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Morning Read: Non-profit designing free Wi-Fi architecture for hospitals >> Read

Managing retinal vein occlusion >> Read

Let Me Die on the Prairie by Frances Jane Crosby Van Alstyne >> Read

Publication: Volume 16, number 4 (Stevenson). Study found that no conclusive results can be provided on the cost-effectiveness of four non-invasive tests for liver fibrosis [the Enhanced Liver Fibrosis Test, FibroTest and FibroMAX and transient elastography (FibroScan)] in patients suspected of having alcohol-related liver disease. >> Read

Top headlines from HIMSS2012 (Tuesday edition) >> Read

Incidence of diabetic retinopathy in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service for Wales: retrospective analysis >> Read

Publication: Volume 16, number 3 (Hockenhull). Report finds that whilst some interventions targeted at mental health populations to reduce violence are well supported by the evidence a scattergun approach in the research literature provides little firm evidence for the majority of interventions. Evidence shows small-to-moderate effects for cognitive behavioural therapy for psychological interventions, and larger effects for atypical antipsychotic drugs. >> Read

How the NHS measures up to other health systems >> Read

Publication: Volume 16, number 5 (Ara). Although orlistat, sibutramine and rimonabant are all effective at reducing weight and body mass index and, compared with placebo, are all cost-effective, both sibutramine and rimonabant have been withdrawn because of safety concerns relating to potential treatment-induced fatal adverse events. >> Read

Peter John Fenton >> Read

Publication: Volume 16, number 6 (Reeves). The verteporfin photodynamic therapy cohort study found that treatment and follow-up were much less frequent in routine clinical practice than in research trials and the cost-effectiveness was similar to the highest previous estimate. >> Read

Frederick Valentine Flynn >> Read