Almetuzamab: Promise in Multiple Sclerosis; UK Research
Published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, promising trial data for the new monoclonal antibody Almetuzamab.The conclusions of the study were as follows: “ In patients with early,...
View ArticleDeep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: Controversies continue
Nice to see the people at the NEJM continue to provide us with clinically relevant topics across all specialities: none more so than the complication of DVT in pregnant women.The review article (link...
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5 reasons why you can have an international site for medical revision
Is it possible to have an international site for medical revision? There is a diverse range of assessment methods in place in today’s medical marketplace, ranging from the familiar MCQ exam, to the...
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One third of US medical students with ‘burnout’ likely to behave...
A recent paper in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association has found that over third of students with ‘burnout’ had 1 or more ‘self reported’ features of unprofessional behaviour,...
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Google Body is here: A great free revision resource for medical students
Google body: getting a good look at the vasculature and internal organs in 3D Google Body is here. And boy, although it hasn’t yet it made an impact as far as we can see in the medical community, we...
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Tackling your stress levels
Modern society is becoming increasingly frantic. If we are not rushing to get somewhere, we are reading headline news or replying to text messages, in between preparing our next tweet and Facebook...
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Management of hypertension: following NICE guidelines
An Incidental blood pressure of 148/94 in a fit and well 50 year old man. What next? Photo by jasleen_kaurManagement of hypertension is becoming increasingly complex. Here our contributors summarise...
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Headaches from revision? Perhaps it’s the tablets!
Analgesic overuse headache has been covered in the news last week with the issue of the first guidelines for the management of headaches from the UK National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE)....
View ArticleGreat resource for all medical students
Medical students in the UK already know about this really handy free resource: the Patient website. It has recently changed web address from patient.co.uk to patient.info so we thought we would point...
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