Discharges against medical advice are common among inpatients in the United States. The impact of discharge against medical advice on…
Graduate Medical Education’s Tower of Babel
Discussions about using public funds to support graduate medical education (GME) have used conflicting financial terms and measures. The resulting…
Chronic Myocardial Injury and Risk for Stroke
Chronic myocardial injury defined as persistent troponin levels >99th percentile values when measured with high-sensitivity assays (hs-cTn) is common. The…
Creating a culture of micro-affirmations to overcome gender-based micro-inequities in academic medicine
A woman physician meets with the department chairperson and colleagues to discuss her project ideas. The group agrees that they…
A New Gender Neutral Honorific: “RP”
Healthcare providers are increasingly aware of the challenges that transgender patients face in accessing quality and compassionate healthcare. 1 Physicians…
Clinician’s Guide to the Updated ABCs of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Review Part 2
Efforts to better control risk factors for cardiovascular disease and prevent the development of subsequent cardiovascular events are crucial to…
Burden of 30-Day Readmissions Associated With Discharge Against Medical Advice Among Inpatients in the United States
Discharges against medical advice are common among inpatients in the United States. The impact of discharge against medical advice on…
Infant and child nutrition
The quality and quantity of nutrition a child is given during infancy and childhood is vital to support optimal growth…
Nutrition: introduction
I am very pleased to have been asked by Professor Dame Parveen Kumar to edit this edition of Medicine, on…
Public health nutrition in the UK
A poor diet is the leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality in England. Nutritional surveillance shows that, on average,…