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Unreported clinical trial of the week: Scrambler therapy in the treatment of chronic chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (NCT02111174)
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 […]
Julian Sheather: Medicine, trauma, and sexual violence—healing the wounds of war
The shadows fall early in the crumpled hills surrounding Sarajevo. It is 25 years since UN intervention finally brought the war here to a close. In May I was invited […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—29 May 2018
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Jenny Shih: The view from the corner of the operating room
Even when medical students are unable to actively participate in patient care, learning opportunities still exist […]
Times may be tough in healthcare, but we have to keep aspiring to excellence
You have probably seen the advertisements in the papers advertising private healthcare services and encouraging people to bypass NHS services in order to be seen more quickly. This comes at […]
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 […]
Kieran Walsh: The case against medical education
Bryan Caplan is an American economist and author of a popular new book—The Case against Education. He thinks that much of our education system is a waste of time and […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . The –ize have it
While we are talking about differences between British and American English, let me ask you this: when you discuss mixed function oxidases, now known as CYPs, as I’m sure all […]
Gilda Sedgh: Restrictive abortion laws hurt women worldwide
As Ireland prepares for a referendum on abortion on Friday, it is important to remember the impact that restrictive abortion laws have on women. Notably, abortions occur just as frequently […]