Journal clubs, typically involving a group of health professionals or trainees who discuss recent study findings, have long ...

MetaImpact. To design a new trial based on the prospective updated meta-analysis, Sutton et al5 propose a hybrid frequentist–Bayesian approach using simulations. New studies of a user-defined size are ...

Alcohol-based hand sanitisers, if ingested, can have toxic effects and may even be lethal. Preventable deaths from ingesting hand sanitisers have been identified. This article describes two Prevent ...

Understanding the causes of deaths and how they can be prevented is critical for improving healthcare outcomes. At a population level, over-reporting or under-reporting of deaths can have a profound ...

In addition to reducing patient harms and wasted resources, efforts to reduce low-value care produce significant climate and population health benefits, but these benefits are typically not elucidated ...

Objectives To describe the proportion of transvaginal ultrasounds performed in a University Hospital of Buenos Aires (Argentina), requested upon a health check. Method Cross-sectional study of a ...

The effects of statins in the elderly are better informed by absolute effects and the number needed to evaluate the benefit to harm balance. Such an approach enables patients to make more informative ...

Commentary on: Callen JL, Westbrook JI, Georgiou A, et al. Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients: a systematic review. J Gen Intern Med 2012; 27: 1334– 48.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2] ...

Evidence synthesis is a key element of evidence-based medicine. However, it is currently hampered by being labour intensive meaning that many trials are not incorporated into robust evidence syntheses ...

Introduction Digital medical devices (e.g., continuous glucose monitors), healthcare apps, and electronic health record tools like patient portals have significantly altered patient self-management ...

A recent UK trial addressed whether routine use of fluoxetine in patients who had a stroke improved motor recovery at 6 months. ### EBM Verdict EBM Verdict on: Effects of fluoxetine on functional ...