Reducing mental ill health in the UK remains a significant policy challenge for government. Just over 6 million working age people have mental health […]
Month: October 2016
Jonny Martell: Opening a dialogue in mental health
I was there the first time my father saw the psychiatrist. I think it was the only time, in his study at home. I remember I was seated behind him, […]
Tim Lobstein: Can wearable technology help patients tackle obesity?
Technology offers solutions to many health problems, but can the new generation of wearable sensors help patients manage their weight? Experience from an EU funded project suggests that there are […]
Polly Moyer: On balance, we’re making progress
Balance Awareness Week (BAW) 2016 recently took place. Given that I have to co-exist with a rare condition that affects my balance I can’t say that I was an impartial […]
Iain Chalmers: Should the Cochrane logo be accompanied by a health warning?
The birth of the Cochrane logo Twenty four summers ago I asked David Mostyn to design a logo to illustrate the objectives of the soon-to-be-opened Cochrane Centre. He did a […]
Richard Smith: Can the NHS ever manage to analyse data to improve patient care?
In order to improve patient outcomes the NHS badly needs to collect data on all that is happening, analyse it intelligently, and present the information to clinicians and managers in […]
Neville Goodman’s Metaphor Watch: Not a raft unless it’s flat and keeps you afloat
Raft has three primary meanings (COD): a flat buoyant structure or small boat; a floating mass of fallen trees, ice, etc.; foundation concrete for a building. From the second meaning […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—17 October 2016
NEJM 13 Oct 2016 Vol 375 Outcomes and choices This week’s print NEJM contains mostly papers I’ve already commented on—notably, Gilbert Welch’s important study of mammography and breast cancer outcomes […]
Sian M Griffiths: How to implement handwashing with soap in schools
11 March 2016 was an important day for global public health. It was the day the UN adopted a hygiene indicator as part of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6–the goal […]
After Hurricane Matthew: The fight to prevent a cholera epidemic in Haiti
Cholera has been in Haiti since shortly after the earthquake in 2010. Before Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti this month, it was predicted there would be 50 000 cases by the end […]