• Amid record breaking heat across the globe, including Europe and the UK, Fiona Godlee’s editor’s choice on climate change could not have been timed better. Citing the Pope’s recent encyclical on […]
Month: July 2015
Samir Dawlatly: When is a deal not a deal?
One of the questions I was taught to ask as a GP trainee when someone came to see me with symptoms that had been ongoing for a while was, “Why […]
William Cayley: Planning for uncertainty
Martin Marshall could not have said it better in his recent blog—the idea of the 10 minute consultation is a travesty . . . except that sometimes it is not. […]
Nicola Bedlington: Patient involvement in medical devices—an opportunity we may be missing
Patient involvement in health and social care is a fundamental right, and an operating principle of European healthcare systems. In the area of medicines patients are recognised as experts and […]
Marika Davies: Standing up to disrespectful doctors
Media reports that chip away at the confidence the public has in doctors occur regrettably often. A recent case in Virginia, USA, in which a patient recorded offensive comments made […]
The BMJ Today: Too much of a good thing?
• A new research paper shows that 110 highly prolific authors contributed to one third of the evidence base for glucose lowering treatment; of these, 44% were company employees and 56% were […]
Rethinking human resources for health in post-earthquake Nepal
Attracting, distributing, and retaining health workers remain a challenge in Nepal. In 2011, Nepal had 0.04 doctors and 0.23 nurses per 1000 people, against a World Health Organization benchmark of 2.3 […]
James Raftery: Ever higher cancer drug prices—driven by US policies and genetic sequencing
The high prices charged by companies for cancer drugs has led to lots of speculation, but very little explanation. The most interesting attempt to explain these high prices has been […]
Michael Wilks: Climate change—action at a national and global level is essential
The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change was published on 23 June. A previous commission, established jointly by The Lancet and University College London, described climate change as […]
The BMJ Today: Healthcare in war
• Who is taking care of civilians and fighters’ medical needs in parts of Iraq and Syria taken over by the Islamic state? Duncan Gardham reports that doctors have been […]