The teardrop explodes? An unusual thoracic anatomical variant
Author James Watts, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust, discusses a case of azygous...
Read MoreNew CONSORT reporting guidelines published today in five medical journals
The CONSORT 2025 statement, an updated guideline for reporting randomised trials is being simultaneously published in The BMJ, JAMA, The...
Read MoreOnly around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for back pain effective
Research shows only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for back pain is effective And pain relief...
Read MoreEffectively Managing Swabs With Swabsafe™
Promotional feature Developed by Central Medical Supplies (CMS), Swabsafe™ is a modern system for swab disposal. The Swabsafe™ swab management...
Read MoreScientists discover ‘mirrored’ pain is far more common than previously thought
Research using ‘network analysis’ techniques, that were first used by physicists, reveals surprising patterns in pain distributions across the human...
Read MoreUse of strong synthetic opioids during surgery linked to poor composite experience of pain
Findings highlight need to reassess intraoperative pain relief strategies, say researchers The use of powerful synthetic opioids, such as sufentanil...
Read MoreGood ol’ paracetamol: ‘But an overconsumption takes its toll’
Authors Sher Mohammad and others discuss one of the most frequently used medicines around the world Brief History of Paracetamol/Acetaminophen...
Read MoreExperts strongly recommend against spine injections for chronic back pain
Commonly used injections offer little or no pain relief, says expert panel. Findings question whether it’s reasonable to continue to...
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