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Care guided by tissue oxygenation and haemodynamic monitoring in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Study doesn't support the routine use of near-infrared spectroscopy and haemodynamic monitoring to maintain tissue oxygenation
Care guided by tissue oxygenation and haemodynamic monitoring in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Study doesn't support the routine use of near-infrared spectroscopy and haemodynamic monitoring to maintain tissue oxygenation
The resident physicians losing out after private firms took over their hospitals
More and more US hospitals are being bought by private equity firms. Sudden closures and layoffs are having a devastating effect on doctors’ careers
The resident physicians losing out after private firms took over their hospitals
More and more US hospitals are being bought by private equity firms. Sudden closures and layoffs are having a devastating effect on doctors’ careers
Sonolysis during carotid endarterectomy
Using ultrasound during surgery to unblock carotid arteries is a safe and effective way to reduce the risk of transient ischemic attack, stroke, or death within 30 days, finds this trial
Sonolysis during carotid endarterectomy
Using ultrasound during surgery to unblock carotid arteries is a safe and effective way to reduce the risk of transient ischemic attack, stroke, or death within 30 days, finds this trial
The growing number of prospective doctors given placeholder jobs demands urgent action
Confusion between sex and gender identity in official data has dangerous implications, review warns
ABPI is criticised for lifting Novo Nordisk suspension despite recent breaches
Combining medicine and mental health: the consultant old age liaison psychiatrist
How to use directed acyclic graphs: guide for clinical researchers
Amend the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to protect children from assault
Denying refugees British citizenship is a shameful step backwards
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PROBAST+AI: an updated quality, risk of bias, and applicability assessment tool for prediction models using regression or artificial intelligence methods
Risk of Bias in Network Meta-Analysis (RoB NMA) tool
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Abolition of NHS England seeks to put ministers in control of the NHS
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Trends in UK mortality reflect a public health failure
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