There is a picture of a vending machine that went viral. This is because a note was placed on the glass that describes how many of us feel: “the light […]
Month: July 2018
Jacky Davis: It is no longer credible for opponents of assisted dying to claim it cannot be implemented in the UK
Noel Conway, a terminally-ill man who wants to be helped to die, recently lost his legal challenge at the Court of Appeal. Conway, a 68 year old lecturer, dying from […]
Christine Roffe on Gary Ford: Transforming the treatment of stroke
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is highlighting seven research legends whose work has shaped the NHS, as part of its celebrations for the NHS’s 70th birthday and the […]
Unreported clinical trial of the week: Effects of Hydrocortisone and D-Cycloserine on fear extinction in Veterans with PTSD (NCT00674570)
Nick DeVito and Ben Goldacre Background The US FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA 2007) requires certain clinical trials to report their results onto ClinicalTrials.gov within one year of completion. Our FDAAA TrialsTracker shows […]
Why we’re giving our “Ebola Medals” back to the UK government
We were extremely proud to represent the UK and the NHS in the government’s response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014/5, and were honoured with medals for […]
Anita Charlesworth: Do we want a sustainable NHS enough to agree to higher taxes?
Whatever constitutes essential reading for doctors, the last edition of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s fiscal sustainability report seems unlikely to make the shortlist. The OBR’s job is to speak […]
Shaun Griffin: Broad societal debate should inform the use of genome editing in reproduction
Over the last year, I’ve seen many global media stories documenting the incredible technical progress made by researchers using a method of genome editing called CRISPR-Cas9. The purpose is to […]
Combining the day job with time for training and tea
How does an anaesthetist for a busy vascular surgery operating list combine the day job with time for training and time for tea breaks? What if anaesthesia colleagues paired up […]
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews—23 July 2018
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Carl Macrae: Healthcare safety investigations must offer a safe space for learning
When things go wrong in healthcare, and when patients are harmed, one of the most urgent priorities is to learn from what has happened, so that similar problems do not […]