No one can be in any doubt, after the referendum campaign, that large parts of the British print media have abandoned any attempt at balance. A detailed study by academics […]
Month: June 2016
John King: The Oracle has Spoken
I stand on a cliff top and ask my dog to bark twice if it doesn’t want me to jump. It fails to bark so I jump. That is a […]
David McCoy: Brexit, despondency, and hope
For many who work to promote the universal right to health, Brexit has brought despondency. While some people voted Leave on the back of democratic and progressive arguments, many who […]
Soham D Bhaduri: The NEET-PG could be an opportunity to transform India’s medical education
The Indian government has seemingly assented to the NEET-PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Post Graduate) as a common exit cum entrance exam for those who’ve achieved their MBBS and want […]
Nicky Cullum: Brexit and nursing
The NHS does not have enough nurses and midwives with a vacancy rate for nurses of around 10% (and higher in London). The majority of NHS trusts have been actively […]
Chris Ham: What can the NHS in England learn from Scotland?
I was in Glasgow recently speaking at the annual NHS Scotland conference. I took the opportunity to meet national and local leaders to discuss areas of common concern. Three programmes of […]
Martin McKee: Brexit and health—the confusion grows
When I wrote my last BMJ blog it was within hours of the result of the EU referendum. I admitted freely that, despite having studied the EU extensively for three […]
William Cayley: What happened? A US doctor on Brexit
What just happened? Sitting in my clinical office in rural Wisconsin, the outcome of the “Brexit” vote seems quite far away—yet the day after 23 June’s vote, the shock and surprise […]
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews—27 June 2016
NEJM 23 Jun 2016 Vol 374 Adolescent BMI: big data, little meaning 2430 “How might adolescent BMI affect adult cardiovascular mortality? In our study, we could not control for important […]
Reena Aggarwal: Are junior doctors going to vote for the new contract proposal?
Junior doctors are caught in a maelstrom; voting for or against a contract that is the best offer yet proposed, but with questions about its fairness, safety, and practical application […]