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Over time, ClinicalTrials.gov has accumulated a powerful dataset that offers a remarkable opportunity to study trends in the current clinical research landscape. The world’s largest primary clinical trials registry enables […]
Andrew Fisher on Magdi Yacoub: The icon at the heart of UK organ transplantation
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is highlighting seven research legends whose work has shaped the NHS, as part of its celebrations for the NHS’s 70th birthday and the […]
Anya de Iongh and Alf Collins: “What matters to you?” is at the heart of person centred care
In clinical conversations, asking what matters helps set the agenda for the consultation, and makes it more productive and satisfying […]
Matthew Christie: Medics and mental health—the disclosure delusion
To begin solving the problem we first need to admit that there is one […]
Unreported clinical trial of the week: HTX-011 development (NCT02504580, NCT02762929, NCT02689258)
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. Our FDAAA […]
Anna Matheson: Can New Zealand’s wellbeing budget help address social inequalities?
Plans for a wellbeing budget have been met with scepticism and hope. This article is part of the Building Healthy Communities collection. […]
Sarah Chapman: Co-producing conferences with patients—voyages of discovery?
Sarah Chapman discusses the challenges and opportunities of co-producing conferences with patients […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—4 June 2018
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Richard Smith: The case for medical nihilism and “gentle medicine”
Most practising doctors are instinctive medical nihilists, argues Richard Smith […]