I couldn’t think properly as I had heart palpitations. I didn’t know anyone and felt properly under the microscope. I was stressed out but trying to be at my best. […]
Month: September 2018
Samira Rhoods: Putting future signals into context with scenario planning
“It’s 2037, the fourth industrial revolution has come and gone. The research landscape is highly automated and cloud based. Researchers are required to combine scientific qualifications with advanced programming and […]
Alex Nowbar’s research reviews—10 September 2018
This week we introduce the next of our three new columnists who will be writing our weekly research reviews […]
Ferelith Gaze: Five tests for the new NHS long term plan
The £20 billion NHS funding uplift announced in June, and the accompanying long-term plan, could mark a key point in the history of the NHS. The plan, and accompanying government […]
Between a doc and a hard case: a journey through liminality
Current healthcare pressures and a recent watershed medicolegal case have contributed to an uncomfortable climate for doctors and medical students. Reflective practice is under scrutiny, litigation is rife. Certainty and […]
Andy Whittamore: People with severe asthma are slipping through the net
An estimated 200,000 people in the UK may have severe asthma and not even know it, according to a new report by Asthma UK. The effectiveness of reliever inhalers and […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs—origin of the term
As I discussed last week, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) form a heterogeneous group of compounds, primarily defined by being anti-inflammatory and secondarily by not being steroids. The word “steroid”, which […]
The Jungle: Stories of suffering and hope
The experiences of people seeking asylum can be hard to hear, but we must listen […]
Will an opt-out organ transplant law save lives?
The recent decision in England to change the organ donation law from voluntary consent (opt-in) to presumed consent (opt-out) highlighted the debate around the best approach to organ donation. It […]
Lucy Selman: Reducing preventable stillbirth rates in the UK
More must be done—Nine babies every day is just too many […]