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Advanced practitioners and doctor substitution: Dossier reveals “shocking” patient safety incidents
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
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
The person my clinicians never got to meet
"I met staff who gave the impression they already knew me before we had exchanged a word," says Melanie Allsop, who explains the importance of seeing the person beyond the medical notes
The person my clinicians never got to meet
"I met staff who gave the impression they already knew me before we had exchanged a word," says Melanie Allsop, who explains the importance of seeing the person beyond the medical notes
Afghanistan’s restrictions on women are becoming a public health emergency
It’s been five years since the Taliban returned to power, and restrictions on Afghan girls and women have continued to deepen. Girls denied education today become women with poorer health
Afghanistan’s restrictions on women are becoming a public health emergency
It’s been five years since the Taliban returned to power, and restrictions on Afghan girls and women have continued to deepen. Girls denied education today become women with poorer health
Wastewater surveillance: UKHSA expands programme to detect major health threats
Daraxonrasib: How soon could the new drug for pancreatic cancer be available in the UK?
Scarlett McNally: We need a more nuanced approach to fixing errors in the electronic patient record
Will centralisation improve the Scottish health system?
Trust at centre of police investigation is sorry for “accidental loss” of maternity data
Trump: “Split vaccines into five doses to reduce autism”—the US president’s latest unevidenced claim
Helen Salisbury: What have you found out so far?
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Building futures: Charity ships in medical support for Ghana
Eyelash extensions and mites
Abortion: South Korea to approve mifepristone
Men B outbreak: Genetic changes could explain severity of Kent cases, scientists say
Cut back on “short termism” and regulation to help save £460 per person a year, report says
ADHD and autism: PIP benefits for teens rising fastest in wealthier areas, analysis suggests
Martha’s rule to be expanded to all A&Es in England
Stained glass: the registrar bringing surgical dexterity to stained glass making
AI patient complaints: GPs and hospitals get advice after wave of algorithm generated letters
Organ donation: “Sharp decline” prompts urgent NHS action plan
Research
Contemporary menopausal hormone therapy and thrombotic disease: nationwide nested case-control study
Survival benefit of deceased donor kidney transplantation versus continued dialysis
Renal outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes with and without albuminuria treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists
How patients make sense of their decision for assisted suicide
Simultaneous derivation, validation, and comparison of predictor hazard ratios for cardiovascular risk prediction equations in patients with diabetes from high versus non-high income countries
Exploring high priority potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades in older adults
Effect of exercise on bone health in middle aged and older adults
Secondary use and scholarly impact of a portfolio of clinical trials with shared individual participant level data
Comment
We still do not know the answers to fundamental questions about menopause
Rammya Mathew: India can teach us about healthcare—but what exactly?
Importance of equity in configuration of NHS electronic patient records
Climate resilience requires health systems that work for women and marginalised communities
Improving transparency of drug regulatory decisions
Failing to act on warning signs: from Letby to AI
Fragmentation of care worsens outcomes in cellulitis management
Ebola business narrative and the cycle of distrust
The war on drugs is a war on women
The MSRA is a one-size-fits-all approach to specialty job selection
Central role of civil society in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights
Education
Diagnosis and management of lower limb cellulitis
Advances in the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections
Help me remove the stigma from my condition
Assessment and management of hypomagnesaemia in primary care
Prevention of altitude illness in adults: preparing people for travel to high altitude
Diagnosis and management of acute hyperkalaemia
Assessing, diagnosing, and managing hip osteoarthritis in primary care
A girl with a fingertip blister
Hitting the wall . . . and other stories
Painful cyanosis on ears and nose
How will you manage the risk in my procedure?
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