Type one diabetes patients need a more open approach from their doctors, supported by clear professional guidance, to unregulated 'Do-It-Yourself' (DIY) artificial pancreas systems (APS) if they are to reap the potential ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Female doctors who suffer domestic abuse can feel unable to get help due to perceptions that it "should not happen to a doctor" and a judgmental culture in medical settings, a new study suggests.
Mar 30, 2021
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Doctors from black and ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely than white doctors to be considered suitable to apply for specialty training jobs, an analysis of new data obtained for The BMJ has found.
Feb 12, 2020
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Prescribing for self, family, friends and colleagues is widespread among young Irish doctors, suggest the results of a survey, published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Dec 3, 2019
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An independent review of the Prescribing Safety Assessment has found that it increases the attention paid by students and faculty to accurate prescribing, and allows them to demonstrate competencies in the safe and effective ...
Jul 1, 2019
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A clinical review, published today for the BMJ, provides new interim advice for doctors and clinicians in prescribing cannabis-based products and cannabinoids to treat certain conditions.
Apr 7, 2019
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UK doctors think Britain's exit from the European Union (EU), dubbed Brexit, will be very bad for the NHS, reveal the results of an anonymised survey of their political beliefs and voting patterns, published online in the ...
Jul 30, 2018
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As many as 650 people had their lives shortened by a British hospital's institutionalized practice of administering opioids without medical justification between 1989 and 2000, an independent panel concluded Wednesday after ...
Jun 20, 2018
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A study looking at the personal perceptions and experiences of patients, families and healthcare professionals has highlighted the need for improvement in symptom management for end of life care.
May 4, 2018
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Assisted dying can be a divisive and polarising subject. But there is one aspect on which most people probably agree – the need to improve the conversations people have about death.
Nov 24, 2017
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