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15 Jul 2020 - UK Medical News Chronic pain may be effectively treated using placebo effect
It may help manage pain better and reduce dependence on pain medication.
15 Jul 2020 - UK Clinical Digest from Diabetes Care Diabetes confers greater excess risk of myocardial infarction in women than men
Data from 471,399 individuals in the UK Biobank.
15 Jul 2020 - UK Medical News 'Worst-case' scenario outlined for COVID-19 this winter
A report by the Academy of Medical Sciences.

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15 Jul 2020 - UK Medical News Health inequality in England vs the US
A cross-sectional study of 18,572 persons using data from the Health and Retirement Study and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
15 Jul 2020 - UK Medical News UK COVID-19 Daily: prepare for winter second wave
The latest news you need to know.
15 Jul 2020 - UK Medical News Cystic fibrosis drug being trialled to fight inflammation caused by COVID-19
The drug can be self-administered, so if shown to be effective in hospital, it could also benefit people with mild COVID-19 who are self-isolating at home.
15 Jul 2020 - Clinical Essentials from Nature COVID-19: mortality association with hypertension decreases with age
UK study also finds factors such as smoking can be more important than comorbidities.
15 Jul 2020 - Clinical Essentials from Sci Rep High vitamin D is linked to better lung function but not less lung disease
Results of a nationally representative sample of almost 12,000 US adults.
15 Jul 2020 - Clinical Essentials from JAMA Cardiol Asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: improved survival with early intervention
Meta-analysis suggests that many patients develop an indication for intervention.
15 Jul 2020 - Univadis Medical News Myocardial steatosis in antiretroviral treated people with HIV
Age and higher BMI associated with increased risk of myocardial steatosis in HIV.
14 Jul 2020 - UK Clinical Digest from BJOG Open myomectomy: preoperative misoprostol improves clinical outcomes
Results from a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
14 Jul 2020 - UK Medical News UK COVID-19 Daily: immunity 'fades in months'
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14 Jul 2020 - Univadis Medical News WHO halts hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir trials due to lack of benefits
WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms in the Solidarity trial due to lack of beneficial results.
14 Jul 2020 - UK Medical News Jeremy Hunt says the Govt thought COVID would be unstoppable
Long-term settlement of the social care system is required.
14 Jul 2020 - Clinical Essentials from PLoS One Does methotrexate protect against T2D in patients with RA?
Meta-analysis suggests lower risk.
14 Jul 2020 - Clinical Essentials from J Infect Mycoplasma pneumoniae, COVID-19 comorbidity: increased thrombosis risk
Close monitoring and routine anticoagulant prophylaxis are recommended.
14 Jul 2020 - Conference Reports AIDS 2020 – Bacterial coinfections likely in severe COVID-19, CRP levels at admission may indicate cytokine storm risk
CMV rescreening recommended.

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