A growing industry that urgently needs better supporting evidence Healthcare settings as diverse as acute inpatient wards, rehabilitation and psychiatric units, hospices, and dementia care homes open their doors to animals and their handlers every day, aiming to improve patient wellbeing. Most of the animals are dogs, although cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other species can also be…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to deliver the “biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth” in response to Ara Darzi’s independent investigation into…
As a cancer survivor who has experienced radiation therapy, I was interested to learn about hypofractionation as an alternative to traditional radiation. In hypofractionation the…
Last year I spoke at Kensington Aldridge Academy. My task was to inspire the schoolchildren. I may or may not have succeeded, but the children…
This article discusses definitions of the effect of vaccines across outcomes of interest, from individual level to contacts of vaccinated people to population level. The…
Objective To estimate the real world effectiveness of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine against mpox infection. Design Emulation of a target trial. Setting Linked…
Objective To provide a comprehensive assessment of various fractionation schemes in radiation therapy for breast cancer, with a focus on side effects, cosmesis, quality of…
Objective To estimate the real world effectiveness of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine against mpox infection. Design Emulation of a target trial. Setting Linked…
Objective To assess efficacy and safety of laughter exercise in patients with symptomatic dry eye disease. Design Non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. Setting Recruitment was from…
Campaigners say these conflicts of interest are detrimental to public health, but defenders say they reflect the lack of funding in nutrition research. Sophie Borland…
Treatments are being restricted by cash poor local services, with many patients being denied specialist drugs, surgery, and support. Elisabeth Mahase investigates Access to services…
