Lead toxicity from retained bullet fragments: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Firearm injury remains a public health epidemic in the United States. A large proportion of individuals with gunshot wounds subsequently have retained bullet fragments (RBF). There are no standard medical guidelines regarding bullet removal and the full extent of the consequences of RBF remains unknown.

Deprescribing Medications for Chronic Diseases Management in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objectives: Perform a systematic review to evaluate the outcome of deprescription compared with standard care. The focus was on chronic medical and mental health conditions managed in primary care.

Design: The databases searched include PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science.