South Africa suffers from a “quadruple burden” of disease—infectious disease, particularly AIDS and TB; trauma from road traffic injuries and violence; perinatal and maternal health problems; and non-communicable disease. I […]
Month: March 2011
Ivan Perry on stammering
The film “The King’s Speech” which portrays King George VI of England’s life long struggle with a stammer and his relationship with Lionel Logue, his speech therapist, has raised the […]
Mervyn Dean on the end of his trip to Tanzania
This will be my last blog from Tanzania. I’m going to spend a couple of days visiting the island of Zanzibar – pure vacation, nothing to do with work – and […]
Matthew Billingsley: Telehealthcare, integration and innovation
Last week I attended the International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare at the King’s Fund, which was an opportunity to discuss the current opportunities in telehealthcare. The focal point for […]
Muir Gray: Viva Wittgenstein
The single greatest influence on my work has been the inscrutable, often incomprehensible Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher and MRC Lab Technician. Much of his writing I find very difficult. The early […]
Martin McShane: Phoenix – myth or reality?
I attended, what I think, was the last National Patient Safety Forum last week. I have been a member since it was set up following the publication of Safety First. […]
Tony Delamothe: TED Day 3: Of revolutions, algorithms, and wonder
By the end of the third day it was clear that one of the major conference themes had become “Revolution 2.0,” political upheaval facilitated by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. In […]
Monica Jackson: the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake
Two minutes’ silence were observed on Tuesday to mark one week passing since the earthquake. I was in the hospital canteen and at the end of the silence a prayer […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 7 March 2011
JAMA 2 Mar 2011 Vol 305 913 A friend recently began a piece on outcomes research with Bishop Joseph Butler’s maxim, “Every thing is what it is, and not some […]
Tony Delamothe: TED Day Two: The many paths to changing the world
Day 2 began with a choice: a clinic on sand sculpting or breakfast with Al Gore, both scheduled to begin at 7am. I felt I owed it to the VP. […]