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The Lancet
- [Correspondence] Nigeria's National Mental Health Act 2021: any challenges ahead?
Although mental health problems are widespread in many African nations, they rarely receive the attention they merit. Stigmatisation is a prevalent factor that makes patients reluctant to seek mental … - [Obituary] Beryl Rica Benacerraf
Renowned radiologist and pioneer of ultrasound in antenatal diagnosis. She was born in New York, NY, USA, on April 29, 1949 and died of cancer in Cambridge, MA, USA, on Oct 1, 2022 aged 73 years. - [Correspondence] Ordinal outcomes add value to clinical trials
We have read with interest Jason Weatherald and colleagues’1 review of novel approaches for achieving more efficient pulmonary arterial hypertension trials. Indeed, the challenge lies in defining mean … - [Perspectives] Black women in medicine in the USA: telling their stories
The name Elizabeth Blackwell is probably familiar. Born in the UK, she was the first woman in the USA to be awarded a medical degree. In Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become … - [Perspectives] Love and inequality
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare's story of the two star-crossed lovers written in 1597 and set in Verona, Italy, has fascinated audiences for centuries. The appeal of the tragic fate of two …
New England Journal of Medicine
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BMJ
- Drug resistant fungus is spreading in US long term care facilities and hospitals, warns CDC
Candida auris, a multi-drug resistant fungal infection, is spreading rapidly in US healthcare facilities, a study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found.1234The public … - Nigerian politician, his wife, and a doctor are guilty of organ trafficking to UK
A wealthy Nigerian senator, his wife, and a doctor “middleman” have been found guilty of organ trafficking after bringing an impoverished market trader to the UK, intending to use one of his kidneys f … - Christopher Mayers
bmj;380/mar24_8/p684/FAF1faChristopher Mayers (“Kit”) lived in Instow from 1991 to 2010, and was part of the team which authored the millennium book Instow—A History.He spent his early life in Birming … - John Rizzo Naudi
bmj;380/mar24_7/p685/FAF1faMy father, John Rizzo Naudi, wanted to become a doctor from a young age. During the speech he gave when receiving his DSc (honoris causa) in 2019, he said:“I was blessed wit … - W David S McLay
bmj;380/mar24_6/p691/FAF1faWilliam David Shanks McLay (“David”) was born in Battlefield, Glasgow, and educated at the High School of Glasgow, where he edited the school magazine, demonstrating an abil …
JAMA
- Majority of Infant Formula Health Claims Are Poorly Supported
Manufacturers of most infant formulas claim a range of benefits, such as supporting infants’ brain and eye development, strengthening their immune systems, and easing digestion, based on an analysis o … - Large Study Finds Women Are (Still) Much More Likely to Die or Have Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Than Men
This Medical News article discusses a new study in JAMA Surgery about outcome differences between women and men after the most common surgical treatment for coronary artery disease. - On-Demand Male Contraceptive Compound Promising in Mouse Study
A single dose of an experimental compound inactivated sperm in male mice within 30 minutes for up to 2.5 hours and prevented pregnancy in a proof-of-concept study. The researchers also found that the … - ADHD Drugs in Pregnancy Not Linked to Children’s Brain Development
After adjusting for maternal confounders, children born to mothers who continued to use attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications during pregnancy were no more likely to have neurode … - Audio Highlights
Listen to the JAMA Editor’s Audio Summary for an overview and discussion of the important articles appearing in this week’s issue of JAMA.
