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Medical journal retracts weight loss study
The study had suggested apple cider vinegar could help with weight management in young people, with one critique indicating the findings rivalled results seen from GLP-1 agonist drugs The British …
Disproportionate prescribing patterns
The top 1% of prescribers accounted for 49% of all opioid doses and 27% of all opioid prescriptions, US study finds A retrospective, observational study has examined the distribution and patterns …
‘Prescribing of drugs is a balance of risks’
Young people taking pregabalin may be at increased risk of harm including suicidal behaviour and injury, according to a cohort study Swedish and British researchers have explored a possible association …
BMJ article withdrawn over media exposure
A parasite study has been removed from a medical journal after a couple’s intimate photographs were broadcast by tabloids The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has pulled one of its January …