{"id":33504,"date":"2015-03-03T11:44:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T10:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=33504"},"modified":"2015-03-03T11:45:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T10:45:35","slug":"mortality-umbilical-clamping-penis-length","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2015\/03\/03\/mortality-umbilical-clamping-penis-length\/","title":{"rendered":"The BMJ Today: Mortality rates, umbilical clamping, and penis length"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clinical review<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Assessment and management of dementia<\/a><\/em>
\n\"sota_dementia2\"<\/a>Professor Helen C Kales and colleagues present a State of the Art Review on the assessment and management of dementia\u00a0and introduce the DICE approach.<\/p>\n

Research<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0Quality and Outcomes Framework scores<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Kontopantelis et al. publish a longitudinal spatial study on the relationship between the UK national primary care pay-for-performance programme, Quality and Outcomes Framework, (QOF), and all cause and cause specific premature mortality. Although mortality rates declined in the study period, there was no relationship between practice QOF scores and standardised all cause and specific cause mortality rates.<\/p>\n

In the linked editorial, Grant Russell asks does paying for performance<\/a> in primary care save lives? And suggests this paper may be seminal in suggesting no, social determinants play the biggest role.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Leading causes of death in England and Wales<\/a><\/em>
\nCardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death in men in England and Wales in 2013, whereas dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been the leading cause in women since 2012.<\/p>\n

\"clamping_umbilicalchord\"<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Umbilical cord clamping<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) report that umbilical cord clamping should not be done immediately in healthy, term babies but delayed where possible to improve neonatal iron levels.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Average length of flaccid to erect penis<\/a><\/em>
\nMen\u2019s health and body issues are often overlooked. However, a systematic review by Veale et al. has shown the average length of a flaccid penis is 9.16 cm and erect is 13.12cm. It is hoped knowing the range will help when counselling men.<\/p>\n

Emma Parish<\/strong>, editorial registrar, <\/em>The BMJ.<\/p>\n

I have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare. I am a clinical fellow of the National Medical Director\u2019s Clinical Fellow Scheme and paediatric trainee currently out of programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clinical review \u2022\u00a0Assessment and management of dementia Professor Helen C Kales and colleagues present a State of the Art Review on the assessment and management of dementia\u00a0and introduce the DICE approach. Research \u2022\u00a0Quality and Outcomes Framework scores Kontopantelis et al. publish a longitudinal spatial study on the relationship between the UK national primary care pay-for-performance […]<\/p>\n

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