There is nothing more mundane than trying to educate people to, “lose weight, exercise, and eat vegetables,” right? Yet, there was a breath of fresh air with Alessandro Demaio’s appearance […]
Month: November 2013
Tejshri Shah: Children and adolescents in conflict—survival alone is not enough
When I was asked to write about the research gaps in paediatric mental health research in conflict settings my first reaction was to shout about the unmet need in mental […]
Edward Davies: The assassination of JFK and cholesterol
The American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions have rolled into Dallas this week and the city is awash with two conversations: whether the latest cholesterol guidelines will result in the gross […]
Pat Harrold on why Ireland is forging ahead with plain packaging for cigarettes
We Irish are good at many things. We are world leaders in literature, music and, occasionally, rugby. Lately we have become famous for tobacco control. Ireland became the first country […]
Edward Davies: Open data – are you a great big hypocrite?
During the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association I spoke to several people and attended a session with several speakers on the importance of open data. On the availability […]
Tony Waterston: Opening the Black Box on weapons of mass destruction?
Probably, chemical weapons aren’t at the top of most doctors’ minds in the UK. In the Middle East, where they have been used extensively in recent years and most tragically […]
William Cayley: Doing more with less in healthcare
The newer the better—or so it seems in much of commercialized medicine. At least in “developed” or “higher income” countries, medical innovation seems inextricably tied with commercial endeavors, which often […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—18 November 2013
NEJM 14 Nov 2013 Vol 369 1880 As the Affordable Care Act splutters into action in the USA, JAMA devotes a whole issue to discussing the problems of healthcare in […]
Jim Murray: Will governments support transparency for clinical trials?
Criticism of EU law is often aimed at an amorphous “Brussels,” but in many cases member states are the problem—as with the proposal to revise the Clinical Trials Directive. The […]
Gopi Gopinath: The future of India’s urban health
The healthcare scenario in India is one of the most serious concerns facing the nation today. Although globally India has earned a reputation for its inexpensive medical tourism (healthcare costs […]