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Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform aspects of clinical practice but we must think carefully about its adoption and regulation, says Dr Farzana Rahman.
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From 1 November 2018, specialist UK doctors were able to prescribe medicinal cannabis.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform aspects of clinical practice but we must think carefully about its adoption and regulation
To help reduce the risk of a delayed or missed heart failure diagnosis, we examine cases involving heart failure in light of a new report from the British Heart Foundation.
Complaints are an unavoidable part of a doctor’s professional life, so it’s important to know how to prevent them from escalating.
Occupational health doctors face situations unique to their specialty due to the need to balance their ethical duty to patients against the expectations of employers.