There is increasing evidence that for cultural reasons, women are unlikely to use condoms if their family planning method was satisfied through a long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) and that […]
Month: June 2010
Domhnall Macauley on Regina Benjamin, the Surgeon General of the US
One of her ambitions is to climb Kilimanjaro. It’s a tough climb even for a determined and committed woman like Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States. And, if […]
Sami Ansari: Five Stages of Bereavement
Kubler-Ross Bereavement System change e.g. IT Denial Resistance Anger Anger Bargaining Bargaining Depression Acceptance Acceptance Frustration […]
Frances Mortimer: Going green saves money in kidney care
The quest for financial savings was a recurring theme at the British Renal Society/Renal Association (BRS/RA) annual conference last month, and the green nephrology programme had plenty to offer. At […]
Richard Smith: The rise and rise of “polypathology”
Almost unnoticed by medical schools and health systems the nature of health care has changed radically. The traditional medical model is “patient admitted, diagnosed, treated, cured, sent home,” and the […]
Domhnall MacAuley on tackling sedentary lifestyles
Twenty five percent of children age 2 have a television in their bedroom, as do 65% of all children. Is it any wonder that physical activity is a concern. In his […]
Andrew Burd on ‘deadly cosmetic surgery’
One of the sessions I attended at the 15th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Indonesian Association of Plastic Surgeons in Balikpapan was on patient safety. It is incredible to think that […]
Muza Gondwe on Gondolosi – African Viagra
I first came across it on a weekend sojourn to Lilongwe from Blantyre in Malawi. On the drive up to Lilongwe, the guys took an unscheduled pit stop in a […]
Frances Dixon on medical education about menstruation
A couple of weeks ago my year-group had to plan and carry out an experiment as part of our teaching. I won’t bother going into details, but this experiment involved […]
Wim Weber on the future of scientific publishing
On 28 and 29 May a small, but highly engaged audience appeared in Leiden for the 3rd European Conference on Scientific Publishing in Biomedicine and Medicine. The printing press made […]