Will MOOCs transform medicine?
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have received a lot of attention in recent months. They are being variously credited with everything from improving social mobility to transforming the economics of...
View ArticleProblems of creating bone marrow donor registries in emerging economies
Insufficient funding for non-communicable diseases in India and other emerging economies makes stabilising stem cell donor registries a tough prospect, writes Sushrut Jangi.
View ArticleFunctional HIV cure is no pipe dream, says codiscoverer of the virus
Geoff Watts talks to French virologist and Nobel prize winner Françoise Barré-Sinoussi about HIV and the prospects of a cure.
View ArticleRecognition, assessment and treatment of social anxiety disorder: summary of...
Social anxiety disorder is one of the most persistent and common of the anxiety disorders, with lifetime prevalence rates in Europe of 6.7% (range 3.9-13.7%).This article summarises the most recent...
View ArticleOpioids for chronic non-cancer pain
A 36 year old carpenter has a six month history of lower back pain with no specific clinical or radiological findings. As his pain has not responded to paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...
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