NEJM 21 Jan 2016 Vol 374 Share data or be damned OL The most important article this week also appears on the websites of JAMA, The BMJ, Annals of Internal […]
Month: January 2016
Kamal R Mahtani on utilising systematic reviews: Is another trial necessary or ethical?
You don’t have to look too far to see the benefits of systematic reviews and their summary results. The well known Cochrane logo depicts a real example, highlighting the value […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Fifty up
This is the fiftieth blog in my “When I Use a Word” series. You’ve been counting, of course. To appreciate fully the range of words that imply “five” and “fifth”, […]
Richard Smith: Calculating our debt to the old
My mother, who has had no short term memory for nine years, has lived in a nursing home for almost three years. I visit her most weeks, but I constantly […]
Steve Ruffenach: Tech, my new medical assistant
I have a new medical assistant (MA) and I’m trying to learn how to get along with him. My new MA is named Tech and I bet you have one […]
Peter Doshi: Roche to publicly post trial protocols—just kidding
“Thirdly, we will post the protocol of our trials as they are started and the results of trials once they are completed on two websites which are available to the […]
Luqmaan Malik: Inside Zaatari—Jordan’s largest refugee camp
“Thank you for remembering us and being here.” These were the grateful words of a Syrian man who had migrated to Jordan in the wake of the conflict in Syria. […]
Ahmed Rashid on “Goldilocks Medicine”: the quest for “just right”
Week after week, NHS general practitioners receive messages about changes they should consider making to their clinical practice. These messages come from national and local guidelines, research papers, blogs, social […]
Andrew Moscrop: Should we extend NHS charges for overseas visitors and migrants?
Jeremy Hunt has been talking “tough measures.” Not junior doctors’ contracts, but migrants. Overseas visitors and migrants who get sick in Britain should be charged for using A&E and primary […]
BMA research into end of life care: Consulting patients is a step in the right direction
The BMA’s consultation with doctors and members of the public on their views and perceptions of end of life care and the assisted dying debate is a welcome step forward. […]