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stroke ischaemic

Clinical review

Management of acute ischemic stroke

Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability in developed countries and one of the top causes of mortality worldwide. This clinical reviews looks at the data supporting pre-hospital and emergency stroke care, and discusses emerging therapies

A boy with autism and his mother

Clinical review

Linking risk factors and outcomes in autism spectrum disorder: is there evidence for resilience?

GP paperwork

Practice

Writing outpatient letters to patients

BMJ opinionWriting letters directly to patients puts them at the centre of their care

Cellulitis

Practice

What diagnostic strategies can help differentiate cellulitis from other causes of red legs in primary care?

Contraceptive pills

Practice

Tailored regimens for combined hormonal contraceptives

Practice

Practice

Losing weight following diagnosis of type 2 diabetes boosts chance of remission

NIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

Practice

Thyroid disease assessment and management: summary of NICE guidance

Practice

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Practice

What is the best method for managing early miscarriage?

Practice

Planned earlier delivery for late pre-eclampsia may be better for mothers

EditorialNIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

Practice

Is there a place for intra-articular corticosteroid injections in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis?

Practice

The patient who reports a drug allergy

Practice

Precocious puberty

Practice

Clinicians prescribe antibiotics for childhood respiratory tract infection based on assessment, rather than parental expectation

EditorialNIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

Practice

Telling me you don’t know is ok

Personal viewMatt Morgan: Those three little words

Practice

Gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis for critically ill patients: a clinical practice guideline

ResearchEfficacy and safety of gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis in critically ill patients

Practice

Keyhole hysterectomy is effective for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

EditorialNIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

Practice

More than 80% of total knee replacements can last for 25 years

EditorialNIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

Practice

More than 50% of hip replacements seem to last 25 years

EditorialNIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

Practice

Paracetamol for pain in adults

Practice

Partial knee replacement could be first choice for some patients with osteoarthritis

EditorialNIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

Practice

C reactive protein testing in general practice safely reduces antibiotic use for flare-ups of COPD

EditorialNIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

Practice

Intrusive thoughts in perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder

Practice

The maternal six week postnatal check

Practice

Ablation therapy in atrial fibrillation

Practice

Eye problems in contact lens wearers

Clinical reviews

Clinical review

Thyroid nodules: diagnostic evaluation based on thyroid cancer risk assessment

Clinical review

Does general anesthesia affect neurodevelopment in infants and children?

Clinical review

Cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: clinical management and prevention

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Endgames

Endgames

New onset weakness in the face and arm

Endgames

A woman with nail changes

Endgames

A woman with acute dyspnoea