If drug importation was allowed, nearly 40% of off-patent drugs with limited US competition could have enough competitors to help ensure low prices […]
Month: March 2018
Richard Lehman’s journal review—19 March 2018
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Krishna Chinthapalli: What Stephen Hawking taught us about determination to live and succeed
Stephen Hawking transcended astrophysics and physical disability to become the most famous scientist in the last half-century. Aside from his research output on black holes and cosmology, he received numerous […]
Samantha Anthony: Career breaks should be supported, not feared
We owe it to ourselves and to our patients to take time out when we need to […]
Robertson and Nicholls: The problems associated with fist clenching at venepuncture
We, former colleagues, now retired and living 12,000 miles apart, have both recently undergone investigation of blood biochemistry entailing repeated venepuncture by phlebotomists with varying levels of experience. On each […]
Rammya Mathew: Acknowledging clinician bias in shared decision making
A piece of improvement work I’ve been involved in has thrown up some questions for me around anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation (AF). Quality and Outcomes Framework data indicates that we […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Criteria
In 1965 Sir Austin (“Tony”) Bradford Hill, professor emeritus of medical statistics in the University of London, gave a lecture to the Royal Society of Medicine’s newly formed Section of […]
Jane Morris: Rising admissions for eating disorders—we need to close the revolving door of treatment and relapse
Clinicians in the UK are unable to offer their best service as a result of overwhelming demand and reduced staffing […]
Irial Eno: The case of Albert Thompson is abhorrent, but not exceptional
Seventy years ago, the NHS was created with bold principles at its core, two of which are particularly relevant at this time: that it be free at the point of […]
Chris Simms: The British and Canadian health systems at 70 and 60
As both healthcare systems celebrate landmark years, they also share similar threats to their continued survival […]