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Surgical masks, N95 respirators, Hand Hygiene – whats best to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses
Cochrane EBM Public Health SLIDER 

Surgical masks, N95 respirators, Hand Hygiene – whats best to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 admin 0 Comments
Change in evidence: Antihypertensive medication timing does not matter
Cardiovascular EBM SLIDER 

Change in evidence: Antihypertensive medication timing does not matter

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 admin 0 Comments
Shared Decision Making: The Limits
Primary Care SLIDER 

Shared Decision Making: The Limits

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 admin 0 Comments
Christmas and Statistics
SLIDER Statistics Uncategorized 

Christmas and Statistics

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 admin 0 Comments
Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Public Health SLIDER 

Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 admin 0 Comments
Statins in primary prevention of CVD: important but controversial
Cardiovascular EBM guidelines SLIDER 

Statins in primary prevention of CVD: important but controversial

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 admin 0 Comments
Can vitamin D protect against covid-19?
COVID-19 EBM SLIDER 

Can vitamin D protect against covid-19?

September 9, 2022September 10, 2022 admin 0 Comments
Covid-19 Medications in Ambulatory Care
Clinical Medicine COVID-19 EBM Primary Care SLIDER 

Covid-19 Medications in Ambulatory Care

August 20, 2022August 22, 2022 admin 0 Comments
Vitamin D supplementation for fracture prevention? A definitive verdict
EBM Musculoskeletal Primary Care SLIDER 

Vitamin D supplementation for fracture prevention? A definitive verdict

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 admin 0 Comments
Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: time for transparency in the face of uncertainty
EBM Neurology Primary Care Psychiatry SLIDER 

Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: time for transparency in the face of uncertainty

July 28, 2022July 29, 2022 admin 0 Comments

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  • Shared Decision Making: The Limits February 20, 2023
  • Christmas and Statistics December 24, 2022
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Primary Care: From Research to PracticeView All

Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years
Clinical Medicine Epidemiology NON-COVID SLIDER 

Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years

Platelet Rich Plasma – what conditions can we recommend?
Clinical Medicine EBM NON-COVID SLIDER 

Platelet Rich Plasma – what conditions can we recommend?

Cardiovascular Safety of Celecoxib
Cardiovascular EBM NON-COVID Research SLIDER 

Cardiovascular Safety of Celecoxib

Pharyngotonsillitis: 5 days of Penicillin V
Clinical Medicine EBM NON-COVID SLIDER 

Pharyngotonsillitis: 5 days of Penicillin V

Antipsychotics for preventing and treating delirium? NOT recommended
Clinical Medicine EBM NON-COVID SLIDER 

Antipsychotics for preventing and treating delirium? NOT recommended

For Three-Vessel Disease, but Not Left Main Disease, CABG Is Preferred over PCI
Cardiovascular Clinical Medicine EBM NON-COVID 

For Three-Vessel Disease, but Not Left Main Disease, CABG Is Preferred over PCI

Does This Patient Have Hip Osteoarthritis?
Clinical Medicine EBM Musculoskeletal NON-COVID 

Does This Patient Have Hip Osteoarthritis?

Engaging in receptive arts may prolong life
Arts EBM NON-COVID Psychiatry 

Engaging in receptive arts may prolong life

When is the right time to induce labour?
EBM NON-COVID Obstetrics Research 

When is the right time to induce labour?

Does taking omega-3 supplements reduce the risk of having depression or anxiety? Probably not
Clinical Medicine NON-COVID Psychiatry 

Does taking omega-3 supplements reduce the risk of having depression or anxiety? Probably not

InformaticsView All

Machine-Learning-Based Electronic Triage Vs Emergency Severity Index 5- level triage: What gives best clinical outcomes?
Emergency medicine Informatics 

Machine-Learning-Based Electronic Triage Vs Emergency Severity Index 5- level triage: What gives best clinical outcomes?

Informatics Sources of Best Evidence 

Searching for Health Information

Why do US doctors hate their computers?
EBM Health Informatics SLIDER 

Why do US doctors hate their computers?

Myths and fallacies vs Science and Truth of COVID-1 – Prof Malik Peiris
COVID-19 Informatics MEdicine SLIDER 

Myths and fallacies vs Science and Truth of COVID-1 – Prof Malik Peiris

Clinical PracticeView All

Your results may vary: the imprecision of medical measurements
Clinical Medicine EBM 

Your results may vary: the imprecision of medical measurements

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 admin 0 Comments

Clinicians and patients need to interpret a multitude of medical measurements. These are often central to monitoring health and informed

The Exam for Knee Pain – Stanford Medicine 25
Clinical Medicine MEdicine 

The Exam for Knee Pain – Stanford Medicine 25

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 admin 0 Comments
The Exam for Shoulder Pain – Stanford Medicine 25
Clinical Medicine MEdicine 

The Exam for Shoulder Pain – Stanford Medicine 25

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 admin 0 Comments
How to do a 4-Minute Neurologic Exam | Merck Manual Professional Version
Clinical Medicine MEdicine 

How to do a 4-Minute Neurologic Exam | Merck Manual Professional Version

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 admin 0 Comments
The 5-minute bedside moment
Clinical Medicine MEdicine 

The 5-minute bedside moment

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 admin 0 Comments

PerspectivesView All

Michael Rosen: Surviving Covid-19
Arts COVID-19 MEdicine Perspectives 

Michael Rosen: Surviving Covid-19

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 admin 0 Comments

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

The value of a life in America: How many deaths are needed for prompt social and political recognition of pandemics?
COVID-19 Perspectives Politics SLIDER 

The value of a life in America: How many deaths are needed for prompt social and political recognition of pandemics?

