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A Cochrane review of 81 RCTs with 11,000 clinicians found CME meetings can improve professional practice and patient outcomes to some degree.

On the slippery slope of curtailing a doctor's ability to treat his patient.

An expert weighs in on ice bath benefits and when you should use heat therapy for exercise recovery.

Comprehensive intervention review reveals magnetic seizure therapy to be no better than electroconvulsive therapy for treatment-resistant depression.

Sean Grant and co-workers report on pharmacological and psychological treatments for patients with both alcohol-use and depressive disorders.

A multistudy review assessed the efficacy and safety of ivermectin compared to no treatment, standard of care care, or placebo, in people with Covid-19.


The official advice is clear — too much salt is bad for you. It raises your blood pressure and increases your chances of developing cardiovascular disease and having a potentially fatal stroke or a heart attack. The theory goes that excess salt in your system leads to water retention in the blood, putting pressure on your blood vessels, raising your blood pressure. To reduce that risk, says the Government, adults should aim to consume less than 6g of added salt a day, just over one teaspoonfu...

New research has found the first evidence of a link between plant-based and pescatarian diets and COVID-19 severity. Read more about the study here.

Home remedies for asthma, from coffee to fish oil, won't replace your medications, but they can manage triggers and prevent flare-ups. The post 15 Home Remedies for Asthma That Experts Recommend appeared first on The Healthy.

Researchers highlight the need for more reliable methods to predict risk of relapse into depression At least half of patients recovering from depression will experience a relapse, but there are currently no evidence-based tools to help GPs or other healthcare professionals to identify those at high risk. A team of researchers are therefore calling for more reliable methods for predicting which patients areat high risk of relapsing into depression following a period of recovery. The team,includi...