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Month: January 2009

Richard Smith: Can poetry define health?

January 5, 2009

Reflecting on the challenge by Alex Jadad and Laura O’Grady to define health, I begin to conclude that it can’t be captured in a few words. Disease is a simple […]

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Guest writers, Richard SmithJohn Updike, Owen Barfield, poetry, W B Yeats, WHO4 Comments

Tony Waterston on the situation in Gaza

January 5, 2009

The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. We deplore the inadequate response of the Israeli and other world governments to the humanitarian crisis. The bombing of an already severely damaged […]

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Guest writersGaza, Human Rights, Palestinian territories28 Comments

Vidhya Alakeson on US health reform

January 5, 2009

As with his presidential campaign, Barack Obama’s approach to health reform will leave little to chance. His strategy for enacting the first major coverage expansion in more than 40 years […]

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Guest writers, US healthcareBarack Obama, health reforms, NICE, US0 Comments

Jeremy Laurance’s top medical development of 2008

January 5, 2009

What was the most significant medical development of 2008 and holds the greatest promise for 2009 and beyond? There is no shortage of candidates – polyclinics, Lord Darzi’s “once in […]

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Guest writersmedical progress, quality and safety in health care1 Comment
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