Tracking down the optimum dose of exercise Prescribing physical activity could soon become as routine as prescribing drugs, and at least as beneficial.…
More is not always better: time to stop overtreating patients Unnecessary tests, treatments and medication could be doing more harm than good for patients.…
David Sackett (1934–2015) Sackett’s tendency to question conventional therapeutic wisdom made him unpopular among some colleagues, but he leaves behind the important legacy of evidence-based medicine.…
Free trade agreements play a dangerous game with public health Public health could be sacrificed in large trade pacts that are discussed in secrecy.…
Study highlights growing problem of opioid withdrawal in newborns Prescribers should consider the risks of addiction and neonatal opioid withdrawal before starting opioid pain relief, particularly in women of childbearing age.…