On 13 March 2006, six healthy volunteers were given a medication that had only a code name, TGN1412, (now TAB08) in a first-in-human study; two others received placebo. TGN1412 was […]More…
Disillusion and a lack of enthusiasm among medical students in Northern Ireland has “worrying implications” for its health service, the BMA has warned. The association…
The overall health of adolescents worldwide is at risk of worsening in the coming years despite some improvements in the past decade, an international report…
The BMA has warned the government that as many as a thousand GP registrars could be left without a job when they qualify later this…
Siddhanth Sharma and colleagues argue that adaptation to cope with the health effects of climate change requires more focused local data and dedicated funding Climate…
A sharp rise in drug related deaths in recent years is largely responsible for the UK’s mortality worsening compared with other high income countries, an…
More than 3600 attacks on healthcare in conflict zones were recorded last year—15% more than in 2023 and 62% more than in 2022—a report by…
As people live longer with dementia, we must balance the benefits and harms of medical interventions to meet unique individual needs, writes Jay B Lusk…
Using routine data to uncover underlying trends presents challenges Population estimates of dementia have, in recent decades, become of national interest to policy makers, politicians…
Objective To determine the incidence and prevalence of dementia in a nationally representative cohort of US Medicare beneficiaries, stratified by important subgroups. Design Population based…
The bibliometric analytics company Clarivate has announced that citations to and from retracted articles will no longer contribute to a journal’s impact factor.1 The company,…
