Pity the politician tasked with addressing over a thousand psychiatrists on the state of mental health services. At last week’s International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, such a […]
Month: July 2015
David Lock: Who has a legal duty to fund post-trial treatment?
If someone has been in a clinical trial, do they have a legal right to ongoing treatment for as long as treatment is clinically appropriate where the clinical trial was […]
Aditya J Nanavati: A fat(e)al flaw
The concepts of fate and destiny are rooted in the cultural fabric of India. Even though these concepts have provided people with solace in the most difficult times, I believe […]
The BMJ Today: Which paper should The BMJ be most proud of publishing?
• To mark 20 years of being online we asked 20 readers from the UK and around the world—including Jane Dacre, David Haslam, Jocalyn Clarke, and Samiran Nundy—to nominate their top […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—6 July 2015
NEJM 2 July 2015 Vol 373 11 Liraglutide for weight loss. Like the second Iraq war, we knew for years that it was coming. The propaganda was laid out well […]
Toby Shipway: Too hot to handle—hyperthermia in the V8’s
The spectacle and ceremony of the V8’s came to Darwin recently. Personalised saloon cars, a little like my grandfather used to drive, have been rebuilt and given a mechanical boost […]
The BMJ Today: Missed appointments, mandatory vaccination, and saying sorry
• The stretch on NHS resources may reach patient’s own pockets, the health secretary has announced. Speaking on BBC1 Question Time on 2 July, Jeremy Hunt emphasised that the introduction […]
Richard Smith: Do dreams have meaning? The great divide
The other night in a dream I saw my father, who died 11 years ago. He was very clear, recently shaved, with his hair combed and in full colour. He […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Breaking bad
Metanalysis is when you break a word badly. It’s defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “the reinterpretation of the form of a word, resulting in the creation of a […]
Tom Moberly: Showing patients what they are worth
Printing the cost of drugs on their packaging is one of Jeremy Hunt’s latest ideas for helping the health service save money. Arguing that patients need to use NHS resources […]