Ethics and care for older people approaching the end of life -- symptoms, choices and dilemmas [0.03%]
老年人临近终末期的伦理与护理--症状、选择和困境
G W Duncan
G W Duncan
The provision of high quality care to older people with complex healthcare needs brings a unique set of clinical and ethical issues. This symposium explored a range of challenging topics which often confront clinicians. It aimed to increase...
C J Boes
C J Boes
William Gowers and William Osler first met in 1878, and Osler visited Gowers often when in London. Osler dedicated his book On Chorea and Choreiform Affections to Gowers in 1894, addressing himself as Gowers' sincere friend. Two warm letter...
G Riddoch,J R Silver,M-F Weiner
G Riddoch
In 1934 Mary Riddoch sustained a traumatic spinal injury as a result of a road traffic accident. Although a few surviving servicemen from the First World War have been recorded, this is the first account of a female paraplegic patient survi...
'No ordinary meeting': Robert McWhirter and the decline of radical mastectomy [0.03%]
“不同寻常的会议”：Robert McWhirter和根治性乳房切除术的衰落
J J Newmark
J J Newmark
On 7 January 1948, a meeting was held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. Its purpose was to settle a controversy. Robert McWhirter, an Edinburgh-based radiotherapist, had been invited to defend the scandalous position advocated by ...
Obesity prevention strategies: could food or soda taxes improve health? [0.03%]
防治肥胖的策略——食品或汽水税能改善健康吗？
R Encarnação,F Lloyd-Williams,H Bromley et al.
R Encarnação et al.
Evidence shows that one of the main causes for rising obesity rates is excessive consumption of sugar, which is due in large part to the high sugar content of most soda and juice drinks and junk foods. Worryingly, UK and global populations ...
A Aujayeb,S Parker,S Bourke et al.
A Aujayeb et al.
This paper reviews the organisation and outcomes of a pleural service, specifically geared towards the management of malignant pleural effusions, in a district general hospital in the north east of England. We summarise the evidence behind ...
E Rutherford,P B Mark
E Rutherford
S Kar,A Mallick,T Aung
S Kar