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The Lancet
- [Editorial] Bringing frailty into all realms of medicine
Although the concept of frailty has been recognised for centuries, it wasn't until 2001 that a landmark attempt was made to standardise the definition of frailty, via a description of the conditi … - [Series] Management of frailty: opportunities, challenges, and future directions
Frailty is a complex age-related clinical condition characterised by a decline in physiological capacity across several organ systems, with a resultant increased susceptibility to stressors. Because o … - [Editorial] E-cigarettes: time to realign our approach?
A multistate, US outbreak of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use has affected at least 1080 people and caused 18 deaths as of Oct 1, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevent … - [Clinical Picture] Hypothyroidism to Graves' disease and late appearance of pretibial myxoedema
A 57-year-old man attended our clinic complaining of orbital pain, anxiety, and a tremor. On examination, he had oedema and retraction of his eyelids and an obvious tremor. 6 months earlier, he had be … - [Comment] Medicalising policy problems: the mental health needs of unaccompanied migrant young people
Children migrating alone have become a global phenomenon, with more than 300 000 unaccompanied children identified across 80 countries in 2016.1 The number of applications for asylum from unaccompanie …
New England Journal of Medicine
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BMJ
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JAMA
- Change to Reflect Corrected Study Findings
In the Letter to the Editor entitled “Self-medication as Part of Self-management Plans for Patients With COPD,” published in the May 21, 2019, issue of JAMA, a word needed to be changed to reflect the … - Gold Nanoshells Ablate Prostate Tumors
Laser-excited gold nanoparticles safely destroyed prostate tumors in a recent pilot study involving 16 patients with low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The highly targeted approach is being de … - Ensuring An Accurate Scientific Record—Retraction and Republication
The accuracy of the scientific record is one of the most important priorities for authors and editors. To reflect this priority, JAMA issues corrections, retractions, retractions with replacement, and … - Unexpected Harm From an Intensive COPD Intervention
Science and sound clinical care both rely on honest reporting and, when necessary, self-correction. In this issue of JAMA, the Notice of Retraction and republication of the article by Aboumatar et al … - Communication Strategies for Sharing Prognostic Information With Patients—Beyond Survival Statistics
This Viewpoint discusses the challenges of communicating uncertain prognosis to patients and offers a framework and language that go past mortality statistics—addressing range of time left, loss of in …
