Enabling patients to fully understand their diagnosis and treatment is something best done over a period of time, says Ceinwen Giles […]
Month: September 2017
David Gilbert: Why we need patient leaders
There’s not much point in training patient leaders unless there are meaningful opportunities for them in decision-making roles […]
Cervical cancer services are the next frontier for universal healthcare coverage in LMICs
We need sustained political commitment and strategic investments in cervical cancer prevention […]
Kieran Walsh: Cardiac arrests, catholic priests, and evidence-based clinical decision support
I used to work in a hospital that was run by nuns. Priests also had a role but they were very much in second place. The main job of the […]
Amy Price on shared medical appointments—just say no
It is premature to identify this strategy as medically helpful without clear outcomes and clinical trials, says Amy Price […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—18 September 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Performance
As I discussed last week, skills and knowledge constitute the art and science of medicine. To these the General Medical Council, in the first domain in its document Working with […]
Banalata Sen and Manu Gupta: Responding to India’s climate paradox of drought or deluge
Nearly all Indian towns and cities exist in a paradox: they are water scarce in dry seasons, yet prone to severe flooding during monsoons. Earlier this summer, the entire area of […]
Jeni Miller: Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are not so natural disasters
Human decisions are ramping up the intensity and frequency of such storms and making their consequences worse […]
Florence Wilcock: We need to help women navigate uncertainty during pregnancy
It’s our job to help women understand the impact of their choices, while avoiding judgment and being honest about our knowledge […]