Missed diagnoses and drug errors make up bulk of primary care malpractice claims

Missed diagnoses―particularly of cancer, heart attack, and meningitis―and drug errors make up the bulk of malpractice claims brought against doctors in primary care, finds an analysis of published data in BMJ Open. The risk of litigation has not been given a great deal of attention in primary care, say the authors. But with most healthcare […]

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More bed sharing, baldness and vitamin C: Most read articles in June

  The most-read article in June was once again Carpenter et al‘s article on bed sharing with non-smoking parents and the risks of SIDS, which received widespread press coverage. Another popular title was Yamada et al‘s paper on the associations between male pattern baldness and coronary heart disease. Other newly-published papers in the top ten include Hemilä et al‘s […]

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Every 10 tobacco ad sightings boost teens’ risk of starting to smoke by almost 40 per cent

Tobacco ads really do persuade teens to take up smoking, with every 10 sightings boosting the risk by almost 40 per cent, reveals research published in BMJ Open. The researchers base their findings on over 1300 ten to 15 year old non-smokers whose exposure to tobacco advertising and subsequent behaviour were monitored over a period […]

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Bed sharing, obesity and social media: Most read articles in May

  The most-read article in May was Carpenter and colleagues’ article on bed sharing with non-smoking parents and the risks of SIDS, which received widespread press coverage. Still proving popular,was Küster et al‘s study highlighting the dangers of consuming over the counter analgesics before running a marathon which was also covered in the press in the run-up to the […]

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