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  • What to Do When You Suspect a Colleague Is Performing Inappropriate Procedures
  • Convalescent Plasma for Covid-19: works best for 65 -74yrs
  • Is there a smokers paradox in Covid-19?
  • Aspirin in primary prevention for CVD and cancer
  • Can CRP testing guide antibiotic prescription for COPD exacerbations?

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Cardiovascular COVID-19 EBM SLIDER 

Is there a smokers paradox in Covid-19?

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 admin 29 Views 0 Comments Covid-19, paradox, smoking

 It is well established that cigarette smoking is associated with morbidity and mortality in several respiratory infections. However data from

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Cancer Cardiovascular EBM SLIDER 

Aspirin in primary prevention for CVD and cancer

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 admin 1 Views 0 Comments Aspirin, cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, dementia, primary prevention

The balance of benefits and harms no longer favour aspirin for primary prevention There is strong evidence for using Aspirin

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COVID-19 EBM Infections SLIDER 

Covid-19: Lateral flow tests accuracy looking not very good in UK

December 18, 2020December 24, 2020 admin 11 Views 0 Comments Covid-19 Antigen test

The rapid test kits most widely used in UK universities, schools, and care homes detect just 48.89% of covid-19 infections

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EBM Health Informatics SLIDER 

Why do US doctors hate their computers?

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 admin 57 Views 0 Comments

Advancing Practice Science With Electronic Health Record Use Data Christine Sinsky, MD The study by Holmgren et al points to a portion

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Clinical Medicine EBM Neurology SLIDER 

Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 admin 57 Views 0 Comments

The effect of endovascular thrombectomy that is performed more than 6 hours after the onset of ischemic stroke is uncertain.

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EBM Paediatrics SLIDER 

Probiotics in Children with Gastroenteritis – does it work?

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 admin 43 Views 0 Comments
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Clinical Medicine EBM NON-COVID SLIDER 

Platelet Rich Plasma – what conditions can we recommend?

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 admin 41 Views 0 Comments

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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COVID-19 EBM SLIDER 

A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19

December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 admin 40 Views 0 Comments

A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 Clinical question What is the role of drug interventions in the treatment of

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COVID-19 EBM Research SLIDER 

Whats the best mask for protection against Covid-19?

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 admin 1 Views 0 Comments

What is the best mask for protection against Covid-19? Evaluation of Cloth Masks and Modified Procedure Masks as Personal Protective

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COVID-19 EBM SLIDER 

Vitamin D and Covid-19: The current evidence

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 admin 4 Views 0 Comments Covid Treatment, Covid-19, Vitamin D

Vitamin D and Covid-19: the current evidence Vitamin D has been associated with many disease states from osteoporosis, cancer, diabetes,

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Guidelines for Primary Care

  • Diabetes Type II

    Diabetes Type II

    October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 admin 0
  • Breast cancer guideline – MoH

    Breast cancer guideline – MoH

    October 28, 2020October 30, 2020 admin 0
  • Dietary Recommendations for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Time to reject the ‘Diet-Heart Hypothesis’

    Dietary Recommendations for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Time to reject the ‘Diet-Heart Hypothesis’

    July 11, 2020September 5, 2020 admin 0
  • Prostate cancer

    Prostate cancer

    February 5, 2020February 8, 2020 admin 0
  • Hypertension in adults: updated NICE guidelines 2019 October​

    Hypertension in adults: updated NICE guidelines 2019 October​

    January 31, 2020February 5, 2020 admin 0
  • How evidence-based are  dietary advice guidelines

    How evidence-based are dietary advice guidelines

    January 31, 2020February 5, 2020 admin 0
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