“Lyn Lofland’s The Craft of Dying (1978) is one of the most important books on post WWII death and dying practices that almost no one has read,” writes John Troyer, […]More…
A study by Brazilian researchers has found that the national wealth redistribution programme, Bolsa Familia, reduces mortality rates in people with mental health disorders, adding…
Payne R, Clarke A, Swann N, et al. Patient safety in remote primary care encounters: multimethod qualitative study combining Safety I and Safety II analysis.…
The number of young people admitted to general wards in English hospitals for mental health problems rose by 65% in 2012-22, researchers have found. In…
It’s been a tough start to the year for the NHS. This month, 24 NHS trusts in England declared a critical incident owing to overwhelming…
The role of physician associate is not new. It was first introduced in the US more than 50 years ago. The model has since been…
GLP-1 agonists for weight loss are now commonly used for adults, but might they also be an effective treatment for younger people? Katharine Lang reports…
Just over one in 20 adults in England now smoke cigarettes and e-cigarettes (vapes), an increase from around one in 30 in 2016, a study…
Combined strategy is effective but questions remain The view that the hyperglycaemia associated with type 2 diabetes is inexorably progressive was challenged by the publication…
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Objective To estimate the relative efficacy of individual and combinations of prehabilitation components (exercise, nutrition, cognitive, and psychosocial) on critical outcomes of postoperative complications, length…
