The art of medical observation
First-year medical students learn to observe intensely by dissecting paintings
First-year medical students learn to observe intensely by dissecting paintings
Sir William Osler established new standards in the US for teaching medicine
A belly laugh is good for the heart, clears up rashes and lowers blood sugar in diabetics
Older adults are at especially high risk of drug-drug interactions because of the prevalence of polypharmacy
Sometimes the recommendation contained in the aphorism is worse than the disease
Medical students need to listen to many normal chests and tap many healthy knee reflexes to know what is the norm
US opioid sales quadrupled from 1999-2010, but there can serious side effects even when taken as directed
Medical Matters: Sir William Osler certainly wouldn’t be impressed with the current trend to overdiagnose and overtreat
There is now a movement towards preventing overdiagnosis, which can be narrowly defined as occurring when people are diagnosed with conditions that will never cause symptoms or shorten their life-spans
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices