The announcement of a pause in the progress of the legislative process has been serendipitous for me. It coincided with a series of events where I could listen to a […]
Year: 2011
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 18 April 2011
JAMA 13 Apr 2011 Vol 305 1441 The old JAMAs were comfortable: they looked good and I looked forward to getting into them – there was a nice feeling, like […]
Sarah Welsh: How much exercise is too much?
Tomatoes are good for you, right? They are filled with antioxidants, good for the heart, and associated with decreased risk of cancer. Likewise, exercise is good for you. It improves […]
Kailash Chand: No confidence in Andrew Lansley
With the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) no confidence vote in Andrew Lansley, it is generally accepted that it is no longer possible to have a rational debate on the […]
David Kerr: Twitterology
The NHS is in love with the airline industry. The idea of checklists before operations has really caught on, and increasingly ex-airline people are being placed in advisory roles for […]
David Colquhoun: The A to Z of the wellbeing industry: from angelic reiki to patient-centred care
Nobody could possibly be against wellbeing. It would be like opposing motherhood and apple pie. There is a whole spectrum of activities under the wellbeing banner, from the undoubtedly well-meaning […]
Cheryl Rofer on the BEIR VII report
I’ve been looking for numbers. What is the probability of a radiation dose of x millisieverts producing a cancer? I should have found the BEIR VII report, BEIR standing for […]
Muir Gray: We need bilingual clinicians for population medicine
Without diluting the clinician’s traditional commitment to the individual patient, the clinical community also has a broader responsibility to the community that provides the resources for health services. The new responsibilities […]
Peter Labib and Jeremy Jordan: Conducting research in developing countries can be as challenging as climbing Everest
The elective is the highlight of a medical student’s time at medical school. As keen trekkers, we decided to conduct a project in Nepal on the effects of altitude on […]
Tiago Villanueva: Financial austerity and health in Portugal
Financial austerity in Europe has been a hot topic in the news lately. But the spotlight in Europe over the past few weeks has definitely been on a small and […]