On bmj.com today, researchers have found that a much cheaper treatment for wet age related macular degeneration causes no more side effects than the far more expensive licensed treatment. Zosia […]
Month: September 2014
Ian Bushfield: Respond to EMA and FDA consultations
On Monday 15 September, two important consultations (one by the EMA and one by the FDA) will close, ending the public’s opportunity to respond to these consultations and help defend the independent […]
Richard Smith: Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, live
When Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, was buying his Sunday papers a few weeks ago he encountered an elderly woman complaining that her newspaper didn’t contain the television […]
The BMJ Today: Watch out for the quiet ones
I’m always pleased to see that people keep an eye on changes that are announced quietly by big organisations. Jim Murray alerts us to a discreet switch made by the […]
David Kerr: An Apple a day keeps the doctor away?
It might be cool, but will it make a difference to health? This is still the unanswered question after the launch of the latest must-have device from Apple, 30 years […]
Jim Murray: What have medicines to do with health in the EU?
In the UK, the Department of Health is the “parent,” or sponsoring department, for the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). That seems reasonable. It would be surprising if […]
The BMJ Today: The perils of not keeping your mouth shut
A few weeks ago, I had to take parenteral antibiotics for a condition that was not improving with oral antibiotics. Moreover, in my native Portugal it is still common, for […]
The BMJ Today: Medical device regulation – still out of joint
The introduction of new orthopaedic implants has for some time been a major focus of attention within scientific and policy circles since concerns about certain devices used in total hip […]
Dawn Richards: A Canadian arthritis patient charter
In 2014 the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) undertook the creation of an Arthritis Patient Charter. The arthritis community in Canada has a history of collaboration, to which this project […]
Billy Boland: A lesson in perseverance
It did not feel like the end when I submitted my portfolio for the NHS Leadership Academy, and sure enough it was not. I’ve been asked to make amendments, and […]