Hosam E Matar and colleagues examine the history of one of our oldest tools The hammer is arguably the first tool lifted by prehistoric man, and despite advancing digital technology it remains an essential tool in many aspects of modern life. In parallel to the development of the human brain, the hammer evolved along myriad paths to appear in the tool boxes of many professions, from stonemasons…
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,…
This fifth article in a seven part series presents the Core GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach to systematic reviews, clinical practice…
In early April 2020, staff at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust gathered to prepare for the wave of covid-19 patients they knew were coming their…
Novel interventions are needed to tackle a public health crisis Annually, there are more than 82 million cases of gonorrhoea worldwide.1 In 2023, England recorded…
### What you need to know Gonorrhoea is of increasing concern for global sexual health. Continued stigmatisation of sexual health, particularly for those in marginalised…
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has criticised “truly shocking” police guidance detailing how to search women’s homes for abortifacient drugs and seize phones…
