A BMJ paper has been covered in Computer Weekly this week. The paper reported that a computerised test could be used to calculate whether patients are at risk of Type 2 diabetes and therefore allow doctors to intervene before they develop the disease. The test uses information from patient’s electronic health records and can also be used by the public online (http://www.qdscore.org/).
A row has blown up over a JAMA author’s undeclared competing interests. This omission was pointed out in a BMJ rapid response. The story can be followed on the Wall Street Journal’s health blog and on the Nature blog.
BMJ in the news:
- Computerised self-test for type 2 diabetes – ComputerWeekly.com, UK
- Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks – Forbes,USA
- The recession is bad for your health, experts warn – Daily Telegraph, UK
- Recession thwarts healthy efforts – BBC Online, UK
- Very premature babies at risk of learning difficulties – The Independent, UK
- Extremely premature children ‘more likely to struggle at school’ – Daily Telegraph, UK
- Intensive care errors ‘frequent’ – BBC Online, UK
- Patients in intensive care suffer frequent medicine errors, research finds – Daily Telegraph
BMJ in blogs:
- Migraines in pregnancy linked to stroke risk | Euro News 24, PARIS
- Migraines ‘up stroke risk during pregnancy’ | Silver Scorpio …
- Recession health Q&A
- Increasing Exercise after Age 50 Prolongs Lives | The Baby Boomer …
- Is Full-Term Pregnancy Always Better? | KidGlue
- Close Concerns Weblog: Study Highlights Teen Obesity Risks
Most Read:
- Total mortality after changes in leisure time physical activity in 50 year old men: 35 year follow-up of population based cohort
- Industry attack on academics
- Tight control of blood glucose in long standing type 2 diabetes
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- Rethinking ward rounds
Most commented:
- Tight control of blood glucose in long standing type 2 diabetes
- Rethinking ward rounds
- Let’s not turn elderly people into patients
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Juliet Walker is the Editorial Intern, BMJ