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A widely used hospital antibiotic is tied to a higher risk of dying, a review of 110 trials found

A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open has tied cefepime, a broad-spectrum antibiotic ...
Medical Dialogues

In AF patients, LAAO May Carry Slightly Higher Ischemic Stroke Risk Than Oral Anticoagulation: Study

Ischemic stroke occurred at a higher rate with LAAO than oral anticoagulation, with an incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 1.34.
TCTMD

More Strokes, Especially Ischemic, With LAAO vs Medical Therapy: Meta-analysis

Lead author Amar Rai, MBBS (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and Imperial College London, England), said that as a clinician working with patients who have high bleeding risks in general, he ...
BIOENGINEER

Cluster Sets Edge Out Rest-Redistribution for Preserving Lifting Velocity, but the Gap May Be Too Small to Matter

Every strength coach knows the feeling of watching bar speed die mid-set. A lifter starts a set of ten back squats with crisp ...
Health and Me on MSN

Cefepime: Antibiotic used for pneumonia, UTI linked to higher death risk in adults

An accompanying commentary in JAMA Network Open argued that the mortality findings may be related to dosing and drug exposure ...

Does Milk Really Strengthen Bones? How Bayesian Inference Exposes the Assumptions of Nutritional Epidemiology

"Drinking plenty of milk makes bones stronger"—this belief has been a staple of nutritional education for the past 70 years. However, looking at meta-analyses of observational studies, the ...