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How do we stop people smoking at the front doors of our hospitals?
Over a million smokers are treated in UK hospitals each year and a small proportion of these feel compelled to smoke when they are admitted to or visit hospitals. The […]
Rafael Gafoor: Antidepressant therapy and risk of weight gain
Rates of antidepressant prescribing and obesity in the UK are rising simultaneously. As a clinical psychiatrist, I am familiar with the complaint from patients that antidepressant use is related to […]
Unreported clinical trial of the week: Human mesenchymal stem cells for acute respiratory distress syndrome NCT02097641
Every week this new series will uncover an unreported clinical trial […]
Giles Maskell: Incidental anarchy
It is a truism in radiology that the more we image the more we will find. Some of it will help to advance the patient’s health, but much of it […]
Breaking good news: an essential skill for avoiding too much medicine?
“Unfortunately, your ultrasound scan is normal.” Watching a trainee’s video consultation I speculated about his next steps; my fears were realised. “So, we still do not know what is wrong […]