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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Vasomotor Symptoms During Menopause Vasomotor symptoms affect as many as 80% of perimenopausal and post-menopausal women. Menopausal hormone therapy remains the …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Clinical Impact of medication reviews with follow-up in cardiovascular older patients in primary care This cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted in …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Real-world evidence for the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in reduction of total and cause-specific mortality A UK cohort study has …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effect of new glucose-lowering drugs on stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes A systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Statins in Primary Prevention in People Over 80 Years Results of three systematic reviews show that the benefit of statins in …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Osteonecrosis of the jaw and denosumab In this Australian Prescriber article, a case report of osteonecrosis of the jaw with denosumab …

Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms Among New Statin Users Randomly Assigned to Vitamin D or Placebo In this study, vitamin D …

Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Intravenous ferric derisomaltose in patients with heart failure and iron deficiency in the UK (IRONMAN) For patients with heart …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Novel antihyperglycaemic drugs and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations among patients with type 2 diabetes In this population based …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Emerging roles of sodium-glucose co-transporter inhibitors This article summarises the properties of SGLT2 inhibitors and the increasing evidence base for their …

Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Beta-blocker therapy in patients with COPD Beta-blockers are associated with reduced mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease but are …