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 admin 0 Comments
Being a good enough doctor – from BMJ 2020 & 1996
Perspectives SLIDER 

Being a good enough doctor – from BMJ 2020 & 1996

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 admin 0 Comments
How medicine has exploited rationality at the expense of humanity: an essay by Iona Heath
Perspectives 

How medicine has exploited rationality at the expense of humanity: an essay by Iona Heath

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 admin 0 Comments
A doctors touch -Abraham Verghese Ted Talk
Perspectives 

A doctors touch -Abraham Verghese Ted Talk

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 admin 0 Comments

COVID relatedView All

Can vitamin D protect against covid-19?
COVID-19 EBM SLIDER 

Can vitamin D protect against covid-19?

Covid-19 Medications in Ambulatory Care
Clinical Medicine COVID-19 EBM Primary Care SLIDER 

Covid-19 Medications in Ambulatory Care

Covid-19: Is it safe to reduce the self-isolation period? BMJ 2021 Dec 30
COVID-19 Infections 

Covid-19: Is it safe to reduce the self-isolation period? BMJ 2021 Dec 30

Sotrovimab for Early Covid-19
COVID-19 EBM Primary Care 

Sotrovimab for Early Covid-19

Do asymptomatic cases transmit SARS CoV-2?
COVID-19 EBM Infections SLIDER 

Do asymptomatic cases transmit SARS CoV-2?

Molnupiravir- First oral antiviral that reduced hospitalisation or death by 50%
COVID-19 Infections Research 

Molnupiravir- First oral antiviral that reduced hospitalisation or death by 50%

No, Vaccinated People Are Not ‘Just as Likely’ to Spread the Coronavirus as Unvaccinated People
COVID-19 Emergency medicine Epidemiology SLIDER 

No, Vaccinated People Are Not ‘Just as Likely’ to Spread the Coronavirus as Unvaccinated People

Antibody and cellular therapies for treatment of covid-19: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis
COVID-19 EBM Infections 

Antibody and cellular therapies for treatment of covid-19: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis

Budesonide for outpatient with Covid
COVID-19 EBM Primary Care SLIDER 

Budesonide for outpatient with Covid

Covid-19 and adverse effects after vaccination and SARS-Cov-2 Infection
COVID-19 EBM Infections SLIDER 

Covid-19 and adverse effects after vaccination and SARS-Cov-2 Infection

Clinical Medicine Musculoskeletal Research 

Vitamin D does not prevent fractures and falls

March 7, 2020March 8, 2020 admin 887 Views 0 Comments Falls, Fracture, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D

Many prominent bodies have recommended vitamin D supplementation in largely well people for the prevention of fractures. In 2016, the

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Cochrane EBM Public Health SLIDER 

Surgical masks, N95 respirators, Hand Hygiene – whats best to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 admin 32 Views 0 Comments Hand hygiene, N95, respiratory virus infection, Surgical masks; N95

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses – Cochrane Review Link INTRODUCTION Viral epidemics or pandemics

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Cardiovascular EBM SLIDER 

Change in evidence: Antihypertensive medication timing does not matter

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 admin 46 Views 0 Comments

LINK Evidence from past studies indicated that taking antihypertensive medications in the evening might have better outcomes. During the past

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Primary Care SLIDER 

Shared Decision Making: The Limits

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 admin 58 Views 0 Comments doctor-patient relationship, Shared Decision Making

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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SLIDER Statistics Uncategorized 

Christmas and Statistics

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 admin 111 Views 0 Comments

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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Infectious Diseases Public Health SLIDER 

Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 admin 116 Views 0 Comments 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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Cardiovascular EBM guidelines SLIDER 

Statins in primary prevention of CVD: important but controversial

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 admin 144 Views 0 Comments cardiovascular disease, primary prevention, statins

Statins are important medications that have strong evidence of reducing atherosclerotic CV disease (ASCVD) in patients who have already had

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COVID-19 EBM SLIDER 

Can vitamin D protect against covid-19?

September 9, 2022September 10, 2022 admin 225 Views 0 Comments Covid-19, Vitamin D

The status of vitamin D in Covid has been changing frequently during the past year and especially the past few

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Clinical Medicine COVID-19 EBM Primary Care SLIDER 

Covid-19 Medications in Ambulatory Care

August 20, 2022August 22, 2022 admin 324 Views 0 Comments Covid Treatment, Covid-19

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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EBM Musculoskeletal Primary Care SLIDER 

Vitamin D supplementation for fracture prevention? A definitive verdict

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 admin 281 Views 0 Comments Fracture, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D

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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EBM Neurology Primary Care Psychiatry SLIDER 

Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: time for transparency in the face of uncertainty

July 28, 2022July 29, 2022 admin 268 Views 0 Comments Anticholinergic drugs, dementia, Old adults

Anticholinergic drugs which act on the cholinergic pathways are commonly used in clinical practice for management of conditions affecting old

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