Editorial

Is opportunistic screening for AF in general practice worthwhile? - p5

Research reviews

Corticosteroid therapy for asthma raises risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures - p7

Prediabetes associated with increased risk of CVD and all-cause mortality - p8

Engagement with HCV therapy linked to lower deaths from all causes in injecting drug users - p9

Symposium

Diagnosis and management of abdominal aortic aneurysm - p11-14

Suspected cardiac syncope requires urgent investigation - p15-20

Special Report

Prompt diagnosis can improve outcomes in multiple sclerosis - p21-25

CPD

CPD exercise - October 2020 - p27-28

Other sections

Extracts from British and foreign journals - 1870 - p29

Counter-irritation, by blister or percussion, in spinal therapeutics - p30

Haslam

How does memory work? - p31