The theme of the 19th International AIDS Conference that took place in Washington, DC recently was “Turning the Tide Together.” It captured the inspiring optimism and momentum around HIV/AIDS. Fuelled […]
Month: August 2012
Richard Hurley: Extreme pornography and how doctors became the arbiters of decency
This week, the defendant in the latest in a spate of obscenity trials in the UK was found not guilty on all counts (see links to other recent cases in The Daily Telegraph and […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Olympic fatigue syndrome
Square eyes and pressure sores. Emotional exhaustion. Sensory overload. These Olympics are overwhelming. I need a rest. But, expecting symptoms of withdrawal in a few days. Thank goodness we haven’t […]
John Davies: “Sexist and ridiculous” synchronised swimming
At the Aquatics, the synchronized swimming events have started. I will get myself into trouble with what I say about these, but to me they are sexist, ridiculous and lacking […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 6 August 2012
JAMA 1 Aug 2012 Vol 308 465 Living with heart failure is a miserable business, and about 40% of patients with this label are clinically depressed. This is due […]
K M Venkat Narayan: Ten barriers to trans-disciplinary science
On August 2 I attended a stimulating and idealistic meeting on Trans-disciplinary Science for Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) and Global Health that was jointly organized by the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network […]
John Davies: An Olympics day off with Leonardo da Vinci
It’s my first day off from the Games today, as all the race swimming has finished, with diving and synchronised swimming still to go. With a major Olympic day in […]
Richard Smith: An open blog to Prime Minister David Cameron
Dear prime minister, I heard you give an inspiring speech earlier this week about how Britain was “open for business,” particularly in the life sciences. But when I arrived home […]
Olympic volunteer John Davies: Working with athletes
Working so closely to the athletes, you learn and see things that never appear on the TV screen. Tension must be a problem – these people have worked as long and […]
Penny Campling: Thoughts on a healthcare culture—part 2
I recently attended a symposium at the Tavistock Clinic entitled Cultures of Care: Cruelty and Kindness. As the Tavistock is a psychoanalytic institution, there was a lot of focus on […]