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Summary * Last week’s note reviewed a Korean population study, which led to headlines such as “Taking statins could slash

“Polypill/statins for over 50s” says founder

Summary * On March 5th, 2025, headlines in the mainstream media reported “NHS ‘should give all over-50s statins’” and “NHS

Introduction I sometimes do research for friends and family on diagnoses or treatments. This usually involves finding the best papers

Introduction I recently needed to look up how much the main statin, Lipitor, had earned during its lifetime. This led

This week’s paper is on a topic that we haven’t covered before; cannabis. Hailing from a mostly Canadian team, the

This week’s note is about a new drug, which has just been approved by the US FDA. (It has not

Introduction As sometimes happens, this week’s paper was sent to me by a few people. It’s an important paper, as