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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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Cardiovascular EBM NON-COVID Research SLIDER 

Cardiovascular Safety of Celecoxib

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 admin 114 Views 0 Comments cardiovascular safety, celecoxib, ibuprofen

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were introduced in the 1960s and became the most widely prescribed class of drugs in the

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Clinical Medicine EBM NON-COVID SLIDER 

Pharyngotonsillitis: 5 days of Penicillin V

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 admin 108 Views 0 Comments Penicillin V, Pharyngotonsillitis

Sore throat is a common reason for antibiotic prescribing. This trial assesses whether a four times per day for five

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Clinical Medicine EBM NON-COVID SLIDER 

Antipsychotics for preventing and treating delirium? NOT recommended

October 31, 2020November 3, 2020 admin 71 Views 0 Comments Delirium
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Cardiovascular Clinical Medicine EBM NON-COVID 

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

August 7, 2020October 28, 2020 admin 245 Views 0 Comments CABG;, coronary artery bypass graft, PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention

Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease: 10-year follow-up

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Clinical Medicine EBM Musculoskeletal NON-COVID 

Does This Patient Have Hip Osteoarthritis?

August 3, 2020October 28, 2020 admin 230 Views 0 Comments hip osteoarthritis

Does This Patient Have Hip Osteoarthritis? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review IMPORTANCE Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause

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Arts EBM NON-COVID Psychiatry 

Engaging in receptive arts may prolong life

August 3, 2020October 31, 2020 admin 192 Views 0 Comments longevity, mental health, older adults, Receptive arts

The art of life and death: 14 year follow-up analyses of associations between arts engagement and mortality in the English

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EBM NON-COVID Obstetrics Research 

When is the right time to induce labour?

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 admin 200 Views 0 Comments induction of labour

In women with late-term but otherwise low-risk, singleton pregnancies, labour induction at 41 weeks can decrease the risk of stillbirth

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Clinical Medicine NON-COVID Psychiatry 

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

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 admin 240 Views 0 Comments anxiety, depression, omega-3

Depression is the leading course of disability, and many patients with depression also suffer from anxiety symptoms. Research has shown that

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Cardiovascular EBM Guidelines_NCD NON-COVID Nutrition 

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

July 11, 2020September 5, 2020 admin 235 Views 0 Comments Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), is a genetic condition in which increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is associated with an increased risk

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    Breast cancer guideline – MoH

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

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    Prostate cancer

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    Hypertension in adults: updated NICE guidelines 2019 October​

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    How evidence-based are dietary advice guidelines

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