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Unreported clinical trial of the week: Triamcinolone acetonide injection vs oral prednisolone for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis flare ups (2007-006729-28)
Nick DeVito and Ben Goldacre Background The US FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA 2007) requires certain clinical trials to report their results onto ClinicalTrials.gov within one year of completion. European Union […]
Companionship and conversation—bringing pedagogy to medical school
Medical schools must demonstrate that they care about their students as people and as the future of the medical profession […]
Paul Burstow: Mental health—time to stop chasing demand and start tackling the causes
“The future health of millions of children, the sustainability of the NHS, and the economic prosperity of Britain all now depend on a radical upgrade in prevention and public health.” […]
Mark Taylor: Does it matter that letters between consultants and GPs are not addressed to patients?
Yes, says Mark Taylor. It treats patients as spectators of their care […]
Derek C Stewart: What does being “research active” mean for clinicians and their patients?
The phrase research active is being used more and more in the description of health and social care providers, yet we haven’t clarified what this means to people (patients) using […]
Fast-tracked pharmacoepidemiology in drug safety issues
This July, it was discovered that some valsartan products (used for treatment of hypertension and heart failure) sold in Europe and the United States had been contaminated with a potent […]
The NHS heart age test will overload GPs who are already under huge pressure
Providing tools that don’t acknowledge uncertainty will erode the public’s trust in the health service […]
Volatile substance abuse—overlooked and under-serviced
The recent release of new UK data on the number of deaths caused by drug misuse highlighted the continued high levels of harm associated with substance use. Of particular concern […]
Assisted dying: The Royal College of GPs and Royal College of Physicians have an opportunity to learn from mistakes of the past
In the assisted dying debate, the public, parliamentarians, and doctors themselves need to be confident that the stances of medical organisations accurately represent the views of their members. The Royal […]