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Routine third trimester ultrasonography: Avoiding “too much too soon”
Jens Henrichs, Viki Verfaille, Arie Franx, and Ank de Jonge Fetal growth restriction is a risk factor for perinatal mortality and morbidity, and adult disease. [1] Small-for-gestational age (SGA) is […]
Ethical standards are compromised by workload, resources and time pressure
You would be hard pressed to find many, if any clinicians, not describing their work environment as challenging and stressed. We can all relate to the unease that systemic factors […]
Rebecca Rosen: Continuity of care is as important as access to GP services
We must value the beneficial effects of continuity alongside the public demand for access to GP services […]
Palliative care in humanitarian crises—an idea that’s time has come
The move to integrate palliative care into humanitarian crisis relief should encompass all that the specialty has to offer, say Elisha Waldman and Marcia Glass […]
Medicine X—encouraging public involvement around the world
What is Stanford Medicine X or MedX? Is it just another conference? A movement? A programme? A new way of doing health research? Or just another cynical ploy by an […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Dystopic drug shortages
With my colleagues, Robin Ferner and Carl Heneghan, I recently contributed an editorial to The BMJ about drug shortages. Already online, it will appear in the print issue tomorrow (12 […]
Simpler is better—the case of colorectal cancer screening
Screening can reduce deaths from colorectal cancer, but only if the people invited participate. [1] The challenge is that high uptake is hard to achieve and this seriously limits the […]
We’re succeeding in our fight against malaria—now it’s time to plan for failure
The Lancet Commission on Malaria Elimination recently published a new report on the state of malaria globally, with special attention to ongoing attempts to eliminate the disease in sub-Saharan Africa. […]
What will it take to halve childhood obesity by 2030?
Childhood obesity directly affects children’s physical and mental health, and often persists into adult life, causing significant morbidity and mortality. In England, a third of children aged 10 to 11 […]