(2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Data at 36 months for the Symplicity SPYRAL HTN-ON MED pilot. thelancet.com Felix Mahfoud and colleagues present 36-month data from the Symplicity SPYRAL HTN-ON MED pilot trial.1 Two important points need clarification. First, there was no difference in 24 h systolic or diastolic blood pressure at 12 months, the last point where patients were under single-blinded conditions. After unblinding, the difference widened at 24 months and 36 months and became significant, probably due to the placebo effect in the group that had been told they had renal denervation. Previous work has shown that the placebo effect for systolic blood pressure in hypertension was 6—8 mm Hg,2 which is the magn…
(2022-08-12). Iraqis Warn The Hashemite Monarchy. southfront.org 
Written by Damir Nazarov | The cycle of opinions within the Hashemite State regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrates the kingdom's panic and desire to prolong the life of its autocracy in any way. We remember how at the end of June this year King Abdullah declared that he would support Biden's idea of creating an "Arab NATO", after a very short time Jordanian officials of various ranks tried to justify themselves to the Iranians that allegedly Amman wants "friendly relations with…
(2022-08-12). Two Syriac Fighters Of SDF Killed In Turkish Shelling On Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Image: aa.com.tr | On August 12, two Syriac fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed when the Turkish military shelled the town of Tell Tamer and a number of nearby villages in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The fighters were members of the SDF's Syriac Military Council, which is mainly active in the densely populated Assyrian areas of al-Hasakah. | The SDF's losses from Turkey's never ending attacks on northeastern Syria have b…