Far too many people dying and grieving remain undersupported and feared. Dying is “as natural and inevitable a transition as birth,” says Lucy Selman, an expert ...

Objective To analyze mortality attributed to Alzheimer’s disease among taxi drivers and ambulance drivers, occupations that ...

Despite growing public interest in death, support for end-of-life care and bereavement remains inadequate. We urgently need a community centred, public health approach to the social processes of dying ...

The UK government has announced plans to introduce a league table of NHS providers, with rewards for the leaders.1 Managers get more pay for better performance, but what do all the staff get who do ...

2 Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 3 Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Contributors: TJ and OIB have joint ...

The selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor atomoxetine and stimulants (amphetamines and methylphenidate) are the “most effective treatments” for managing the symptoms of attention ...

GPs in Wales have delivered a resounding rejection of the proposed General Medical Services (GMS) contract from the Welsh government. In a BMA ballot of its members in Wales, almost all (98.7% or 1079 ...

A new approach for teaching clinical skills At the heart of the practice of medicine is the tenet “to do good or to do no harm.”1 Fundamental to achieving this objective is continuing professional ...

1 Health Technology and Services Research, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands 2 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the ...