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14 Feb 2019 - UK Medical News MHRA opioid expert working group review gets underway
The review will consider current data on the utilisation of prescribed and over-the-counter opioid-containing medicines in the United Kingdom.
11 Feb 2019 - UK Medical News PHE investigating rise in reports of acute flaccid paralysis
Typically, a handful of cases of acute flaccid paralysis are reported in the United Kingdom each year. In 2018, the number of reported cases soared to 40.
8 Feb 2019 - UK Medical News Health Research Authority commends PACE trial authors
Last year, an open letter to the Lancet called on the journal to commission an independent reanalysis of the data from the PACE trial.

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15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Neurol Stroke: ABCB1 polymorphism reduces benefit of adding clopidogrel to aspirin
Prespecified substudy of CHANCE trial shows a pair of ABCB1 variants influence risk-benefit ratio.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci Antipsychotic medication use tied to mortality risk among elders
Higher risk with typical vs atypical antipsychotics.
14 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Lancet Neurol Carotid stenosis: long-term outcomes favor endarterectomy over stenting
Analysis of long-term outcomes using individual patient data from 4 RCTs.
14 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Cephalalgia Migraine: MAST study identifies allodynia risk factors
Nearly 40% of patients reported allodynia, which was more common in women.
14 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Neurol Thrombectomy also benefits transferred late-window patients with ischemic stroke
Subgroup analysis of DEFUSE 3 trial suggests transfer should not preclude this treatment.
14 Feb 2019 - International Medical News European doctors launch pre-election ‘health check’
The CPME says political groups must commit to health priority on their working agenda.
13 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Neurol PRESS score predicts swallowing recovery after ischemic stroke
Simple 5-factor score is available as an app.
13 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Diabetologia Gastric bypass surgery induces T2D remission
Microvascular and macrovascular complications decline following T2D remission.
13 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Intern Med Opioid prescribing rates dropping, but still higher than 1999 levels
Study provides county-level data.
12 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Lancet ENCHANTED: tighter BP control fails to boost stroke recovery
Lower risk for brain bleed did not translate to better mRS score.
12 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Pediatrics Sleep problems: common at ages 2-5, more so with autism
Autistic children have twice the odds of sleep troubles.
12 Feb 2019 - International Medical News What EU country tops the list for healthy life years?
The number of healthy life years at birth was higher for women than for men in 20 European Union Member States.
12 Feb 2019 - International Medical News Are your patients disclosing their use of complementary medicines?
Results from the first international systematic review on the subject.
11 Feb 2019 - Clinical Summaries from Cochrane Database Syst Rev Pregabalin provides good pain relief in postherpetic neuralgia and painful diabetic neuropathy
A Cochrane review.

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