November 2014

The EM blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of ketamine the past week or so. We stated in the 4th LITFL Review that “an irrational fear of ketamine’s “bite” makes it  one of the most under-rated drugs in the ED doc’s arsenal.” Emergency…

Dr. Richard Feldman for Indystar.com - Advanced directives are an important set of legal documents that communicate one's wishes for treatment during life-limiting or terminal illness. They're designed for use when one is unable to…

The British nurse who has returned to Sierra Leone after recovering from Ebola has told the BBC he is "frustrated" by the "woefully slow" international response to the outbreak. William Pooley is back at the heart of the crisis, treating…

When it comes to dying, doctors are ultimately no different from the rest of us. And their emotional and physical struggles are surely every bit as wrenching. But they have a clear advantage over many of us. They've seen death up close.…

The ability to provide safe, urgent and integrated care is fundamental to the future delivery of the health and social care system. We need information to follow the patient along their pathway, so clinicians and patients can have access to…

A Mediterranean diet may be a better way of tackling obesity than calorie counting, leading doctors have said Writing in the Postgraduate Medical Journal (PMJ), the doctors said a Mediterranean diet quickly reduced the risk of heart attacks…

Chief Veterinary Officer, Nigel Gibbens, warns wild birds are at threat from the disease as he asks people to be alert for symptoms in animals Wild birds across the UK are now at threat from bird flu after an outbreak at a duck breeding…

Taking folic acid supplements and vitamins do not seem to cut the risk of developing dementia, say Dutch researchers

The decision after the progress Liberia have gained fighting the outbreak. Liberia will fight against the virus until it will be finally eradicated from the country Since March of this year, our nation has been stricken by an unprecedented…

Clinical trials to try to find an effective treatment for Ebola patients are to start in West Africa next month. The medical charity Medicins Sans Frontieres, which has been helping lead the fight against the virus, says three of its…