JAMA 8 Feb 2012 Vol 307 565 There are signs that JAMA is gradually improving under its new editor, although moving its perspective pieces to the beginning of the journal […]
Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 6 February 2012
JAMA 1 Feb 2012 Vol 307 467 We of a physicianly disposition may not like to admit it, but throughout history surgeons have been well ahead of physicians at looking […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 30 January 2012
JAMA 25 Jan 2012 Vol 307 373 Here’s the kind of study that’s all too rare in the medical literature: an important interventional trial that is not funded by pharma. […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 23 January 2012
JAMA 18 Jan 2012 Vol 307 265 Cangrelor is one of a number of reversible thienopyridine platelet inhibitors competing to replace clopidogrel. This could be an enormous market, but the […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 16 January 2012
JAMA 11 Jan 2012 Vol 307 157 There’s a general feeling among cardiologists that low potasssium is a bad thing, but this interesting observational study of 38 689 patients with […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 9 January 2012
JAMA 4 Jan 2012 Vol 307 37 The gradual makeover of JAMA takes a further step with the introduction of a series of Viewpoints in the opening section. Quite nice, […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 3 January 2012
JAMA 28 Dec 2011 Vol 306 2684 When I first became a GP in England well over 30 years ago, the early diagnosis of myocardial infarction was a matter of […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 28 December 2011
JAMA 21 Dec 2011 Vol 306 2567 Amongst all the awful things that can befall human beings, poor sleep seems but a trivial inconvenience. Well, maybe: it merely doubles one’s […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 19 December 2011
JAMA 14 Dec 2011 Vol 306 2459 The topic of stillbirth got a thorough airing in The Lancet last April, when the British press seized on the fact that our […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 12 December 2011
JAMA 7 Dec 2011 Vol 306 2331 Over the period I have been writing these reviews, rheumatology has moved from being a rather sleepy discipline to being a hotbed of […]