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In this blog, Dr John Pezaris explains the challenges facing the development of visual prostheses to enable recipients to see, and discusses some of… Read more »
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European Headache Federation guidelines for the use of monoclonal antibodies in migraine prevention: from evidence to recommendations
Monoclonal antibodies against calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its receptor are a new preventive treatment for migraine, acting upon one of… Read more »
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To mark World Breastfeeding Week, Sharleen O’Reilly and Eileen O’Brien discuss the development of the new Latch_On randomised… Read more »
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Estrogen has been suggested as potentially being the main contributing factor for female survival advantage in trauma. A study… Read more »
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Is it the end of the road for the p-value as we know it? Christina Cantrell and James Giordano, Editor in Chief of Philosophy,… Read more »
BMC Medicine attends the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region (IAGG-ER) Congress 2019 meeting
The ninth International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region (IAGG-ER) Congress took place in Gothenburg, and… Read more »
Headache disorders in primary care – interview with Tim Steiner, founder of Lifting the Burden
The European Headache Federation and Lifting The Burden, the two societies affiliated with The Journal of Headache and Pain, have… Read more »