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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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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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Cardiovascular EBM Primary Care SLIDER 

CVD risk estimation: Should you get a coronary artery calcium score (CACS)?

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 admin 242 Views 0 Comments coronary artery calcium score (CACS), CVD risk

More than a decade doctors have been using CVD risk predication tools to lower cardiovascular diseases. The tools use traditional

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Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children: RCT for dose & duration of Amoxycillin

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 admin 499 Views 0 Comments children, community acquired pneumonia

Effect of Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration on the Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The CAP-IT

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Cardiovascular EBM guidelines Primary Care SLIDER 

Aspirin in primary prevention of CVD: The rapidly changing evidence

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 admin 2 Views 0 Comments Aspirin, cardiovascular disease, primary prevention, USPSTF

Aspirin in primary prevention of CVD: The rapidly changing evidence Aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid) used since 1853, is one of

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