In typically dry Australian style, researchers from Tasmania recently introduced a study of curcumin extract for the management of knee OA by observing that current pharmacologic therapies for patients with osteoarthritis are sub-optimal. An understatement. The...
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEis) include donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine, and are used to manage cognitive decline associated with advancing dementia. A recent study evaluated evidence from case reports literature seeking to determine if there is an...
A recent American study has investigated whether the US Medicare Part D’s expansion of benzodiazepine coverage in 2013 was linked to an increased incidence of fall-related injuries and overdose in patients aged 65 years and over. Researchers used claims data from...
The problematic propensity of people with cancer having a much higher risk for VTE has long presented clinical challenges that have been difficult to address. The use of oral edoxaban or rivaroxaban has been recommended for treatment of venous thromboembolism in...
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are increasingly prescribed, in many cases in preference to warfarin treatment. A range of predictive scoring systems have been in use for some time to quantify (to some extent) the risk of serious bleeding associated with warfarin...
