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The Lancet
- [Obituary] José Eduardo Lima Pinto da Costa
Champion of legal medicine in Portugal. He was born on April 3, 1934 in Porto, Portugal, and died of cancer on Dec 8, 2021 in Porto, aged 87 years. - [Editorial] Assistive technologies: time for a shift in thinking
Sustainable Development Goal 3—to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages—is a far-off wish for 2·5 billion people. So suggests the first Global Report on Assistive Technology r … - [Correspondence] HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening
Milena Falcaro and colleagues1 reported that cervical cancer and grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3) were prevented by a bivalent vaccine (Cervarix). The study showed that Cervarix was m … - [Correspondence] Where is the next SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern?
The COVID-19 pandemic has been characterised by successive waves of new variants of concern sweeping the population. The ultimate source of these variants is not known with certainty, but preliminary … - [Correspondence] HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening
Screening can cause harm (eg, anxiety, further tests, diagnostic labels, costs, morbidity, and death). Sometimes, a screening programme can bring net benefits when the Wilson and Jungner criteria are …
New England Journal of Medicine
- When Naloxone Isn’t Enough
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print. - Carcinoid Heart Disease
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print. - The Importance of Federal Action Supporting Overdose-Prevention Centers
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print. - E Pluribus Unum
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print. - Omicron BA.1/1.1 SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Vaccinated Canadian Adults
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
BMJ
- Pandemic treaty: a chance to level up on equity
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) is in the midst of developing a blueprint for the proposed pandemic instrument: a political framework to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging… … - Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America?
How many cases have been confirmed?Case numbers seem to be rising daily though are still low. In England 20 cases were confirmed between 6 and 20 May.1 Meanwhile, Spain has reported 23 potential but.. … - Covid-19: Sexually transmitted diseases surged in US during pandemic
US cases of gonorrhoea, syphilis, and congenital syphilis declined at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, but then rose markedly for the rest of the year, the US Centers for Disease… … - The government’s U-turn on ȷunk food ban, won’t save families money
The headline in the Daily Mail was, as always, illuminating: “Boris Johnson ditches nanny state ban on bogof [buy-one-get-one-free] junk food deal to soften blow of cost of living crisis.”The UK… … - When part time means full time: the GP paradox
Recent workforce data from NHS digital once again show a decline in GP numbers. The statistics are concerning. Despite government promises for 6000 more GPs by 2024, the total number of…
JAMA
- Early vs Standard Approach to Tracheostomy and Functional Outcome in Patients With Severe Stroke
This multicenter clinical trial investigated potential benefits of early vs standard tracheostomy in patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation. - Ulcerated Plaques on the Scalp and Dorsal Hands of an Older Man
A man in his 60s had 4 months of fatigue, night sweats, weight loss, and tender, nonfluctuant plaques on his scalp and hands, with overlying hemorrhagic crust and necrosis on an erythematous indurated … - One-third of English GPs Plan to Quit Within 5 Years
The US isn’t the only place where primary care practice is on the ropes. About 33% of nearly 2300 general practitioners (GPs) in England said they were planning to quit direct patient care within 5 ye … - Firearm Homicide and Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This Viewpoint discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, community–law enforcement tensions, and social and structural factors that have potentially contributed to increased risks for homicide and suicide in t … - Scenes From the Children’s Hospital
Like Christiansen’s hound who wanders between two stark peaks to track the meal-marking blare of trumpets, my mind moves between trying to ignore the present and feeling sick about ignoring it. I knee …
