Older, current and former heavy smokers should receive annual, low-dose CT screening, according to revised guidelines published in the Journal of the American Medical Association . The revised guidelines follow, and in the JAMA paper are accompanied by, a systematic review of evidence on the role of CT screening for individuals at higher risk of lung cancer. CT (computerised tomography) or CA
A new systematic review by The Cochrane Library researchers has demonstrated that the risk of post-operative atrial fibrillation can be reduced by administering pre-operative statin therapy, in addition to reducing patients’ ICU (intensive care unit) stay and hospital stay in those undergoing cardiac surgery. However, around the time of surgery, statin pre-therapy showed no impact on the risk o