A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the term given to a medical condition in which a blood clot forms in…
We thank Thakker et al1 for their insights into the recent announcement of changes to the UK Foundation Programme Office…
- November 22, 2022
Supervised cognitive experiential training of surgical skills
Background Teaching surgical skills is demanding and often challenging. Early during the 20th century, Dr William Halsted embraced Dr Osler’s…
- November 22, 2022
Residency interviews in the digital era
In the midst of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the US Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) required residency programme transition from…
- November 22, 2022
Low level of complement factor H increases the risk of cancer-related death in patients with small-cell lung cancer
Introduction Pulmonary cancer is a kind of deeply invasive tumour which is difficult to treat, and its mortality rate is…
- November 22, 2022
Prevalence of methylphenidate use by Master of Medicine students at a South African university
Background Methylphenidate is mainly used for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactive-disorder (ADHD). Its effect of increased attentiveness leads to the potential…
- November 22, 2022
Influence of medical trainee sleep pattern (chronotype) on burn-out and satisfaction with work schedules: a multicentre observational study
Background Medical trainees’ work schedule is designed to cover duties without consideration of differences in circadian rhythms during a 24-hour…
- November 22, 2022
Motivations of medical students and doctors leaving the NHS explored in a residency training application webinar series
Background Recent reports show that about 10% of UK-graduate doctors leave the country to pursue specialty training elsewhere. Our article…
- November 22, 2022
Clinicopathological and prognostic values of PD-L1 expression in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of 31 studies with 5368 patients
Several immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)/programmed death 1 have successfully improved the prognosis of oesophageal squamous…