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Decoding
Evidence

We dig into concise breakdowns of medical research. No faith in loud headlines, just the essence, the numbers and an honest quality grade on the Oxford CEBM scale.

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Cardiology · AI
Your blood can reveal your heart's future 15 years ahead
AI reads blood proteins to predict the risk of six cardiovascular diseases long before the first symptoms. Proteins turned out to be stronger than genetics.
★★★★☆ Nature · 2026Read
AI in medicine
Which is more accurate: a doctor, a doctor with AI, or AI alone?
A paradox: in several diagnostic tasks, AI alone was more accurate than a doctor working with AI. The reason lies in the psychology of trust.
★★★☆☆ Review · 2025Read
Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance: the third leading cause of death
Bacterial resistance takes 4.95 million lives a year, already the third leading cause of death worldwide. Six species account for 73% of them.
★★★★☆ Lancet · 2022Read
Prevention
7,000 steps instead of 10,000
Seven thousand steps a day cut mortality by 47% and dementia risk by 38% compared with a sedentary life. The threshold is lower than people thought.
★★★★☆ Meta-analysis · 2025Read
Supplements · Cardio
Omega-3 against cardiovascular risk
It cuts the risk of a fatal heart attack by 39% (EPA especially) but raises the risk of atrial fibrillation by 22%. The devil is in the dose and the form.
★★★★☆ 42 RCTs · 2025Read
Supplements · Metabolism
Berberine: a promising 'trending' supplement
It lowers triglycerides, fasting glucose, waist circumference and LDL in metabolic syndrome. One of the few supplements with a real evidence base.
★★★☆☆ 12 RCTs · 2025Read
Screening
A checkup without wasted money: 6 core tests
Six blood tests (CBC, glucose, lipids, liver panel, creatinine, TSH) for about 56 BYN cover the main risks. What you actually need.
★★★☆☆ PracticeRead
Pediatrics
Raising children in the digital age
Talking and teaching work better than bans: positive digital parenting beats restrictive rules. A meta-analysis.
★★★★☆ 88 studies · 2025Read
Health systems
How the Netherlands rebuilt its healthcare
A managed-competition model: mandatory insurance, risk equalization and gatekeeping deliver 100% coverage. A lesson for reform.
★★★☆☆ AnalysisRead
Digital Health
DMEA 2026: where digital health is heading
The European market is consolidating around evidence-based clinical AI and DiGA reimbursement models. Notes from the Berlin conference.
★★☆☆☆ Notes · 2026Read
Management
Medicine like IT: why gut-feeling hiring fails
Clinics that use hard-skill matrices and competency-based hiring get measurable quality instead of "we hired him because we liked him".
★★★☆☆ PracticeRead