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Rapid antigen tests should still be used for COVID-19, but some brands are better than others
A Cochrane review found enormous variation between different brands of RATs. Manufacturers claims over-estimated accuracy, on average, by 12 per cent.
Cochrane isolates water main break, asks residents to continue conserving water Cochrane declared a local state of emergency this week after an accident affected its water and wastewater pipelines, causing sewage to flow into the Bow River. Town officials said in an online update that water is no longer leaking from that pipe and repairs have begun. Officials thanked the community for their support and cooperation.
"That Simply Doesn't Make Sense": Lead Author Of Cochrane Mask Review Responds To Fauci's Dismissal Of Evidence The 2023 Cochrane review found no evidence that physical interventions like face masks could stop viral transmission. Fauci advocated for the use of cloth masks, and even encouraged double-masking.
Fauci is ‘concerned’ that people won’t comply if masking recommendations return: 'I hope' they 'abide' Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci spoke out in defense of masking up. He also called into question a January 2023 Cochrane study that found masking to be ineffective.
Fauci Admits to Lack of COVID Mask Evidence at Population Level But Still Pushes to Wear Them Anyway (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the lead figures in America’s COVID-19 response, expressed a viewpoint on masks. Cochrane review, led by Oxford epidemiologist Tom Jefferson, found just no evidence that masks make any difference in reducing the spread of respiratory illness.
DR CATHY STANNARD: Forget pills, the best way to treat chronic pain is with EXERCISE Last year, around ten million prescriptions were issued for the antidepressant amitriptyline in England at the doses used for pain. In May, the respected Cochrane research body announced it could find 'no reliable' evidence to support the use of antidepressants for chronic pain.
DR CATHY STANNARD: Forget pills, the best way to treat chronic pain is with EXERCISE Last year, around ten million prescriptions were issued for the antidepressant amitriptyline in England at the doses used for pain. In May, the respected Cochrane research body announced it could find 'no reliable' evidence to support the use of antidepressants for chronic pain.
How to treat jellyfish stings (hint: urine not recommended) How best to treat jellyfish stings has been debated over the years. Is it best to use hot water or an ice pack? How about pouring on vinegar or rubbing with sand? Then there’s the popular myth about urinating on your leg. We looked at the evidence for popular treatments and have just published our analysis in a Cochrane review.
Does my treatment work? How major medical reviews can be 'gold standard' evidence, yet flawed Cochrane reviews are considered the ‘gold standard’ in evidence-based medicine. They involve teams of researchers looking through all the published academic research on a topic. Cochrane has recently come under fire after a controversial review.
Line-ups from Tynecastle Hearts: Clark, Atkinson, Rowles, Sibbick, Cochrane, Haring, Devlin, Shankland, Oda, Ginnelly, McKay. Aberdeen: Richardson, Pollock, MacDonald, Scales, Hayes, Barron, Ramadani, Clarkson, Watkins, Miovski.
Line-ups from Tynecastle Hearts: Clark, Atkinson, Rowles, Sibbick, Cochrane, Haring, Devlin, Shankland, Oda, Ginnelly, McKay. Aberdeen: Richardson, Pollock, MacDonald, Scales, Hayes, Barron, Ramadani, Clarkson, Watkins, Miovski.
The debate over masks shows our failure to learn from Covid A Cochrane review meta-analysis found mask-wearing in the community probably ‘makes little or no difference’ against respiratory infections. Perry: The conversion of the question into a proxy for a hot-button political issue is bad for science and politics.
The new scientific review on masks and Covid isn’t what you think A Cochrane review found evidence that wearing masks during the Covid-19 pandemic reduced symptoms and antibodies that would suggest an infection. John Sutter: The big problem is the sheer scope of the question: does masking help against all respiratory illness across contexts?
Line-ups from SMiSA Stadium St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Shaughnessy, Dunne, Strain, Baccus, Gogic, O'Hara, Tanser, Greive, Main. Hearts: Clark, Forrest, Sibbick, Rowles, Cochrane, Snodgrass, Devlin, McKay, Ginnelly, Shankland.
Line-ups from SMiSA Stadium St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Shaughnessy, Dunne, Strain, Baccus, Gogic, O'Hara, Tanser, Greive, Main. Hearts: Clark, Forrest, Sibbick, Rowles, Cochrane, Snodgrass, Devlin, McKay, Ginnelly, Shankland.
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