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Multiplex PCR point-of-care testing does not reduce antibiotic use in acutely ill children

Multiplex PCR point-of-care testing does not reduce antibiotic use in acutely ill children

Higher coffee intake associated with reduced risk of acute kidney injury

Higher coffee intake associated with reduced risk of acute kidney injury

Time-restricted eating reduces CVD risk in breast cancer survivors

Time-restricted eating reduces CVD risk in breast cancer survivors

Screening endoscopy before 50 associated with reduced risk of CRC diagnosis in women

Screening endoscopy before 50 associated with reduced risk of CRC diagnosis in women

Omega-3 supplements appear ineffective for depressed patients with cardiometabolic disease

Omega-3 supplements appear ineffective for depressed patients with cardiometabolic disease

Adjuvant metformin of no benefit in non-metastatic breast cancer

Adjuvant metformin of no benefit in non-metastatic breast cancer

Apatinib therapy promising for thymic epithelial tumours

Apatinib therapy promising for thymic epithelial tumours

Post-MI mortality risk reduced in overweight/obese but higher for underweight individuals

Post-MI mortality risk reduced in overweight/obese but higher for underweight individuals

Analysis reveals unsweetened and coffee sweetened with sugar provide similar mortality benefit

Analysis reveals unsweetened and coffee sweetened with sugar provide similar mortality benefit

Eldecalcitol could reduce onset of diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance

Eldecalcitol could reduce onset of diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance

Dense breasts and benign disease on mammography linked to higher risk of future breast cancer in Korean study

Dense breasts and benign disease on mammography linked to higher risk of future breast cancer in Korean study

Vasopressor use in critically ill COVID-19 patients associated with higher mortality

Vasopressor use in critically ill COVID-19 patients associated with higher mortality

Neither metformin nor lifestyle interventions reduce risk of major adverse CV outcomes in pre-diabetics

Neither metformin nor lifestyle interventions reduce risk of major adverse CV outcomes in pre-diabetics

Choroid plexus volume and permeability are potential MRI imaging markers for Alzheimer’s disease

Choroid plexus volume and permeability are potential MRI imaging markers for Alzheimer’s disease

SGLT-2 inhibitors and metformin have similar cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes

SGLT-2 inhibitors and metformin have similar cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes

CT chest scans reveal fewer cases of pneumonia in breakthrough COVID-19 infections

CT chest scans reveal fewer cases of pneumonia in breakthrough COVID-19 infections

Fourth COVID-19 vaccination effectiveness drops after 10 weeks

Fourth COVID-19 vaccination effectiveness drops after 10 weeks

Different emollient formulations appear to be equally effective in childhood eczema

Different emollient formulations appear to be equally effective in childhood eczema

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