This work presents a systematic review of long-term risk assessment models for evaluating
the probability of developing complications in diabetes patients. Diabetes mellitus can cause …

… Thomson b , Jo Fursse c , Edin Lakasing c , Russell W. Jones c , Ioannis Tsamardinos a d
… scale) in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) the hazard of a CVD complication becomes e 0.204 …

Few professionals working in healthcare can fail to notice that there is a significant problem
with the psychological wellbeing of many adolescents and young adults. As a GP and a …

A reasonable mission statement for any health professional is that we strive to improve the
quality and length of our patients’ lives; nonetheless, death remains the inevitable end of that …

Michael Balint was born Mihály Maurice Bergmann in Budapest, Hungary on 3 December
1896, he was the first of two children of a Jewish GP. He observed his father's practice and …

Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is a specialised foot massage that aims to
improve health and wellbeing and induce relaxation. While it remains under the umbrella of …

British Journal of General Practice, February 2009 139 presence in the UK. The emerging
data suggests that their healthcare needs may be considerable, and behind mere statistics are …

Mortality within a general practice population can be used as an indicator of the morbidity,
and consequently the health care needs of the population. This article reports on a review of …

Over the last decade I have had the privilege of being involved in medical education as a
postgraduate trainer and undergraduate tutor. In that time much has improved in terms of …

Death is one of life’s few certainties, and most GPs will inevitably preside over a few patient
deaths each year. Indeed, the apotheosis of the ‘good death’could be the patient who dies at …