Research
Rates of medication errors among depressed and burnt out residents
Depressed residents were more than six times as likely to make errors in medication as their non-depressed colleagues, according to this cohort study.
The accompanying editorial says that any association between junior doctors' medication errors and depression and burn-out remains uncertain.
News
Report warns annual tobacco deaths could top eight million
The WHO warns that efforts must be increased to stem the global tobacco epidemic. Otherwise the annual death toll will rise to more than eight million by 2030, with most deaths occurring in poor countries.
Comment
Editorial: Sugary drinks, fruit, and increased risk of gout
Dietary fructose could be a contributing factor as its intake has increased dramatically in the US over the past 25 years.
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Assessing mental capacity
Assessing mental capacity is an important part of a clinician's role, and the recent Mental Capacity Act can help doctors when making such decisions
Call for papers
Call for papers: sport and exercise medicine
The BMJ is planning a theme issue on sport and exercise medicine in July 2008. If you would like your original research to be considered for the issue, please send it to our online editorial office by Tuesday 8 April 2008.
For additional advice on possible submissions for this theme issue, please email Domhnall MacAuley at dmacauley{at}bmj.com.
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