Category list : Research and evaluation
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Richard Hobbs: ‘This trial has been a monumental task’
A principal investigator in one of the UK-based COVID-19 treatment trials speaks about his hopes for the study and the controversy surrounding hydroxychloroquine.
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Statins linked to lower risk of death from COVID-19, study suggests
Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 who take statins are less likely to die than those who do not, a retrospective study published in Cell Metabolism suggests.
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Lopinavir/ritonavir 'not effective' for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, third set of RECOVERY trial results show
An antiviral treatment commonly used to treat HIV has been found to have no beneficial effect in patients hospitalised with COVID-19, according to the third set of results to come out of the ‘Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy’ trial.
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Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME populations not explained by cardiometabolic factors, vitamin D or deprivation, researchers find Subscription
Variations in cardiometabolic factors, vitamin D levels and socioeconomic or behavioural factors do not adequately explain why COVID-19 disproportionately affects black, Asian and minority ethnic populations.
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Inflammatory bowel disease may be linked to increased risk of dementia Subscription
People with inflammatory bowel disease have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia later in life, a study in Gut has suggested.
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Unsafe methotrexate prescribing remains common in England, study finds Subscription
Unsafe methotrexate prescribing has gradually reduced but is still common, with substantial variation between general practices in England, a study in the British Journal of General Practice has found.
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Secukinumab and adalimumab comparable for first-line psoriatic arthritis treatment Subscription
Biological therapies secukinumab and adalimumab are similarly effective at improving the musculoskeletal symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, a head-to-head trial suggests.
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Withdrawal and preventive therapy best management for medication overuse headache Subscription
Medication overuse headache is best treated with a combination of analgesic withdrawal and pharmaceutical prophylaxis, the authors of a study in JAMA Neurology have said.
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Pharmacist-led medicines optimisation may reduce readmissions to hospital, study finds Subscription
Attending a pharmacist-led medicines optimisation clinic after hospital discharge could help to reduce patient readmissions, visits to A&E and unplanned GP consultations, a study published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy has found.
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Cutting use of antihypertensives may not affect mortality or cardiovascular outcomes, Cochrane review finds Subscription
Antihypertensive discontinuation in older people may have no effect on clinically important outcomes, such as mortality or cardiovascular events, a Cochrane review has concluded.
