Appeals for information, transparency, and openness are the focus of three articles recently published in The BMJ. From breast cancer screening leaflets to media reporting and medical training, it seems […]
Month: April 2014
Trish Groves: Media reaction to the updated Cochrane reviews on Tamiflu and Relenza
The two updated Cochrane reviews on the benefits and harms in influenza of the neuraminidase inhibitors oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) attracted lots of attention after The BMJ published them earlier this month. This […]
Estrella Lasry: Malaria control in emergencies—time for action
A lunar landscape, cracked earth, and scorching heat. 4,000 rudimentary tents made from wooden poles and plastic sheeting. And people everywhere, 95% of them women and children, according to camp […]
The BMJ Today: The good and the bad news for doctors and patients
When it comes to interacting with patients, most doctors’ working days, regardless of the setting, include a combination of breaking both good and bad news. It is extremely rewarding when, […]
Trish Groves: How bloggers responded to the updated Cochrane reviews on Tamiflu and Relenza
My earlier blog outlined BMJ reader feedback to the two updated Cochrane reviews on the benefits and harms in influenza of the neuraminidase inhibitors oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). But the two research articles also […]
Sean Roche: Is excessive bureaucracy unethical?
In subjecting the bureaucratic machine underpinning the NHS to ethical scrutiny, I suggest that we adhere to a basic premise: that it is ethically incumbent on a public health service […]
The BMJ Today: Reporting patient safety concerns and prescribing cannabinoids
How would you raise concerns if you felt that clinical practice was below standard in your hospital or surgery and patient safety was being compromised? Do you and your teams […]
Trish Groves: Reader responses to updated Cochrane reviews on Tamiflu and Relenza
It’s nearly two weeks since The BMJ published two updated Cochrane reviews on the benefits and harms in influenza of the neuraminidase inhibitors oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). These research […]
The BMJ Today: Consent, discrimination, and the liver
What’s the matter with care.data? “It’s consent, stupid,” says Margaret McCartney in her latest No Holds Barred column. A leaflet is not sufficient to convey the complex issues around data […]
Desmond O’Neill: Expanding the imaginarium of ageing
My most formative experience in gerontology was a student gap year in Marseille. A volunteer with Les Petits Frères des Pauvres, a charmingly radical organisation dedicated to improving life for […]