Alamy These children in London were among those taking part in climate strike marches across the world, organised by Fridays for Future, to …
As doctors, we follow structured guidance for safeguarding concerns that arise in clinical settings. But what about in the community? You could be on a train and witness a restless toddler being pinched, then struck on the arm by a parent who seems at their wit’s end. Do you intervene? You may be in a busy supermarket when you see a preschool child jumping excitedly, a parent turning to and silencing the child with a strike on the face—the child’s resigned whimpering speaking of a …
Big data is central to new developments in global clinical science aiming to improve the lives of patients. Technological advances have led to the routine use of structured electronic healthcare records with the potential to address key gaps in clinical evidence. The covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the potential of big data and related analytics, but also important pitfalls. Verification, validation, and data privacy, as well as the social mandate to undertake research are key challenges. The European Society of Cardiology and the BigData@Heart consortium have brought together a range of international stakeholders, including patient representatives, clinicians, scientists, regulators, journal editors and industry. We propose the CODE-EHR Minimum Standards Framework as a means to improve the design of studies, enhance transparency and develop a roadmap towards more robust and effective utilisation of healthcare data for research purposes.
Though the causes and ways to treat obesity are many,1 the medical profession in general, and GPs in particular, can do more to tackle the problem. Adiposity now accounts for more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking among people in middle and old age.2 Studies have shown that only 52% of adult patients have had their body mass index (BMI) documented …
Hongchao Li and colleagues explore the global challenges of including economic evaluations in decisions about reimbursement for acupuncture
