Eleven covid-19 vaccine candidates are in phase III clinical trials. But while the scientists involved have been praised for their speed, others are calling for more transparency to ensure studies are robust and the evidence is sound. Elisabeth Mahase reports “These are unprecedented times and these are unprecedented clinical trials . . . This can’t be business as usual,” says Jason Schwartz,…
This malign industry must not be allowed to influence clinicians’ learning In a troubling development for tobacco control, Medscape, a continuing education website for health…
Objective To determine whether the combined use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors is associated with a decreased risk of…
Hundreds of bodies “buried deep in the ground and covered with waste” have been recovered at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and al-Shifa Hospital in…
Clinic demonstrations, podcasts, and TV shows: Hristio Boytchev reveals how an ambitious deal between a leading medical education provider and the tobacco industry collapsed this…
NHS England has said it will work with employers to improve rotational training by, among other actions, releasing rota schedules earlier, reducing payroll errors, and…
Exposure to low doses for short periods outside the first trimester appears to not be associated with a substantially increased risk of neuropsychiatric disorders According…
Removing the “reasonable punishment” defence and prohibiting corporal punishment of children can help to reduce family violence, says Andrew Rowland In England and Northern Ireland,…
Why do politicians have such a low opinion of British people’s compassion to think this policy is a vote winner, asks Martin McKee Late on…
Hagen S, Kearney R, Goodman K, et al. Clinical effectiveness of vaginal pessary self-management vs clinic-based care for pelvic organ prolapse (TOPSY): a randomised controlled…
You’re right. Genetic traces of the H5N1 influenza A virus have been found in American milk. Calm down. The good news is that it’s not…
