There’s a growing consensus that publishing science through journals is a broken system. But who has the power to change it? Those who fund research have most power, which includes […]
Month: January 2017
Taryn Youngstein: Our NHS is not up for grabs, Mr Trump
A year ago, the idea that a property magnate come reality TV star could become the most powerful person on earth was unthinkable. A week ago, the idea that he […]
David Buck: It’s time to address the conundrum of children’s and young people’s health
In the past few years, our focus at The King’s Fund—on integration, new models of care, and increasingly, place-based population health systems—has been concerned with the physical and mental health […]
Scott Greer and Sarah Rominski: The global gag rule and what to do about it
Since Ronald Reagan, banning and un-banning the use of US aid to support agencies that discuss or refer patients for abortion services has been a partisan tradition. Republican presidents make […]
Kushal Patel: “Gagging the voice of women’s rights”
“This group just made it more difficult for women to get access to healthcare worldwide. You tell me what’s wrong with this picture,” laments the US Senator for California, Kamala Harris, […]
Nick Fahy: What does Brexit mean for health and social care?
On Tuesday 24 January, Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health gave evidence to the Health Committee of the House of Commons about how he plans to handle Brexit for […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—30 January 2017
NEJM 26 Jan 2017 Vol 376 Bezlotoxumab Bezlotoxumab is an antibody that offers passive protection against Clostridium difficile toxin. This trial shows that if you give it with anti-clostridial antibiotics, […]
Trish Greenhalgh: “Do doctors have a duty to hold their silence or to voice concern about Donald Trump’s health?”
Donald Trump may or may not have a mental illness. As a doctor, it would be unprofessional of me to comment on that question. Or would it? Like many liberal-minded […]
Chris Hopson: “We need to be honest and realistic about what is deliverable at the NHS front line”
The next significant step for NHS strategy and planning will be the Five Year Forward View delivery plan which NHS England say they will publish in March “setting out a […]
Vanessa Yarwood: Stories of Samos refugee camp—“The situation seems to be reaching boiling point”
Our team arrives on mass to the camp, greeted by cold steel fences criss-crossing up two metres high and crowned by coils of sharp barbs. This is juxtaposed by colourful […]