Research
Impact of a new national screening policy for Down’s syndrome in Denmark
After implementation of a national screening policy, the number of infants born with Down’s syndrome and the rate of invasive procedures was noticeably reduced, according to this population based cohort study. The screening strategy achieved high detection rates and low false positive rates. (Picture credit: La La/SPL).
Education
Sleep disorder (insomnia)
A 53 year old man comes to you complaining of not having slept well for many years. This 10-minute consultation article outlines what issues you should cover.
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Comment
What should clinicians do when faced with conflicting recommendations?
Clinicians need guidelines and use them all the time, but they should not accept recommendations uncritically, says this editorial. To serve their patients well, they must be able to make informed judgments about which guidelines are appropriate, and what to do when recommendations conflict with one another.
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India considers new polio vaccine
India’s health ministry is evaluating a proposal to introduce the injectable polio vaccine next year in one region of India, questioning for the first time its three decade policy of using only oral vaccines to eradicate polio. (Picture credit: World Health Organization).
More news published on 1 December:
- Scientist denied licence renewal to conduct research on primates
- UK came top in first round of European Research Council grants
- Legal tactics to delay launch of generic drugs cost Europe €3bn
- Controversy over cause of children’s psychiatric symptoms
- Cases of measles in England and Wales are highest for 13 years
- Canada’s doctors give governments a D for workforce planning
- Russia defies WHO antismoking convention
- Charity commits more money to cancers with poor survival
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