Background Recent reports show that about 10% of UK-graduate doctors leave the country to pursue specialty training elsewhere. Our article…
- November 22, 2022
Leonine facies and madarosis in lepromatous leprosy
A 69-year-old man presented with a 5-year history of diffuse infiltration of skin and progressive sensory loss over his bilateral…
- 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
Diffusely increased 18F-FDG thyroid radionuclide uptake is not always hyperthyroidism
Introduction In the routine evaluation of the thyroid, imaging is often a useful modality, which gives anatomical and functional characteristics…
- 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…
- November 22, 2022
Elschnigs spots, an atypical sign of target organ damage
A 42-year-old woman with arterial hypertension and end-stage kidney disease presented to the emergency department for acute dyspnoea and headache.…
- November 22, 2022
Introduction to the development of complex interventions
Healthcare interventions are complex, but have the potential to deliver more efficient, cost-effective care and improved health outcomes. Careful attention…
- November 22, 2022
Multiple fibroadenomas of the breasts: a cause of monthly chest pain
Clinical image A 35-year-old woman reported of continuous bilateral chest pain lasting several years, aggravated by vibration or shaking and…
- November 22, 2022
Wide-ranging clinical spectrum of paradoxical embolism
The purpose of this review is to raise the index of suspicion for paradoxical embolism among generalists. The review is…