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Month: March 2015
Andrew McIntosh: How can we improve cricket helmet standards?
There has been renewed interest in cricket helmets for a few reasons: the Cricket World Cup, the death of Phillip Hughes, and a relatively new British Standard for cricket helmets. […]
The BMJ Today: Alcohol, NSAIDS, and improving end of life care
• Health campaigners have condemned tax breaks on alcohol announced by the UK government. Ian Gilmore, chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, calls this move “thoroughly shameful,” given the […]
Victor Montori: Clinical evidence for the Brave New World of multimorbidity
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used […]
A public health commentary on India’s draft National Health Policy 2015
The Indian government’s draft National Health Policy 2015 clearly articulates its goals and principles going forward, which is a laudable departure from previous policy pronouncements. It is very candid in its acceptance of […]
Elizabeth Loder: Has the American Board of Internal Medicine lost its way?
Elizabeth Loder examines the emergence of organized US physician opposition to revalidation requirements. Something remarkable is happening right now in American medicine. A unified physician movement has emerged that cuts […]
Juliet Dobson: Breast may be best, but it’s also a huge challenge
News of a new study published yesterday in Lancet Global Health, which shows that breast feeding is linked with higher IQ, was music to my ears. I am the mother […]
The BMJ Today: Are you worried about your cardiovascular risk?
• Sudden cardiac death is the main cause of medical death in athletes. Despite the fact that many cases of sudden cardiac death in athletes aged less than 35 are […]
Richard Hurley: Multimedia, interaction, gamification: what does tomorrow’s medical journal article look like?
The internet has made it ridiculously easy to access information. Traditional media outlets like The BMJ are having to compete even harder with each other for attention. The internet has also […]
Julia Pakpoor: Sir Terry Pratchett’s legacy to the right to die
The literary world is grieving the death of author Sir Terry Pratchett, who was knighted for his services to literature and who has sold more than 65 million books. The […]