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Lucy Letby inquiry: Consultant says he wishes he had reported concerns sooner
The consultant paediatrician whose evidence helped to convict nurse Lucy Letby of murdering newborn babies has told the ...
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What are countries doing to tackle worsening drug shortages?
The World Health Organization notes 300 essential drugs are now in shortage. Chris Baraniuk asks what is behind the problems ...
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Sorting out scope of practice of physician associates in the UK: the clock is ticking
The decision to introduce legislation in the UK to regulate Physicians Associates (PAs) and Anaesthetic Associates (AAs) has ...
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Folic acid: UK to fortify flour to protect against birth defects
The UK government is to press ahead with adding folic acid to flour to try to prevent hundreds of babies each year from being born with neural tube defects. Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of ...
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Speaking up for science in an era of disinformation
On 6 November Donald Trump was re-elected president of the United States after an election campaign characterised by fear, lies, and disinformation. Trump’s campaign featured his insistence that he ...
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Target to reduce preterm births in England to 6% will not be met without action, say peers
A House of Lords committee has called on the government and NHS England to act to reduce preterm births and provide greater support for the parents of babies born before 37 weeks. The Preterm Birth ...
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Covid inquiry: Caring for patients without relatives’ support caused staff “strain and trauma”
NHS staff felt the “strain and the trauma” of having to look after patients with covid-19 whose close family and relatives ...
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Surgical adverse events in the US
After all these years, why has patient safety not improved? In late 1999, the US Institute of Medicine’s report “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” galvanized the nascent patient safety ...
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How outsourcing has contributed to England’s social care crisis
Benjamin Goodair and colleagues argue that growth of private provision in adult social care in England has resulted in worse care and should be rolled back Adult social care in England is in crisis.
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Simple and cost effective solution to applying cold sensation in the assessment of regional anaesthesia
Nichols and colleagues describe the use of reusable devices for applying cold sensation when assessing regional anaesthesia.1 I find the concept of these reusable devices commendable, but perhaps ...
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Cardiovascular disease: Just one in 12 eligible people had health check last year, watchdog finds
The current system for delivering NHS cardiovascular disease (CVD) health checks is not working effectively and must be reviewed to ensure that it reaches people with the highest risk, the National ...
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Disinformation enabled Donald Trump’s second term and is a crisis for democracies everywhere
Disinformation is the new normal with far reaching implications for society, including population health. Martin McKee and colleagues outline the challenges and propose a way forward Donald Trump did ...