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Improving MRCP PACES pass rates through the introduction of a regional multifaceted support framework. "Our innovative,

Improving MRCP PACES pass rates through the introduction of a regional multifaceted support framework. "Our innovative, cost-effective teaching framework for PACES preparation has improved exam outcomes and facilitated swift junior doctor career progression, while raising the profile of the trust. Furthermore,...
Source: bmj.com

Smoking linked to frailty in older adults: A recent paper published in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British

Smoking linked to frailty in older adults: A recent paper published in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, finds that current smoking in older people increases the risk of developing frailty, though f…
Source: wordpress.com

Clinical trials revolution could change the future of medical research: With the stakes in clinical research so high, today

Clinical trials revolution could change the future of medical research: With the stakes in clinical research so high, today sees the launch of a new and much-needed way of reporting clinical trials
Source: theguardian.com

Head of stroke programme condemns HSE inertia "Widespread inertia in the health service is leaving Ireland unprepared

Head of stroke programme condemns HSE inertia "Widespread inertia in the health service is leaving Ireland unprepared to cope with a huge increase in the number of stroke patients over the next decade, the outgoing head of the national stroke programme has warned. ...
Source: irishtimes.com

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs and Policies are a Failure | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs and Policies are a Failure | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health "Two scientific review papers released today show that abstinence-only-until-marriage programs and policies in the United States are ineffective as they do not delay sexual initiation...
Source: columbia.edu

Whole grain cereals for cardiovascular disease | Cochrane "There is insufficient evidence from RCTs of an effect of whole

Whole grain cereals for cardiovascular disease | Cochrane "There is insufficient evidence from RCTs of an effect of whole grain diets on cardiovascular outcomes or on major CVD risk factors such as blood lipids and blood pressure. Trials were at unclear or high risk of bias with small sample sizes and...
Source: cochrane.org

Jeremy Hunt can attack me all he wants – but he is wrong to say the NHS is working | Stephen Hawking "Hunt doesn't deny

Jeremy Hunt can attack me all he wants – but he is wrong to say the NHS is working | Stephen Hawking "Hunt doesn't deny that he dismissed research contradicting his claim of excess deaths due to poorer hospital care and staffing at the weekend. He admits he relied on one paper by Professor Nick Freemantle...
Source: theguardian.com

Coming back from the edge: a qualitative study of a professional support unit for junior doctors: It is known that many

Coming back from the edge: a qualitative study of a professional support unit for junior doctors: It is known that many trainee doctors around the world experience work satisfaction but also considerable work stress in the training period. Such stress seems to be linked to multiple factors including...
Source: biomedcentral.com

JavaScript Is Eating The World: NodeJS is quickly becoming one of the most commonly used language in building web applications

JavaScript Is Eating The World: NodeJS is quickly becoming one of the most commonly used language in building web applications and is beginning to find its way into the Enterprise.
Source: dev.to

Theresa May could be paving the way to change her policy on foreign students: The Government will today pave the way for

Theresa May could be paving the way to change her policy on foreign students: The Government will today pave the way for a climbdown over Theresa May’s controversial policy of counting foreign students as migrants in official immigration statistics. Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, will ask her independent...
Source: independent.co.uk

A Roadmap to 100% Renewable Energy in 139 Countries by 2050: Wind, solar, hydropower, and geothermal could power most of

A Roadmap to 100% Renewable Energy in 139 Countries by 2050: Wind, solar, hydropower, and geothermal could power most of the world argues Mark Jaobson and team
Source: ieee.org

Green man road crossings 'too fast' - BBC News: Guidance calls for councils in England to make it easier for elderly and

Green man road crossings 'too fast' - BBC News: Guidance calls for councils in England to make it easier for elderly and disabled people to cross the road.
Source: bbc.co.uk

How empathic is your healthcare practitioner? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient surveys: A growing body of

How empathic is your healthcare practitioner? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient surveys: A growing body of evidence suggests that healthcare practitioners who enhance how they express empathy can improve patient health, and reduce medico-legal risk. However we do not know how consistently...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Longitudinal evaluation of a pilot e-portfolio-based supervision programme for final year medical students: views of students,

Longitudinal evaluation of a pilot e-portfolio-based supervision programme for final year medical students: views of students, supervisors and new graduates: Little is known about how best to implement portfolio-based learning in medical school. We evaluated the introduction of a formative e-portfolio-based...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Evaluation of large-group lectures in medicine - development of the SETMED-L (Student Evaluation of Teaching in MEDical

Evaluation of large-group lectures in medicine - development of the SETMED-L (Student Evaluation of Teaching in MEDical Lectures) questionnaire: The seven categories of the Stanford Faculty Development Program (SFDP) represent a framework for planning and assessing medical teaching. Nevertheless, so...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Peanut allergy treatment 'lasts up to four years' - BBC News: Four years after children in a study took the oral treatment,

Peanut allergy treatment 'lasts up to four years' - BBC News: Four years after children in a study took the oral treatment, 70% had no allergic reaction to peanuts.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Netflix vegan hit What the Health serves up lots of bad science: Campaigning vegans will change nothing if they embrace

Netflix vegan hit What the Health serves up lots of bad science: Campaigning vegans will change nothing if they embrace bad science and conspiracy theories when making the health case for their diet, says Anthony Warner
Source: newscientist.com

Treatment for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years | Cochrane "Antihypertensive drugs used to treat predominantly

Treatment for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years | Cochrane "Antihypertensive drugs used to treat predominantly healthy adults aged 18 to 59 years with mild to moderate primary hypertension have a small absolute effect to reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity primarily due to reduction...
Source: cochrane.org

Using a videogame to facilitate nursing and medical students' first visit to the operating theatre. A randomized controlled

Using a videogame to facilitate nursing and medical students' first visit to the operating theatre. A randomized controlled trial. - PubMed - NCBI "A videogame was developed, combining pictures and short videos, by which students are interactively instructed on acting at the surgical block. Moreover,...
Source: nih.gov

Shared Decision Making and Improving Health Care: The Answer Is Not In: Achieving health care of higher quality at lower

Shared Decision Making and Improving Health Care: The Answer Is Not In: Achieving health care of higher quality at lower cost has fueled policy interest in shared decision making (SDM).1 In SDM, clinicians and patients work together to understand the patient’s situation and determine how best to address...
Source: jamanetwork.com