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Month: September 2017
Nick Hopkinson: Chronic breathlessness syndrome—the power of a name
The recognition of a new clinical entity, “chronic breathlessness syndrome” has been proposed, following an international Delphi process to achieve an expert consensus.1 Why does this matter and is it […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—11 September 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Yogesh Jain: Lean diabetes in rural poor populations—management of this subset of patients needs rethinking
In the impoverished community in rural central India where my colleagues and I run a comprehensive primary health care programme, half of the population live below the poverty line [spend […]
Emma Cox: Are we ready to seize the opportunities the new contract gave us?
I started my foundation year 1 (FY1) post last year full of negativity about the new junior doctor contract being enforced. My expectations were that I was going to be […]
Martynas Gedminas: Why doctors should step out of their comfort zone
The medical specialties are often glorified. Values such as empathy, kindness, dedication, and devotion are attributed to us. But one other thing that distinguishes doctors is a huge sense of […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Art and science; medical skills and knowledge
To recap, for many years medicine has been regarded as both an art and a science. Is it? As we have already seen, the word “art” has its origin in […]
Andrew Green: Asking GPs to peer review all referrals undermines professionalism
The suggestion that all referral decisions must be reviewed is a slur on the competence of GPs […]
Sara Caterina O’Rourke: When the cogwheels of medicine work at their best
It is not often that medics are faced with incidents as frightening as the terror attack in Manchester earlier this summer. I arrived at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital anticipating […]
Medical schools should be prioritising nutrition and lifestyle education
Kate Womersley and Katherine Ripullone Would you expect a junior doctor to be confident giving basic advice and care for the most common and fatal diseases? Of course you would. NICE […]