New blood test could be an early warning for child diabetes
A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity including type two diabetes, liver and heart […]
A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity including type two diabetes, liver and heart […]
Misconceptions about dyslexia are held by professionals who assess children for the learning difficulty, according to a new study which calls for evidence-based standardised assessment procedures. The research, […]
Data from nearly 6000 smokers with cancer show that it may be easier to predict who will stop smoking than was previously thought. It is often important to […]
Paul Rutter is Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Portsmouth University and the author of a best-selling textbook on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in community pharmacy. His new book […]
The introduction of clinical reasoning and diagnosis as routine elements of community pharmacy practice will present a number of challenges and could pave the way for closer working […]
Clinical reasoning skills are essential for effective consultations that lead to likely diagnoses and appropriate treatment or referral, argues Paul Rutter, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Portsmouth University […]
Paul Rutter is Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Portsmouth University and the author of a best-selling textbook on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in community pharmacy. His new book […]
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, in collaboration with the University of Innsbruck in Austria, have developed a simpler and more effective screening method for cervical cancer than […]
Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested, in part because most tests require trained personnel and expensive equipment. Now researchers have […]
Early detection improves treatment outcomes for endometrial and ovarian cancers, yet far too often women are diagnosed in advanced stages of these diseases. Unlike many other cancers, there […]
Severe morning sickness in pregnancy, known medically as hyperemesis gravidarum, can negatively affect both maternal and infant health. A review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.221502 provides information to clinicians […]
Diagnosing infectious conditions can be challenging. Diagnosis is especially challenging for uncommon and emerging infectious diseases for which there’s limited clinical experience. Nevertheless, successfully identifying patients with infectious […]