Objective To assess how well B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) predicts prognosis in patients
with heart failure. Design Systematic review of studies assessing BNP for prognosis in …

Background The diagnosis of heart failure is difficult, with both overdiagnosis and
underdiagnosis occurring commonly in practice. Natriuretic peptides have been proposed as a …

Background Burnout and intolerance of uncertainty have been linked to low job satisfaction
and lower quality patient care. While resilience is related to these concepts, no study has …

A review was performed to determine the evidence base for scrub typhus indirect
immunofluorescence assay (IFA) methodologies and the criteria for positive results. This review …

Background Financial ties between health professionals and industry may unduly influence
professional judgments and some researchers have suggested that widening disease …

• Uncertainty in clinical practice can assume many forms depending on its source, such as
insufficient personal knowledge or scientific evidence, limited practical understanding or …

A meta-analysis of rapid (≤60min) dengue diagnostic assays was conducted to determine
accuracy and identify causes of between-study heterogeneity. A systematic review identified …

Testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection is key in managing the current pandemic. More than 1700
preprints and peer reviewed journal articles evaluating tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection have …

Clinicians tend to think of diseases as being immutable, existing in nature like elements of
the periodic table or the planets. The medical literature reinforces this myth, implying that …

Aims Diagnosis of heart failure in primary care is often inaccurate, and access to and use of
echocardiography is suboptimal. This study aimed to develop and provisionally validate a …