Medscape UK

• PPIs and Risk of All-cause and Cause-specific Mortality Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were associated with both all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
  Medscape UK, January 25, 2021
• Are Multiple Intra-articular Corticosteroid injections Effective for Osteoarthritis Pain? This meta-analysis found that the effect of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS) injections on pain relief in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) did not appear statistically different from that of the comparator.
  Medscape UK, January 22, 2021
• CKD: Dapagliflozin Offers Benefits Regardless of Diabetes Status Dapagliflozin lowers the risks of major adverse kidney and cardiovascular (CV) events and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), regardless of type 2 diabetes (T2D) status.
  Medscape UK, January 22, 2021
• Undervaluing Public Health Expertise 'Makes COVID Inequalities Worse' President of the Association of Directors of Public Health, Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy talks to Medscape UK.
  Medscape UK, January 21, 2021
• Antibiotic Prescribing and Rates of Infection-related Complications, Hospitalisations Higher levels of practice level incident antibiotic prescribing for common infections were associated with lower rates of hospital admission and general practitioner (GP)-diagnosed infection-related complications.
  Medscape UK, January 20, 2021
• Osteoarthritis and the Incidence of Fracture in the UK Osteoarthritis (OA) was positively associated with the incidence of fractures.
  Medscape UK, January 19, 2021
• Swapping Medicine for Religion: Former Deputy CMO Turned Vicar Medscape UK speaks to Reverend Professor Gina Radford, a former deputy chief medical officer who became a vicar.
  Medscape UK, January 19, 2021
• Are PPIs Effective to Treat Persistent Throat Symptoms? This study found no evidence of symptomatic benefit for patients with persistent throat symptoms who were treated empirically with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lansoprazole.
  Medscape UK, January 18, 2021
• Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the UK Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption was associated with a clinically important increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
  Medscape UK, January 18, 2021
• Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Low Back Pain Guidance Test your knowledge on guidelines for low back pain and sciatica.
  Medscape UK, January 15, 2021
• Higher Serum IGF-1 Concentrations Linked to Lower Risk of COVID-19 Mortality This study found an inverse association between pre-diagnostic serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) concentrations and COVID-19 mortality risk among patients with COVID-19.
  Medscape UK, January 15, 2021
• Meta-analysis Shows Efficacy of GLP-1 Agonists in Children with T2DM, Obesity Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists are efficacious in treating children with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
  Medscape UK, January 13, 2021
• Training Your Nose to Smell Again After COVID-19 Should doctors point patients to smell training?
  Medscape UK, January 12, 2021
• Does Letrozole Increase the Risk of Foetal Harm? This meta-analysis found no evidence of increased congenital foetal malformations or pregnancy loss with letrozole compared with clomiphene and other fertility agents or with natural conception in women undergoing fertility treatment.
  Medscape UK, January 12, 2021
• COVID-19: Light at the End of the Tunnel or On-coming Express Train? Dr Dan O'Carroll reflects on how we got to where we are with a new year COVID-19 crisis.
  Medscape UK, January 11, 2021
• Controlled Hypertension Linked to Residual Risks of Adverse Outcomes Controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure [BP] <140 mmHg and diastolic BP <90 mmHg) was associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) vs normotension.
  Medscape UK, January 11, 2021
• Impact of Frailty on Treatment, Hospitalisation and Death in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Frailty in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) was associated with sub-optimal medical treatment.
  Medscape UK, January 08, 2021
• Moderate Dietary Calcium Intake May Protect Against CV and All-cause Mortality, Stroke Moderate dietary calcium intake may be beneficial against cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality and incident stroke compared with low and high intakes.
  Medscape UK, January 07, 2021
• Tobacco Use Is a Risk Factor for Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Hip Arthroplasty Tobacco use was associated with an increased risk of developing prosthetic joint infections (PJIs), particularly deep infection or infection requiring revision surgery in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.
  Medscape UK, January 06, 2021
• Efficacy and Safety of Edoxaban vs Warfarin in Patients With AF and Frailty Edoxaban was similarly efficacious to warfarin for stroke prevention across the frailty spectrum.
  Medscape UK, January 05, 2021