Is this the final word on calcium channel blockers after radial artery grafts?

The use of calcium channel blockers (CCB) in patients with radial artery grafts improves the clinical and angiographic outcomes from coronary artery bypass surgery, a study shows. The post-hoc analysis of data from six randomised controlled trials of the radial...

The use of calcium channel blockers (CCB) in patients with radial artery grafts improves the clinical and angiographic outcomes from...

Uncategorized

Specialist earnings – who are the winners & losers?

Incomes of rheumatologists and dermatologists have surged in recent years while endocrinologists and cardiologists have seen a decline in earnings, a new report shows. After adjusting for inflation, the majority of specialties experienced a real increase in hourly earnings between 2013...

Incomes of rheumatologists and dermatologists have surged in recent years while endocrinologists and cardiologists have seen a decline in earnings,...

Research

Decision fatigue erodes doctors’ judgement at the end of the day

Doctors’ clinical judgement worsens as the day progresses due to ‘decision fatigue’, a US study has found. To investigate how the time of day influences medical decision making, researchers looked at the rates of ordering of guideline-recommended cancer screening tests...

Doctors’ clinical judgement worsens as the day progresses due to ‘decision fatigue’, a US study has found. To investigate how...

Heart disease

Glucosamine cardiovascular ‘benefit’ doesn’t stand up to scrutiny

An observational study purporting to show the widely-used joint pain supplement glucosamine may reduce cardiovascular disease has been met with scepticism by Australian experts. Published in the BMJ, the analysis of data from 466,039 people without cardiovascular disease found a...

An observational study purporting to show the widely-used joint pain supplement glucosamine may reduce cardiovascular disease has been met...