@DoctorDan If this magazin aims to be a replacement of r/medicine you can introduce it here (e-mail is on the top)
I have asked to introduce one of the magazins that I moderate and it was done quite fast.
The problem is having your inner most fears and feelings owned by some random company. How long till your “therapist” is marketing to you.
“Let’s talk about your obsessive cleaning problem. Have you considered trying Acme’s cleaning products, they could help you worry less about how clean your house is.”
That really was a “no shit, Sherlock” kind of study. Basically every modern-era analysis of risk vs benefit of aspirin for primary prevention of ascvd I have seen has pointed out the number needed to treat vs number needed to harm was at best equal when you take all comers and at worst trending towards harm in some subgroups. There might be some benefit in certain populations when you look at it with stroke, but every single one of these studies I have ever read comments on the increased risk of bleeding. Most of the guidelines already reflect this. I guess it’s a good thing the nih is protecting our tax money by refusing to sink money into studies with mortality as a primary endpoint anymore so they have plenty of cash to throw at studies like this that are splitting hairs academically.
I know there’s thousands of VA patients with major issues and frustrations.
I’ve been lucky to always have a good experience. I love the VA facilities I’ve been to and am lucky I’ll always have access to them. (And they’re free for me)
The transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration requires six weeks of once-daily sessions. Only about half of patients who undergo the treatment improve, and only about a third experience remission from depression
Am I misunderstanding, or is the general effectiveness of the treatment way overstated in the headline?
I think that particular paragraph is referring to regular TMS. This protocol, the SAINT protocol, is much more intensive. I do think it is a little overstated though because there weren't many participants (I believe 17 but I can't recall and I'm on mobile)
What you quoted is the current protocol approved by the FDA. The study results are related to an accelerated treatment timeline, with many TMS treatments per day for a few days rather than the current protocol of one treatment per day for weeks. This is just one of several studies now indicating this accelerated treatment timeline is more effective at reducing symptoms of depression than the current protocol
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