The research summaries and quiz for June 2017 are now online. Subjects covered this time:
Efficacy and effectiveness of screen and treat policies in prevention of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of screening tests and interventions
BMJ 2017;356:i6538
Screen and intervene to prevent diabetes?
BMJ 2017;356:i6800
Solanezumab and the amyloid hypothesis for Alzheimer’s disease
BMJ 2016;355:i6771
Challenges of managing chronic pain
BMJ 2017;356:j741
Prevention of falls in older people living in the community
BMJ 2016;353:i1419
An approach to hypopigmentation
BMJ 2017;356:i6534
New diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome
BMJ 2017;356:i6456
Risk of heart failure after community acquired pneumonia: prospective controlled study with 10 years of follow-up
BMJ 2017;356:j413
Effectiveness and safety of reduced dose non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants and warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: propensity weighted nationwide cohort study
BMJ 2017;356:j510
Is tonsillectomy recommended in adults with recurrent tonsillitis?
BMJ 2017;357:j1450
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