Two days ago a terrible tragedy occurred in Gaza and the day before that in Israel – both involving innocent children. In Gaza, an errant tank shell hit the building […]
Year: 2009
Mark Clarfield on Israeli Arab patients in time of war
Someone less than familiar with Israel might wonder how during this crisis we handle Israeli Arab patients who walk around the hospital in a bright red kaffieh and use the […]
Philipp du Cros on drug resistant tuberculosis
My name is Philipp du Cros and I work in the Manson Unit of Médecins Sans Frontières UK, providing assistance to our programmes treating tuberculosis (TB). This year I have […]
Birte Twisselmann on BMJ in the news
Although the medical myths from the BMJ‘s Christmas issue are still making headlines, it’s difficult teenagers that have caught the media’s attention this week. A research paper (with accompanying podcast) […]
Liz Wager’s 15th century wisdom on PowerPoint
I use PowerPoint when I’m giving a presentation, and still believe that it’s a helpful tool if used carefully. I agree with other critics such as Trisha Greenhalgh, that slides […]
Peter Lapsley opens up with closing down
I make no apology for beginning with a sad but salutary tale. Governments are charged with spending their health budgets wisely and to best advantage. The prevention of illness – […]
Ohad Oren wants to preserve the beauty of medicine
The news item was embedded in the margin of the paper. “100 Years Ago – In Our Pages,” subtitled “1908: Fraud Beauty Doctor” would have attracted the attention of anyone […]
Mark Clarfield on a hospital under rocket fire
My hospital, the main institution serving southern Israel, has come under rocket fire since the very first day of the war. As a result, there have been far reaching changes […]
Mike Gill on climate change: the time for non-violent direct action has come
December was an important month in the struggle to avert human-induced climate change. First, Ed Miliband, the UK energy and climate change minister, called for mass action to pressure governments […]
Mark Clarfield at the southern Israeli front
Despite all of the problems working as a doctor in southern Israel during these trying times, life must go on. For example, I really had to get my car serviced today. So […]