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Prof of EBM @UniOxford, author, Bad Science, more. I run bennett.ox.ac.uk making tools+papers from data OpenSAFELY.org OpenPrescribing.net
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Tocilizumab versus sarilumab among adults hospitalised with COVID-19: target trial emulation across England and Scotland

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By Bang Zheng, Amanj Kurdi, Alain Amstutz, Amelia Green, Emily Herrett, John Tazare, Qing Wen, Viyaasan Mahalingasivam, Rebecca Smith, Brian MacKenna, Amir Mehrkar, Seb Bacon, Ben Goldacre, Chris Robertson, Aziz Sheikh, Laurie Tomlinson
| Nature Verified
Abstract The interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors tocilizumab and sarilumab have been repurposed for COVID-19 treatment. However, discrepancies exist across global and national COVID-19 guidelines, with limited data on the comparative effectiveness between these therapeutics especially during the delta/omicron periods.
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General practitioners’ risk literacy and real-world prescribing of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross-sectional study

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By Odette Wegwarth, Tammy C. Hoffmann, Ben Goldacre, Claudia D. Spies
| BMJ Quality & Safety Verified
General practitioners’ risk literacy and real-world prescribing of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross-sectional study Statistics from Altmetric.com Request Permissions If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.
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125. Five books every parent should read before taking their kid to a psychiatrist

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By Robert Whitaker, Ethan Watters, David Healy, Ben Goldacre
| Happiness Is A Skill by Brooke Siem
This week, I’m traveling to Los Angeles for a round table discussion with a small group of wildly successful people who all have one thing in common: we were medicated with psychiatric drugs when we were kids. We connected through a private WhatsApp chat hosted by a megawatt podcaster.
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