Medical Observer

How to handle that last patient on a Friday afternoon

22nd August 2019

I was recently working in clinic on a Friday afternoon. I was on my last patient of the day, and it had been a particularly…

22nd August 2019

The Heart Foundation now recommends full-fat milk, cheese and yoghurt or reduced-fat options as part of its updated dietary…

22nd August 2019

Iceland is one of the few countries in the world to have a national screening program for diabetic retinopathy. Between…

21st August 2019

For 15 years, researchers at Duke University in the US have been working on a genomics project that involves no genetic…

23rd August 2019

This useful infographic provides GPs with a framework for prescribing long-acting reversible contraceptives as a first-line…

20th August 2019

Fracturing your ankle when you are a busy laparoscopic surgeon is never good for your future. Several surgeries later…

20th August 2019

There is something a bit enticing about weekend medical conferences. There’s also something pretty good about staying at…

20th August 2019

Worldwide, each day, more than one million people acquire a curable urogenital infection — be it chlamydia, gonorrhoea,…