Anneliese Synnot and David Synnot A few months ago I received a text message from mum that made my heart sink: “Dad’s been diagnosed with a torn knee meniscus. We’re […]
Month: August 2018
Zackary Berger’s journal reviews—28 August 2018
This week we introduce the first of our three new columnists who will be writing our weekly research reviews […]
Rachel Clarke: Senator John McCain’s surprising lesson for doctors
McCain’s advice about communication has lessons for doctors, says Rachel Clarke […]
Victoria Crowe: Error in radiology and the danger of “20/20 vision in hindsight”
During the early stages of training in radiology there is limited independent practice and much of your work is supervised or signed off by a senior colleague prior to a […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Non-diseases
What makes a good definition? There are five guidelines: • A good definition describes all the essential attributes of the definiendum, the thing being defined. To define something (Latin definire) […]
Universal health coverage can best be achieved by public systems
Expanding coverage by ushering in the private sector results in inequities in access, argue Ramya Kumar and Anne-Emanuelle Birn […]
Kelly A. Foks and Crispijn L. van den Brand: CT decision guidelines in patients with minor head injury
As a neurologist and emergency physician, we see many patients with minor head injuries at the emergency department. We know that one or two in a hundred may have what […]
Helen Macdonald: How we label life experiences can lead to overdiagnosis
Helen Macdonald wraps up some final thoughts from the last day of Preventing Overdiagnosis […]
Helen Macdonald: Big people, big data, and big problems
Helen Macdonald discusses the key points from the 2nd day of Preventing Overdiagnosis […]
Giles Maskell: Scanxiety
We are all going to be feeling more of it in the future […]