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View article: Why conscience matters: a defence of conscientious objection in healthcare
Why conscience matters: a defence of conscientious objection in healthcare Open
View article: Image of the month: Primary central nervous system lymphoma mimicking Bell's palsy
Image of the month: Primary central nervous system lymphoma mimicking Bell's palsy Open
A 65-year-old man presented to primary care with a sudden right-sided facial droop, dysarthria and mild right-sided facial numbness. His general practitioner initiated oral prednisolone 50 mg once daily for suspected Bell's palsy. This imp…
View article: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after resolution of COVID-19 in a non-hospitalised patient
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after resolution of COVID-19 in a non-hospitalised patient Open
Genomic data encodes past evolutionary events and has the potential to reveal the strength, rate, and biological drivers of adaptation. However, robust estimation of adaptation rate (α) and adaptation strength remains a challenging …
View article: A taxonomy of conscientious objection in healthcare
A taxonomy of conscientious objection in healthcare Open
Conscientious Objection (CO) has become a highly contested topic in the bioethics literature and public policy. However, when CO is discussed, it is almost universally referred to as a single entity. Reality reveals a more nuanced picture.…
View article: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: a rare cause of falls
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: a rare cause of falls Open
This case of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) shows that a patient’s condition can evolve from the point of admission, gradually manifesting its underlying cause. Our patient’s initial presentation of backpain and l…
View article: 72THE IMPACT OF ADOPTING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN IN PLACE OF ASPIRIN AS ROUTINE THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS FOR PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURE
72THE IMPACT OF ADOPTING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN IN PLACE OF ASPIRIN AS ROUTINE THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS FOR PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURE Open
View article: The reality of conscientious objection: Response to Shahvisi
The reality of conscientious objection: Response to Shahvisi Open
Arianne Shahvisi has argued that a doctor’s conscientious objection to abortion is a misuse of their authority which unduly burdens patients and, moreover, does not succeed in its aim of exculpating objectors from participating in perceive…
View article: Reply: Conscientious objection to deceased organ donation by healthcare professionals
Reply: Conscientious objection to deceased organ donation by healthcare professionals Open
View article: Testing conscientious objection by the norm of medicine
Testing conscientious objection by the norm of medicine Open
Debate persists over the place of conscience in medicine. Some argue for the complete exclusion of conscientious objection, while others claim an absolute right of refusal. This paper proposes that claims of conscientious objection can and…
View article: Sepsis in Wales on the general wards: results of a feasibility pilot
Sepsis in Wales on the general wards: results of a feasibility pilot Open