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BMJ Mental Health

BMJ Mental Health (formerly Evidence-Based Mental Health) is an open access, peer reviewed journal publishing evidence-based, innovative research, systematic reviews, and methodological papers in the ...
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Matt Morgan: It’s bland, inoffensive, and makes no difference—why tofu leadership should be off the NHS menu

Tofu is, by most accounts, inoffensive. It’s sustainable, dependable, and protein rich. True, it will rarely shock or delight. It won’t start a revolution. But nor will it do much harm. Its flavour is ...
BMJ

Are rapid diagnostic tests reliable for the detection of malaria in the emergency department?

A short systematic review assessed the diagnostic accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in febrile adults from malaria-endemic regions. A database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane and Google ...
spcare.bmj

Opioid-induced neurotoxicity in palliative medicine: a rapid review

Background Opioid-induced neurotoxicity (OIN) is a significant complication in palliative care, presenting with symptoms of hypersomnolence, hallucinations, cognitive dysfunction (including delirium), ...
gut.bmj

Rise of prediagnostic molecular profiling in inflammatory bowel disease—can we close the door before the horse has bolted?

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is typically diagnosed after the onset of symptoms in the context of established, characteristic patterns of intestinal inflammation. However, there is now substantial ...
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Study compares single-inhaler triple therapies for treatment of COPD

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol does not improve clinical outcomes compared with fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol, according to ...
spcare.bmj

Palliative rehabilitation and quality of life: systematic review and meta-analysis

Importance International guidelines recommend the integration of multidisciplinary rehabilitation into palliative care services but its impact on quality of life across disease types is not well ...
ebm.bmj

Rapid reviews methods series: guidance on rapid qualitative evidence synthesis

This paper forms part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group and addresses rapid qualitative evidence syntheses (QESs), which use modified systematic, ...
gut.bmj

O61 BMJ Frontline Gastroenterology best patient benefit in gastroenterology: endoscopic management and outcomes for acute upper GI bleeding: results from 2022 UK audit with ...

Background Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) is a common medical emergency globally. We report endoscopic management of AUGIB in a large UK multicentre study. Methods A prospective audit ...
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BMJ launches AI-powered revision tool

Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced the launch of a new AI-powered tool that lets doctors prepare for their PACES exam anytime, anywhere. Phil Johnson: "We're excited to empower doctors ...
bmjopensem.bmj

7 Functional performance tests, clinical measurements, and patient reported outcome measures are separate outcomes after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Introduction The technical results after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are evaluated by laxity measures, the functional results by performance tests, and patients’ perception by ...