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Rapid Reviews Methods Series: Involving patient and public partners, healthcare providers and policymakers as knowledge users

Correspondence to Dr Chantelle Garritty, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada; garritty{at}gmail.com Rapid reviews (RRs) are ...
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Trivalent and quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine in adults aged 60 and older: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Objectives To compare the efficacy of influenza vaccines of any valency for adults 60 years and older. Design and setting Systematic review with network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomised controlled ...
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Advancing the ‘Choosing Wisely’ campaign to reduce low-value care in China

Jay Pan and colleagues stress that reducing low-value medical services and enhancing healthcare quality must be an urgent priority in China; advancing the Choosing Wisely initiative represents a ...
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Cluster-randomised controlled trials

As a public health practitioner, you are considering how public health interventions might encourage individuals and families to reduce their salt intake to improve blood pressure among local ...
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Trump’s statements about acetaminophen and the problem of epistemic corrections

Medical experts, health agencies and journalists reacted swiftly to President Trump’s remarks linking prenatal acetaminophen (commercial name Tylenol) use to autism, almost uniformly condemning his ...
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Patient-reported outcomes and acupuncture-related adverse events are overlooked in acupuncture randomised controlled trials: a cross-sectional meta-epidemiological study ...
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Should antidepressants be used for major depressive disorder?

Background Major depressive disorder is estimated by the WHO to affect more than 300 million people globally, making depression the leading cause of disability worldwide. Antidepressants are commonly ...
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The effect of publication bias magnitude and direction on the certainty in evidence

Correspondence to Dr Mohammad Hassan Murad, Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; murad.mohammad{at}mayo.edu When decision makers make a recommendation based on ...
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Mapping drug-class associations with sudden cardiac arrest in the outpatient setting: an exploratory population-based case-control analysis

Objectives To map the risk profile of drug classes at the population level by identifying associations between newly prescribed reimbursed drugs and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), thereby providing a ...
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Efficacy of smartphone apps used alone or with traditional interventions for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To assess the efficacy of smartphone apps for smoking cessation (SC) used alone or combined with traditional interventions, and to determine whether apps based on psychological-behavioural ...
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Methylphenidate denied access to WHO’s list of essential medicines for the third time

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