Issue 74 – July 2015   This month in Eyes on Evidence Symptom remission and quality of life in schizophrenia A retrospective study identified a link between symptom remission and improved quality of life in adults with schizophrenia who were on antipsychotic medication, with paid employment, social activity and drug adherence also positively influencing quality […]

This month in Eyes on Evidence Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality A cohort study found that British men in manual jobs were more likely than those in non-manual jobs to die from cancer, a disparity that remained broadly unchanged between 1978 and 2013. Implementation of antibiotic prescribing guidance A study of Public Health England’s ‘Start […]

Need that vital text book for a few hours or overnight?  The medical library can help you!  Copies of the popular textbooks can now be borrowed overnight. You can find short loan books via LibrarySearch and collect them from behind the medical library enquiry desk. Happy borrowing!!

Issue 72 – May 2015 This month in Eyes on Evidence Patients’ expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments and tests A systematic review found that for many treatments and diagnostic or screening tests, the majority of people overestimated the likely benefits and underestimated the likely harms. Nicotine replacement therapy for people trying to […]

There are numerous medical e-books to choose from.  Do you know how to find and download e-books to your devices? We are holding e-book drop-in sessions on Tuesday 19th May 13:00 -14:00 in the Sherwood Room Thursday 21st May 13:00 – 14:00 in the Sherwood Room There will be laptops so we can show you […]

Sorry to say there will be more IT downtime this weekend, starting from Friday 8th May at 18:00. Services should be back to normal on Monday when we open at 08:00.   We apologise again for the disruption this will cause.

Your wish is our command (within reason!) Hope your studying is more comfortable using the new footrests – find them in the Wolfson Room.

 We’re pleased to be able to offer books rests for use in the library – just ask library staff.