Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (ca 780-850; picture) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who lived during the Caliphate of the Abbasids, a dynasty that ruled in Baghdad from 750 […]
Month: August 2017
David Gilbert: Asking “What matters to you?”
Asking “What matters to you?” rather than “what’s the matter?” has become a clever bit of reframing within the health service, intended as a phrase to re-imagine the relationship between […]
Philippa Whitford: How Scotland’s NHS took a cooperative approach to quality improvement
While the four UK health services face the same challenges—increased demand due to an ageing population, workforce shortages, and tight finances—they have diverged considerably since devolution and the Nuffield Trust […]
Salah Ibrahim Dongu’du: Too few organisations are responding to huge needs in war-torn Yemen
I recently completed my third humanitarian mission in Yemen with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). I arrived in April 2015, just after the war escalated and the bombing started. During most […]
Claire McDaniel and Daniel Marchalik: The future of genetics—how far is too far?
The Doctor’s Book Club Siddhartha Mukherjee—The Gene All is now secure and fast; Not the gods can shake the Past; Flies-to the adamantine door Bolted down forevermore. Ralph Waldo Emerson […]
Clare Gerada: Mental illness among doctors—it’s time to address systemic problems
Staff should receive the same compassion they give to their patients […]
Richard Smith: Humanity is dying—it’s time to switch to palliative care
We should accept that humanity is dying and switch from cure to palliation—just as wise patients do at the end of their lives. This is the core of an argument from […]
Gillian Leng: Do we trust the experts?
Avoiding conflicts of interest in a guideline committee is now recognised internationally as being one of the most important aspects of creating robust guidance. At NICE, we’ve reflected this in […]
Altaf Hussain and David Jenkins: Pellet gun injuries in Kashmir
The nature of civil conflicts and wars is changing, with civilian deaths far exceeding the number of military fatalities. [1] The effect of weapons on civilians is widespread in ways […]
Wendy Mitchell: I have dementia and I take part in research. Here’s why
Wendy Mitchell, who has young onset dementia, writes about taking part in dementia research, being valued, and opportunities to change the future. Imagine being given a diagnosis of young onset […]