Women accused of illegal abortions in England and Wales after miscarriages and stillbirths
Dozens of investigations have been launched by police in England and Wales in the past 10 years into suspected breaches of an 1861 law
Dozens of investigations have been launched by police in England and Wales in the past 10 years into suspected breaches of an 1861 law
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates efficacy and comparative efficacy of 9 therapies for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
A little less than a decade ago, our local hospice and palliative care team decided to attempt what we called a “thickened liquid challenge.” This…
In the campus protests over the war in Gaza, language and rhetoric are—as they have always been when it comes to Israel and Palestine—weapons of…
We report evidence of an undocumented method to manipulate citation counts involving “sneaked” references. Sneaked references are registered as metadata for published scientific articles in…
Many fans of so-called alternative medicine have, as discussed ad nauseam on this blog, an irrational attitude towards vaccinations. They frequently claim that they do…
Although surgery is common for ACL injuries, research has shown it may not be needed in every case. Some people who have ruptured their ACL…
Government policy is to provide free diagnosis and treatment to all registered TB cases. Yet patients pay ‘out-of-pocket’ for several other components
Psychiatrists learned the wrong lesson from the gay rights movement.
Lost documents prevented victims from finding out the truth, official inquiry told
Decision-makers considering using cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) to inform health-technology assessment (HTA) must contend with documented and controversial shortfalls of CEA, including its assumption of disease…