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 […]
Month: January 2009
Tony Waterston on the situation in Gaza
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 […]
Vidhya Alakeson on US health reform
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 […]
Jeremy Laurance’s top medical development of 2008
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 […]