🚨 Publication alert: update on the World Health Organization (WHO) #LivingGuidelines on drug treatments for COVID:

Highlights:
✅ The guideline development group (GDG) defined 1.5% as a new threshold for an important reduction in risk of hospitalisation in patients with non-severe covid-19 +

A panel of international experts representing the WHO’s Guideline Development Group has updated its guidance on treatments for patients with #covid19 .

New recommendations reflect the evolving nature of the virus and the changing role of covid-19 therapies
bmj.com/content/370/bm…

As the world grieves the horrific ongoing death and bombardment in Gaza and the horrific death and hostage-taking in Israel of October 7th, I join @Amnesty's calls:
1. #CeasefireNOW on all sides
2. Release of Israeli hostages
3. Release of arbitrarily detained Palestinians /1

Trustworthy guidelines are the cornerstone of evidence-based healthcare.

But how can we distinguish between trustworthy and untrustworthy guidelines?

This useful article by Gordon H. Guyatt and colleagues can help
fmch.bmj.com/content/fmch/1…

Would you find online tool helpful for #thromboprophylaxis decisions in urologic, general abdominal and gynaecologic surgeries?

We thought so with Will Stahl-Timmins & Lauri Lavikainen

Tool helps also the upcoming #ARTStrial

Not yet publicly released, so, feedback very welcome! #EBM

First time attending Cochrane. Fantastic four days with a wonderful international research community. Thank you, #CochraneLondon ! HEI @MAGICevidence

#CochraneLondon ft HEI. 🙏

#LivingEvidence - from concept to reality💥

Per Olav Vandvik, #MAGICevidence CEO, speaking at #CochraneLondon about:
✅ The #livingevidence breakthrough we’ve witnessed during #COVID19
✅ How we all need to be working together to really have the living evidence impact we aspire to

#CochraneLondon MAGIC authoring and publishing workshop at 27th Cochrane colloquium

Lyubov Lytvyn 🇺🇦
Arnav Agarwal
Per Olav Vandvik
Thomas Agoritsas, MD PhD

Now in #ARRCT the #ACRM #openaccess journal
Exploring the Efficacy of the Effortful #Swallow Maneuver for Improving #Swallow ing in People w/ #Parkinson Disease – A Pilot Study
Pooja Gandhi, Melanie Peladeau-Pigeon, Michelle Simmons, Catriona M. Steele
At sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Just a reminder that if you have ever been to a bar, you used a safe consumption site

Alcohol regulation in canada is a safe supply system

Telling your kids you would pick them up w/o questions if they ever find themselves drunk, so they don't drink and drive? Harm reduction

The most useful razors and rules I've found.

Rules of thumb that simplify decisions:

1/ #MAGICevidence team is honored to have worked together with brilliant colleagues to produce this SR & NMA on drug treatments for diabetes #T2D including #finerenone and #tirzepatide
The BMJ

816 trials were included, n=471 038 pts
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bmj.com/content/381/bm…

Navigating the #evidence on #diabetes treatments has become manageable in daily practice.

Our highly-collaborative network meta-analysis can hep you meet this challenge, summarizing 816 randomized trials !
#SGLT2i , #GLP1RA , #Finerenone in CKD, & #Tirzepatide for obesity, are…

Negativity in media headlines has steadily increased since 2010.

On the rise:
• Anger
• Disgust
• Fear
• Sadness

On the decline:
• Joy
• Neutrality

This is fascinating…

Stories about patients are important to help clinicians & trainees develop & practice compassionate person-centered care; stories written by patients on topics & w/ orientations of their choosing are lacking and likely even more important. Arnav Agarwal link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Moderate certainty evidence shows that programmes promoting Mediterranean and low fat diets reduce all cause mortality and non-fatal myocardial infarction in patients with increased cardiovascular risk.

This #BMJInfographic summarises the paper
bmj.com/content/380/bm…