The Singularity, when men merge with machines and become immortal, is “pencilled in” for 2045. I learn this from Irish journalist Mark O’Connell’s meetings with transhumanists described in his book […]
Month: May 2017
Sarah Walpole: Managing conflicts of interest in today’s NHS
In February NHS England (NHSE) published revised guidance on the management of conflicts of interest (COI). NHSE created a “Task and Finish Group” to consult with stakeholders and produce the […]
Mark Taylor: What impact does research have?
The impact of research has to be defined in terms of patient benefit, says Mark Taylor […]
Martin Marshall: I’m an uncertainty specialist
Are you a disease denier or a disease monger? Good GPs can only make sense by being both, argues Martin Marshall […]
Leah Desmond: Irish women and access to abortion
Recently The Citizen’s Assembly voted in favour of all women in the Republic of Ireland being able to access a legal abortion. This was monumental and an outcome that was unexpected. The Citizen’s […]
Daniel Benamouzig: President Macron and his health policies
What impact will Emmanuel Macron’s plans for health have in France and will he be able to deliver them? […]
Clare Macdonald: Primary care can play an important part in supporting breast feeding
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that infants should be exclusively breast fed until 6 months of age, and then to 2 years and beyond alongside complementary foods. [1] Despite this […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—8 May 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Emma Parish: The impact of not having enough staff is exhausting and detrimental to patient care
Last week I was at a conference discussing joy at work. This was the same week as the State of Child Health Report was released by the Royal College of […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Knowledge
As I discussed last week, new knowledge, not in itself research, is an important outcome of research and, through diffusion and dissemination, a tool for further research. GN, meaning to […]