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Briefing: Can we reduce overtreatment?

A new campaign aims to address “over-medicalisation” and increase patient involvement in decision-making. But what does that mean in practical terms?

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Risk: Free will in consent

Much has been written about the need to determine competence and what information a patient should have when providing valid consent to treat – but there is also a vital third element: ensuring free choice

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Profile: The accidental editor

Adam Campbell meets Dr Fiona Godlee - the forthright BMJ editor not afraid to take a stand

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Making a medical app

What goes into the development and testing of a medical app? Here Matt Wickenden describes how one innovative app was custom created for use by respiratory specialists

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Dementia friendly dentistry

Dental care for patients with dementia presents some obvious challenges – but also opportunities

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DILEMMA: Do I accept a “Friend” request from a patient?

I am on Facebook and recently received a Friend request from a patient. Is it okay to accept?

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Ethics: A vice-like grip on virtue

Can virtues become vices in healthcare – and vice versa?

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Book choice: A is for arsenic

The poisons of Agatha Christie

Vignette: Innovator in palliative care, Dame Cicely Saunders

Julia Merrick recounts the life and career of this unique physician

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