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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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,
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Is there a smokers paradox in Covid-19?
It is well established that cigarette smoking is associated with morbidity and mortality in several respiratory infections. However data from
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Aspirin in primary prevention for CVD and cancer
The balance of benefits and harms no longer favour aspirin for primary prevention There is strong evidence for using Aspirin
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Can CRP testing guide antibiotic prescription for COPD exacerbations?
COPD Exacerbations — A Target for Antibiotic Stewardship Patients with acute exacerbations of COPD in whom outpatient treatment fails are
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Long Covid – diagnosis and management in primary care
NICE guideline on long covid – BMJ 2020 Dec 23 AND Long COVID: A Primer for Family Physicians – Editorial
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Asymptomatic transmission of covid-19 What we know, and what we don’t
Asymptomatic transmission of covid-19 – BMJ Dec 21 Earlier estimates that 80% of infections are asymptomatic were too high and
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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Covid-19: Lateral flow tests accuracy looking not very good in UK
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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