Most family doctors have given a placebo to at least one of their patients, survey findings suggest. In a poll, 97% of 783 GPs admitted that they had recommended a sugar pill or a treatment with no established efficacy for the ailment their patient came in with.
... in healthcare there should be greater standardisation of procedures and more use of checklists to ensure that vital tasks are not omitted. But most importantly there should be systems of blame-free reporting and, in the wake of disasters, investigations that seek essential lessons rather than scapegoats.
Keeping current with the latest medical news, practice guidelines, and scientific findings is essential to the practice of medicine, but doing so can be a daunting task given the amount of information that’s becoming available every day. The tools and t
Keeping current with the latest medical news, practice guidelines, and scientific findings is essential to the practice of medicine, but doing so can be a daunting task given the amount of information that’s becoming available every day. The tools and t