Richard Lehman’s journal review—27 March 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the leading medical journals […]
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Richard Lehman’s journal review—20 March 2017
NEJM 16 Mar 2017 Vol 376 Stem cells for AMD For sufferers of age-related macular degeneration who were hoping for a stem cell cure, this week’s New England Journal brings […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—13 March 2017
NEJM 9 Mar 2017 Vol 376 Impressive imatinib In my childhood, somebody behaving self-importantly was referred to as “his nibs.” Today, the nibs of medicine are very proud of themselves. […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—6 March 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the leading medical journals. […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—27 February 2017
NEJM 23 Feb 2017 Vol 376 Kallikrein rises from the footnotes The curious word “kallikrein” first appeared in 1934, when Eugen Werle discovered an inflammatory chemical in plasma which he […]
Richard Lehman: Advance decisions—unthinkable thoughts and evidence
Doctors see people die, often in circumstances that they would wish to avoid for themselves. Dying is a part of daily life on stroke wards, major trauma units, elderly care […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—20 February 2017
NEJM 16 Feb 2017 Vol 376 Periviable infant outcomes “Periviable” is a new word to me. I think I shall start using it for pieces of cheese that have been […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—13 February 2017
NEJM 9 Feb 2017 Vol 376 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Remember MERS? It was the talk of the town five years ago when it was first identified in Saudi Arabia. […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—6 February 2017
NEJM 2 Feb 2017 Vol 376 Adding bicalutamide to RT for recurrent prostate cancer So far, this year is proving a good one for urology studies. Here are the follow-up […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—30 January 2017
NEJM 26 Jan 2017 Vol 376 Bezlotoxumab Bezlotoxumab is an antibody that offers passive protection against Clostridium difficile toxin. This trial shows that if you give it with anti-clostridial antibiotics, […]