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What Are Clinical Trials, and How Do They Work?

A New York Times health reporter explains what clinical trials are, why they are important and how they can help inform us. Credit...Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Nina Agrawal Nina Agrawal is a health ...
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Blood eosinophil-guided systemic corticosteroid duration in adults hospitalised for asthma exacerbation: a randomised, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial

Objective Systemic corticosteroids for 5–7 days are standard care for asthma exacerbations, but the optimal duration and ...
BMJ Open

High-dose intermittent theta burst stimulation targeting the individualised frontoparietal cognitive network for post-stroke cognitive impairment: protocol for a randomised ...

Introduction Cognitive impairment is a common consequence after stroke. Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) has emerged as a promising cognitive therapy. However, traditional iTBS typically ...
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Multidisciplinary, non-pharmacological breathlessness intervention service for patients with moderately severe to severe COPD: a randomised controlled trial

Breathlessness intervention services (BIS), which coach patients to self-manage breathlessness using non-pharmacological ...