Chris Whitty: Doctors must be trained in managing risk in patient care, CMO says

Doctors must be trained in how to make clinical decisions under conditions of uncertainty, said Chris Whitty at The BMJ and Academy of Medical Sciences’ inaugural joint lecture

Contemporary menopausal hormone therapy and thrombotic disease

Compared with no use of hormone therapy, oral menopausal hormone therapy was associated with increased venous thromboembolic risk regardless of dosage and treatment duration, finds study

QTc changes and early major adverse cardiovascular events associated with antidepressant treatment

The effect of specific antidepressants on the QTc interval varies considerably, finds study