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Women living in US states that have abortion bans, such as Louisiana or Texas, are almost at twice the risk of dying during pregnancy, childbirth, or shortly after giving birth than women in states ...
Despite initiatives to reverse the trend, UK trained doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds and international medical graduates still have poorer academic outcomes than their white peers. Aisha ...
Consider routine follow-up, especially after medication has been stopped Gabapentinoids, including gabapentin and pregabalin, are a class of drugs that have anticonvulsant, analgesic, and anxiolytic ...
Healthcare leaders and campaigners have warned that the withdrawal of ringfenced central funding for England’s maternity services will severely undermine efforts to improve safety. Analysis by the ...
The UK’s drug representative body may expel the drug company Moderna over its handling of a case in which children were offered £1500 to participate in a clinical trial. The Prescription Medicines ...
Racism in the NHS continues to be a problem, towards patients and also colleagues.1 Training courses in equality, diversity, and inclusion are mandatory everywhere, but the evidence that they make a ...
US cuts to international aid are coming at the worst possible time in the fight against malaria, in which Africa faces its worst challenge in a quarter century. Frank Burkybile reports on a community ...
Being a doctor is a huge privilege. We’re present and trusted at the major points in life: births, deaths, medical interventions and decisions, and navigating long term conditions. Many of these ...
Launer’s reflection on a role playing exercise brilliantly exposes prevailing clinical practice, where adherence to protocol may restrict our ability to make better contact with patients.1 As trainers ...
Pope I, Clark LV, Clark A, et al. Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Emergency Medicine Journal 2024;41:276-282. To read the ...
Associated with reduced vein graft occlusion Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains a primary revascularisation strategy for complex coronary artery disease.1 The long term success of CABG ...
We need to challenge racialised bias and myths to eliminate inequities in pain management, writes Anna Hood In healthcare systems such as the NHS, founded on the principles of equity and universality, ...