GMC to reduce the stress on doctors by piloting fitness to practise changes
The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched two pilot schemes to speed up fitness to practise cases and reduce their...
Read MoreInnovations in training: real-time feedback to the trainer – Breaking the barriers
In the modern era it is comparatively easy for trainers to provide feedback to their trainees via e-portfolio platforms...
Read MoreCongratulations Cyprian Mendonca!
The editorial board of JAP congratulates one of its board members Cyprian Mendonca on his selection as the AAGBI Featherstone Professor...
Read MoreUsing spinal cord stimulation to treat chronic pain
Chronic pain affects up to 20 per cent of people in developed countries, and represents not only a profound impact...
Read MoreCase report – Massive paradoxical embolic stroke in a patient with postoperative bilateral pulmonary emboli and a latent patent foramen ovale
Abstract Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the most common congenital heart anomaly of fetal origin and is present in approximately...
Read MoreCutting nerves during breast cancer surgery is associated with chronic pain
An analysis led by McMaster University researchers has found that women who undergo armpit lymph node surgery for breast cancer...
Read MoreElliott Absorbent Products builds on record sales with global launch of clinical absorbent pad
Following a surge in sales in the UK and Ireland, Elliott Absorbent Products is launching its medical absorbent pad Bulksorb®...
Read MoreCompound shown to reduce brain damage caused by anaesthesia in early study
An experimental drug prevented learning deficits in young mice exposed repeatedly to anaesthesia, according to a study led by researchers...
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