A new look at statins, LDL-Cholesterol & CVD
Executive summary * Most papers presenting the benefits of statins have been done by the Oxford Cholesterol Treatment Trialists (CTT)
Read moreExecutive summary * Most papers presenting the benefits of statins have been done by the Oxford Cholesterol Treatment Trialists (CTT)
Read moreExecutive summary * This week’s note reviews a paper about fiber (total, cereal, vegetable and fruit fiber) and cardiovascular disease
Read moreExecutive summary * This week’s academic paper generated global news coverage. The headlines were "An avocado a week can cut
Read moreExecutive summary * A systematic review (look at all evidence) and meta-analysis (pool it together to see the overall effect)
Read moreExecutive summary * An umbrella review was published in November 2021. A meta-analysis pools together all studies on a particular
Read moreExecutive summary * This week’s study produced the headline finding that the estimated incidence of kidney stones in patients on
Read moreExecutive summary * COVID-19 brought profound changes to the way we live. There has been a significant increase in the
Read moreExecutive summary * This week’s note is about Dr Malcolm Kendrick’s new book called The Clot Thickens. * Malcolm has
Read moreExecutive summary * A study of approximately 10,000 middle-aged Australian women examined the association between carbohydrate and saturated fat intake
Read moreExecutive summary * The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (guideline setting organisation) has approved a PCSK9 inhibitor
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