Richard Lehman’s journal review—7 November 2016
NEJM 3 Nov 2016 Vol 375 Tolerating uncertainty “At once it struck me what quality went to form a Man of Achievement . . . when a man is capable […]
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Richard Lehman’s journal review—31 October 2016
Oxygen for moderate COPD This week saw the official launch of the UK Academy of Medical Royal Colleges “Choosing Wisely” campaign, which was so successful that its website crashed. It […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—24 October 2016
NEJM 20 Oct 2016 Vol 375 Fainting and pulmonary emboli O Padua, sidus praeclarum, O Padua, brilliant star, hocce nisa fulgido luminous model virtutum regula morum of virtues and […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—17 October 2016
NEJM 13 Oct 2016 Vol 375 Outcomes and choices This week’s print NEJM contains mostly papers I’ve already commented on—notably, Gilbert Welch’s important study of mammography and breast cancer outcomes […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—10 October 2016
NEJM 6 Oct 2016 Vol 375 MI: better care counts in long term Forty years ago, it was generally safer to stay at home with a myocardial infarction. Archie Cochrane demonstrated […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—3 October 2016
NEJM 29 Sep 2016 Vol 375 Creating a Zika vaccine In the 15th century, sailors from Cadiz set sail under a captain from Genoa to find the western route from Europe […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—26 September 2016
NEJM 22 Sep 2016 Vol 375 Learning to love data parasites Back in January, the chief editor of the NEJM joined many other leading journal editors in signing a radical […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—19 September 2016
NEJM 15 Sep 2016 Vol 375 Preherpetic vaccines in the old For most people who get shingles, the rash and discomfort last for a couple of weeks and then gradually […]
Richard Lehman: Where next with statins?
The Lancet‘s lengthy review on statins is masterly in its discussion of many fundamental issues about trial methodology and interpretation, and makes an excellent case for the overall benefits of […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—12 September 2016
NEJM 8 Sep 2016 Vol 375 CPAP & CV events I adore CPAP and bless the night when she arrived in my life. I embrace her—or rather she embraces me—for […]