While research oversight is necessary and desirable for some types and elements of research, we must also recognise that research review is itself a healthcare intervention and should therefore be subject to the same evidence-based requirements demanded of other healthcare interventions. Inefficiencies in any part of [...]
There are many respects in which the modern medical system is not fit for purpose and poses a threat to human health. In so many situations, our superficial assumptions about medicine are wrong. Having more tests to identify disease is often not better than leaving [...]
Sore throat is a common reason for people to present for medical care and to be prescribed antibiotics. Overuse of antibiotics in primary medicine is a concern, hence it is important to establish their efficacy in treating sore throat and preventing secondary complications.
To determine the impact of test measurement variation on misclassification of prediabetes and diabetes in the US adult population.
Total hip and total knee replacement (THR/TKR) are common and effective surgeries to reduce the pain and disability associated with arthritis but are associated with small but significant risks of preventable complications such as surgical site infection (SSI) and venous-thrombo-embolism (VTE). This study aims to [...]
Explore how people perceive different labels for rotator cuff disease in terms of words or feelings evoked by the label and treatments they feel are needed. We performed a content analysis of qualitative data collected in a six-arm, online randomised controlled experiment.
Tennis elbow is a common painful enthesopathy of the lateral elbow that limits upper limb function and frequently results in lost time at work. Surgeons often recommend surgery if symptoms persist despite nonsurgical management, but operations for tennis elbow are inconsistent in their efficacy, and [...]
Low-value services have limited or no benefit to patients. Rates of low-value service in public hospitals may vary by patient insurance status, given that there may be different financial incentives for treatment of privately insured patients.
To investigate the decisional impact of an age-based chart of kidney function decline to support general practitioners (GPs) to appropriately interpret estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and identify patients with a clinically relevant kidney problem.
Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is characterised by a bi-layered myocardium, with excessive left ventricular (LV) trabeculation. Ongoing debate exists as to whether LVNC in adults is a distinct cardiomyopathy, or a morphological feature of ventricular remodelling present in physiological and pathological states. In this commentary, [...]