Blocking the escape routes
How an HIV drug exposes skin cancer’s weaknesses Related items from OnMedicaNICE approves skin cancer drug in final draft guidanceUN achieves HIV treatment target 9 months earlyGreen light for new drug for advanced skin cancerImmunotherapy drug combo curbs melanoma advancePlans for PrEP treatment for HIV dropped (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - March 22, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Vitamin D and quality of life
What are the benefits from taking vitamin D in otherwise well people with low levels? (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - March 15, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
NHS diagnostic centres
Could they tackle vague cancer symptoms?Related items from OnMedicaTaskforce reportUK slower to diagnose child cancer than GermanyFunding boost for major health conditions in NHS WalesQuality of UK healthcare uneven and lags behind that of many other countriesReview two-week fast track cancer referrals process, urge facial surgeons (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - March 9, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Merely the absence of infirmity
Health is not just the absence of disease. While low morale is making the medical profession sick, Chris Preece offers some helpRelated items from OnMedicaGPs, consultants and public back striking juniorsMake GP a more attractive career, agree MPsTreatment of whistleblowers a “stain on NHS”, say MPsGP surgery closures displace 200,000 patientsPublic wants NHS to prioritise 7-day GP access (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - February 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - February 2016
Increased risk of suicide in people with chronic fatigue syndrome (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - February 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Publication of GP earnings
Should GPs in small practices have to declare their earnings?Related items from OnMedicaThe publication of GP net earnings – how, why and when?CQC fee hike slammed by GPs and health providersGP funding has reached dangerous levelsFunding must reflect demand not just deprivationTreatment of whistleblowers a “stain on NHS”, say MPs (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - February 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Funding postcode lottery
How can healthcare professionals properly look after patients in the community?Related items from OnMedicaGPs, consultants and public back striking juniorsCQC fee hike slammed by GPs and health providersTreatment of whistleblowers a “stain on NHS”, say MPs‘Stop playing games with the NHS’ consultants warn MPsDaily Mail highlights desperate GP shortage (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - February 17, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Is 111 worth all the money?
Louise Newson wonders if the money could be better spent elsewhere in the NHSRelated items from OnMedicaBack to the Future – Part 4NHS increases support for whistleblowersThe need to harness innovationNHS rationing – getting rid of the postcode lotteryScotland’s CMO calls for more ‘realistic medicine’ (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - February 8, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - 29th January 2016
Betahistine is no better than placebo in Ménière’s disease (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 31, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Women’s work
Stop suggesting that doctors who choose to reduce their hours, male or female, are somehow draining the system – be grateful we have them at allRelated items from OnMedicaMake GP a more attractive career, agree MPsCQC fee hike slammed by GPs and health providersGP surgery closures displace 200,000 patientsDon’t ignore explosion in pressure on GPs as A&E problems mountHospital finances in ‘parlous state’ as risk of NHS crisis rises (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Differentiating cancers
How do you tell the lethal cancers from the non-lethal ones?Related items from OnMedicaSelf-care and health literacy, part and parcel of a viable NHSNHS increases support for whistleblowersNon-adherence to medicine is as high as 50%Medication non-adherenceNHS should remove unproven apps from library (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - 22nd January 2016
Oral contraceptives don’t increase risk of birth defects (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Will a sugar tax reduce obesity in the UK?
Louise Newson asks the question as the sugar tax moves a step closerRelated items from OnMedicaNHS Health Check waste of time and money, says studyTackling obesity ‘must be made a national priority’Unfit teens with high BMI more likely to be hypertensive adultsQuality of UK healthcare uneven and lags behind that of many other countriesBurnt-out GPs to get new occupational health services from next year (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - 15th January 2016
Frozen faecal transplants for recurrent C diff infection (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 16, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
No Place In The Sun
A reaction to the press coverage of the strikeRelated items from OnMedicaNew guidance spells out doctors’ duty of candour to admit mistakesBurnt-out GPs to get new occupational health services from next yearMost emergency staff suffer alcohol-related abusePublic wants NHS to prioritise 7-day GP accessNHS increases support for whistleblowers (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
