Daniel Shaw

A new experimental task reveals distinct styles of engagement on social networking sites associated with different perceptions of social connectedness.

A woman in her late 50s presented with reduced mobility and a 16 month history of progressive leg swelling, lethargy, myalgia, weight loss, and bleeding gums. She had a history of fibromyalgia and hypothyroidism and had been given a diagnosis of venous insufficiency by her general practitioner. She took levothyroxine, gabapentin, carbamazepine, and co-codamol regularly and used emollients on her lower legs. She neither smoked nor drank alcohol. She reported consuming a limited diet of fish and bread for around 20 years. Her cardiovascular, respiratory, and abdominal examinations were all normal, and no lymphadenopathy was detected. Cutaneous examination showed bilateral, tender, pitting oedema with induration on the lower legs and widespread petechiae and purpura (fig 1). There were areas of bruising on the patient’s arms and legs and nail bed haemorrhages on her fingers. Several …

The news cycle at the start of 2024 has been dominated by the ongoing fallout of the Post Office scandal. This concerns the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters and postmistresses after faulty computer software calculated money was missing from post office branches. A broadcast dramatisation of the scandal, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, served as a powerful catalyst in pushing it into public consciousness and up the political agenda.

The Defamation Act 2013 came into full force on 1 January 2014.

The Defamation Act 2013 came into full force on 1 January 2014.