Thiazolidinediones: Do harms outweigh benefits?

Thiazolidinediones: do harms outweigh benefits?

Offering Self-Sampling to Non-Attendees of Organized Primary HPV Screening: When Do Harms Outweigh the Benefits?

BACKGROUND Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling might be a promising tool to increase effectiveness of primary HPV screening programs when offered to non-attendees. However, effectiveness could decrease if regular attendees "switch" to self-sampling, because self-sampling test characteristics may be inferior. We examined under which conditions the harms would outweigh the benefits. METHOD...

Functional Outcome Analysis: Do the Costs Outweigh the Benefits?

Antidepressant Pharmacotherapy – Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating and often recurrent psychiatric illness that impacts the lives of millions. Approximately 20 percent of individuals will experience at least one depressive episode during their lives, and the high rates of chronic morbidity (depressive episodes typically last for several months) and mortality (owing to suicide) attributed to this disorder consti...

Do risks outweigh benefits in thrombolysis for stroke?

1School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; 2Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA 6847, Australia; 3Emergency Department, Armadale Health Service, Armadale, WA 6992, Australia; 4School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia; 5Department of Neurology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Pert...