Chronic myocardial injury defined as persistent troponin levels >99th percentile values when measured with high-sensitivity assays (hs-cTn) is common. The…
Graduate Medical Education’s Tower of Babel
Discussions about using public funds to support graduate medical education (GME) have used conflicting financial terms and measures. The resulting…
Burden of Thirty-Day Readmissions Associated with Discharge Against Medical Advice Among Inpatients in the United States
Discharges against medical advice are common among inpatients in the United States. The impact of discharge against medical advice on…
Malnutrition and undernutrition
The term ‘malnutrition’ is used to describe a deficiency, excess or imbalance of a wide range of nutrients, resulting in…
Surgery for obesity
Obesity is a chronic progressive disease that decreases longevity and has associated co-morbidities. Diet, lifestyle and behavioural modifications are essential…
The ethics of artificial nutrition
The last two decades have been witness to considerable progress in the administration of artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH). This…
Public health nutrition in the UK
A poor diet is the leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality in England. Nutritional surveillance shows that, on average,…
Nutrition: introduction
I am very pleased to have been asked by Professor Dame Parveen Kumar to edit this edition of Medicine, on…
Infant and child nutrition
The quality and quantity of nutrition a child is given during infancy and childhood is vital to support optimal growth…
Burden of 30-Day Readmissions Associated With Discharge Against Medical Advice Among Inpatients in the United States
Discharges against medical advice are common among inpatients in the United States. The impact of discharge against medical advice on…