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The Lancet
- [Comment] Participation in phase 1 trials for patients with cancer
By any estimate, targeted therapies and immuno-oncology agents have been among the most noteworthy advances in cancer medicine in the past two decades. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is an example … - [Comment] A historic opportunity for universal health coverage in India
The milestone of India's 75th anniversary of independence on Aug 15, 2022, offers an opportunity to reassert the country's commitment to realising universal health coverage (UHC). The first … - [Comment] Biologic therapies for asthma in underserved populations
Black and Hispanic children living in disadvantaged urban environments in the USA face a disproportionate burden of asthma, experiencing the highest rates of morbidity and mortality in the country.1 T … - [Correspondence] Screening policies for cytomegalovirus in pregnancy in the era of antivirals
Cytomegalovirus is one of the most common congenital infections, affecting 0·67% of all livebirths globally.1 The rate of vertical transmission is 30–40% after maternal primary infection throughout pr … - [Editorial] India at 75 years: progress, challenges, and opportunities
On Aug 15, 2022, India will commemorate its 75th year of independence from British rule. In this week's issue, a Comment by Vikram Patel and commissioners of The Lancet's Citizens’ Commissio …
New England Journal of Medicine
- From Survival to Survivorship — Framing Traumatic Injury as a Chronic Condition
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print. - Professionals as Targets in the Culture Wars
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print. - Rice Bodies in Tenosynovitis Due to Psoriatic Arthritis
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print. - Lupus Pernio in Sarcoidosis
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 387, Issue 6, Page 546-546, August 2022. - Reviewers for the Journal, January–June 2022
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 387, Issue 6, Page 564-564, August 2022.
BMJ
- NHS to tackle climate change: insulating buildings would be a good start
NHS England’s Greener NHS scheme smacks of novelty and greenwashing.1 Often the improvements needed are mundane and boring, although I can see why NHS England has started this scheme in an attempt to … - Antidepressants and the serotonin hypothesis of depression
A recent umbrella review of evidence for the serotonin theory of depression1 was widely reported in UK media as showing that depression is not caused by low levels of serotonin or a “chemical imbalanc … - Covid-19: UK will not buy Evusheld owing to “insufficient data” on protection, government says
The UK government has said that it will not procure the covid-19 drug Evusheld—a combination of two long acting antibodies, tixagevimab and cilgavimab—because of “insufficient data” on the duration of … - Extending or ignoring reference ranges is part of GP culture
Salisbury admirably confesses to filing laboratory results just out of normal range as satisfactory.1 This is an established culture. Of course, our self-generated reference ranges are quite arbitrary … - Albert Kenneth Woodward
bmj;378/aug12_10/o1984/FAF1faAfter completing his house officer posts in Birmingham, Albert Kenneth Woodward (“Ken” joined the Royal Air Force—to see the world—and was posted to Shropshire and Wales, …
JAMA
- Patient Information: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This JAMA Patient Page describes carpal tunnel syndrome and its symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment options. - Achieving Diagnostic Excellence for Cancer
This Viewpoint discusses the need to expand early cancer detection to include both screening and symptom detection to achieve the goal of diagnostic excellence for cancer. - Making Electronic Health Records SAFER and SMARTER
This Viewpoint discusses shortcomings of current electronic health record (EHR) implementation, summarizes how the CMS SAFER Guides can in part address these shortcomings by lessening cognitive load o … - Contraception in Women With Cardiovascular Disease
This JAMA Insights in Women’s Health series summarizes the prevalence of cardiovascular disease among women of childbearing age, the most effective forms of contraception based on the patient’s medica … - Therapy for Mild to Moderate Asthma
This article summarizes a guideline on the prevention and treatment of mild to moderate asthma, produced by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA).
