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It is recommended using rapid tests to determine if patients have bacterial or viral infections to avoid resistance to antibiotics.
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Mayor S. BMJ 2018;363:k4762
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ver más ... 2018It is recommended that in US states where there is a social movement of public health vaccine opposition, the non-medical exemption option is suspended and protect schoolchildren from vaccine ...
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Hopkins J. BMJ 2018;361:k2655
In 18 US states, parents can avoid having their children get the vaccinations required for school entry for personal religious or philosophical reasons rather than medical reasons. The result is a lower rate of MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) immunization among kindergardens. The non-medical exemption option should be suspended and protect schoolchildren from vaccine preventable diseases.
ver más ... 2018It is not recommended to make repeated tests of thyroid function in previously euthyroid patients older than 65 years.
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Murphy D. BMJ 2018;362:k3664
Researchers from a UK study advised that routine thyroid function tests (TFT) investigations should cease in patients who have been euthyroid in the past five years without changing clinical circumstances.
ver más ... 2018It is important that Opioids are prescribed appropriately and in conjunction with established clinical guidelines.
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Iacobucci G. BMJ 2018;360:k706
The number of opioid drugs prescribed in England is steadily rising despite a lack of effectiveness for treating chronic pain and their potentially serious side effects, a study has found. For further information please visit the website of the initiative (link below)
ver más ... 2018Hydroxychloroquine is no more effective than placebo in reducing the symptoms of hand osteoarthritis
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Wise J. BMJ 2018;360:k774
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine realized in UK has found that no significant treatment difference was found in grip strength, function, or quality of life. For further information please visit the website of the initiative (link below)
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