Let the right one in
Would MDDUS want Hippocrates as a member?
Vignette: paediatrician and pioneer in neonatal care, Dr Beryl Dorothy Corner (1910-2007)
Paediatrician and pioneer in neonatal care, Dr Beryl Dorothy Corner (1910-2007)
Bribery by any other name
The cherished - by some - freebie may soon pose more than just an ethical dilemma
Serious concerns
...The patient is on methadone and appears intoxicated when she attends for her appointment. Dr B is worried about her two-year-old daughter whose clothes are soiled...
Caution advised on dental treatment in pregnancy
Dentists treating any pregnant patient should avoid unnecessary risks to the unborn baby.
Junior doctor pay must be equal across UK
FOUNDATION doctors in England and Northern Ireland should be given a pay rise to bring their salaries in line with the rest of the UK, the BMA has said.
Ethnic minority trainees ‘underperforming’
ETHNIC minority doctors and medical students who trained in the UK don’t perform as well in assessments as white candidates, according to a new study in the BMJ.
Private schools yield quarter of medical and dental students
MORE than a quarter of medical and dental students come from a tiny proportion of UK private schools, official figures show.
Fresh call for changes to EWTD
SENIOR medical groups have called for changes to the compensatory rest element of the European Working Time Directive and how the directive applies to on-call time.
NICE promotes increased HIV testing
New NICE guidance promotes routine HIV testing to help reduce undiagnosed infection and prevent transmission among back African communities living in England.