NEJM 2 April 2015 Vol 372 372 In English nursery rhyme, it is traditional for a Duke to have 10 000 men. Here is a trial from Duke University that […]
Month: April 2015
The BMJ Today: Lucentis vs Avastin, teenagers with back pain, and a maternal blood test for Down’s syndrome
• The BMJ‘s investigation looking at why UK doctors have had difficulty prescribing the drug Avastin to treat wet age related macular degeneration rather than the more expensive Lucentis has […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Phonemes shmonemes
I referred my patient Pat for a specialist opinion. The consultation was not a success. “That specialist registrar you referred me to was totally useless,” said Pat. “What an insolent […]
Caroline Fryar: Risky business
A UK Supreme Court ruling has implications for the way doctors obtain consent from patients, particularly the way they tell patients about the risks of any treatment. The details of […]
The BMJ Today: Lucentis vs Avastin, fracking, and delusional infestation
Good morning. Here’s what is new on thebmj.com today. The BMJ Investigation: Lucentis vs Avastin • Why have UK doctors had difficulty prescribing a cheap, safe, and effective drug (Avastin) and […]
Neville Goodman: From metaphor to cliché
While on metaphor watch, certain phrases and ideas will recur. Metaphor is one of the broadest figures of speech. I use the Concise Oxford Dictionary (COD), which defines it as […]
The BMJ Today: Promises, promises—the general election, the NHS, and political sensitivity over major incident reporting
• In the week of the formal launch of the UK general election campaign, with NHS policies set to take centre stage, The BMJ publishes an analysis article looking at […]