. These are often central to monitoring health and informed
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Michael Rosen: Surviving Covid-19
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1n5s Last March, the author and educator Michael Rosen was placed into an induced coma after contracting Covid-19. He has
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Surgical masks, N95 respirators, Hand Hygiene – whats best to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses
Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses – Cochrane Review Link INTRODUCTION Viral epidemics or pandemics
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Change in evidence: Antihypertensive medication timing does not matter
LINK Evidence from past studies indicated that taking antihypertensive medications in the evening might have better outcomes. During the past
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Shared Decision Making: The Limits
Shared decision-making (SDM) ensures that individuals are supported to make decisions that are right for them. It is a collaborative
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Christmas and Statistics
The BMJ’s statistical editors relish a quiet Christmas, so make their wish come true and pay attentionto the list of
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Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Non communicable diseases (NCD) have been our main interest for more than a decade. Even
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Statins in primary prevention of CVD: important but controversial
Statins are important medications that have strong evidence of reducing atherosclerotic CV disease (ASCVD) in patients who have already had
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Can vitamin D protect against covid-19?
The status of vitamin D in Covid has been changing frequently during the past year and especially the past few
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Covid-19 Medications in Ambulatory Care
There has been important drug treatment recommendations for patients in primary ambulatory care that has been classified as ‘Non-severe’. Furthermore,
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Vitamin D supplementation for fracture prevention? A definitive verdict
N Engl J Med 2022 July 28; 387:299-309 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2202106 LINK Over a third over 60 years of age in
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Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: time for transparency in the face of uncertainty
Anticholinergic drugs which act on the cholinergic pathways are commonly used in clinical practice for management of conditions affecting old
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