Two rare vaccine side effects detected in large global study
Feb 26, 2024 · The largest vaccine safety study to date has identified two new, but very rare, side effects associated with covid-19 vaccines—transverse myelitis and acute disseminated …
Quality improvement into practice | The BMJ
Mar 31, 2020 · Definitions of quality improvement. Improvement in patient outcomes, system performance, and professional development that results from a combined, multidisciplinary …
Interpreting an isolated raised serum alkaline phosphatase level in …
Apr 3, 2013 · This article discusses the most common causes of raised alkaline phosphatase levels in an asymptomatic patient and provides advice on the relevant investigations. #### …
Lucy Letby case: what happens now? | The BMJ
Oct 3, 2024 · A court judged nurse Lucy Letby guilty of seven murders and seven attempted murders in August 2023. But in the year since then questions have been raised about the …
What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the gut? | The BMJ
May 1, 2024 · Not just a respiratory infection, covid can cause symptoms throughout the body. Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in both acute and long covid, with gut issues often …
Vaccinating against covid and flu at same time is safe, study shows
Oct 1, 2021 · Administering an influenza vaccine at the same time as a second dose of a covid-19 vaccine produced no safety concerns and preserves the immune response to both vaccines, …
Covid-19: Pfizer vaccine to be available privately at ...
Mar 27, 2024 · High street pharmacy chain Boots will start providing a private covid-19 vaccine service in England from April, offering the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for £98.95. To be eligible, a …
Recognition, diagnosis, and early management of suspected sepsis ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Sepsis is defined as life threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.1 In 2016, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence …
Which pain medications are effective for sciatica (radicular ... - The …
Oct 12, 2017 · What you need to know. The most effective pain medication to treat patients with sciatica or radicular leg pain is unclear. In approximately one third of patients, symptoms …
Gender dysphoria in young people is rising—and so is ...
Feb 23, 2023 · The surge in treatment of minors. More adolescents with no history of gender dysphoria—predominantly birth registered females2—are presenting at gender clinics. A …