Herbal drugs deserve to be taken seriously, which includes testing them like any other drug. 🧪 #MedSky
This randomized clinical trial investigates the effects of a traditional Chinese medicine formulation (Tongxinluo) compared with placebo on functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
"...the list price for a 100-mg dose is more than $720, representing a greater than 50-fold increase compared with 15 years ago". Monopolies are typically exploited. The market approach only works if there is earnest competition. #MedSky#PoliSky#EconSky
This cross-sectional study examines how list prices for indomethacin have changed since 2019 and characterizes variation in hospital charges for the drug, including gross charges and discounted cash p...
Evidence that "...decriminalization of drug possession was not associated with an increase in fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon in the 2 years after its enactment." #fentanyl#overdose#MedSky#PoliSky
This cohort study examines the association of decriminalization of drug possession with fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon while accounting for the rapid spread of fentanyl in the state’s unregulated...
The human cost of limited hospital capacities. Evidence that about 1 in 5 #COVID19#MedSky#Polisky#EconSky
Background: Imbalances between hospital caseload and care resources that strained U.S. hospitals during the pandemic have persisted after the pandemic amid ongoing staff shortages. Understanding which...
Ziresovir, a potential drug for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Real-world data will be interesting, both in terms of efficacy and resistance formation. #MedSky
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of severe illness in infants, with no effective treatment. Results of a phase 2 trial suggested that ziresovir may have efficacy in the treatmen...
Larger #AI chatbots are more often wrong and insist on and defend their fallacies... Almost human... This shows the limitations and that we should be careful... 🧪
Scaling up and shaping up large language models increased their tendency to provide sensible yet incorrect answers at difficulty levels humans cannot supervise, highlighting the need for a fundam...
Our brains recognise patterns unconsciously without thinking. This may explain a lot, for example that we see patterns where there are not any and perhaps also our tendency to confuse correlation with causation...
Single-neuron recordings from intracranial electrodes inserted into human brains for clinical reasons suggest that the temporal structure of human experience is encoded in human hippocampal and entorh...
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