What to Do When You Suspect a Colleague Is Performing Inappropriate Procedures
Conflict of Interest: From JAMA Professionalism print series and Podcasts It is not a rare event that doctors perform inappropriate
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Clinical Medicine
Convalescent Plasma for Covid-19: works best for 65 -74yrs
Considering the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the paucity of treatment options, and the enthusiasm for and controversy about convalescent plasma,
Read moreMetoprolol is not effective for preventing acute exacerbations in COPD
Dransfield MT, Voelker H, Bhatt SP, et al. Metoprolol for the prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J
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SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination — An Ounce (Actually, Much Less) of Prevention -NEJM editorial
From the Editorial ‘We are publishing today in the Journal the results of a phase 3, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial of
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Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke
The effect of endovascular thrombectomy that is performed more than 6 hours after the onset of ischemic stroke is uncertain.
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Platelet Rich Plasma – what conditions can we recommend?
Platelet-rich plasma injection is not beneficial for nonoperative treatment of rotator cuff disease – 2019 Am Fam Physician After five years,
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COURAGE, ORBITA, and ISCHEMIA: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Intervent Cardiol Clin 9 (2020) 469–482https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccl.2020.07.003 This review article summarizes key landmark trials that have shaped understanding of the role
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Pharyngotonsillitis: 5 days of Penicillin V
Sore throat is a common reason for antibiotic prescribing. This trial assesses whether a four times per day for five
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Covid-19 communication aids – A picture is worth 1000 words
To health care professionals everywhere: these are unprecedented times. There’s no roadmap. We’re facing conversations that we never expected—or wanted—to
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Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis
Objective To compare the effects of treatments for coronavirus disease 2019 Design Living systematic review and network meta-analysis. Data sources US Centers
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