Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Month: October 2018
Samir Dawlatly: Advancing healthcare—less self-improvement, more system development
Healthcare systems are notoriously bad at embracing innovative change. The reasons for this are many, complex, and ultimately frustrating for those trying to bring about change—even those who don’t stand […]
Richard Smith: Managing hypertension in low and middle income countries—the Sri Lanka story
A billion people in the world have hypertension, and without intervention it will be 1.5 billion by 2025. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that hypertension is the major global […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . The Medicines Act 1968, Data Sheets, and Summaries of Product Characteristics
Last week, during my exploration of the Medicines Act 1968, I discussed its provisions in relation to the promotion of sales of medicinal products, and the idea of a data […]
Esmée Hanna: Patient dignity must be central to appropriate disposal of body parts
Dignity in healthcare should be enacted at every step of a patient’s care, including when parts of people’s bodies have to be disposed of, says Esmée Hanna […]
Matt Morgan: Health is not the lack of disease
Do we need a new breed of doctor to concentrate on function rather than malfunction? […]
Diversifying and decolonising the medical curriculum
Faye Gishen and Amali Lokugamage As patient populations grow increasingly diverse and complex, doctors and medical students should be equipped with the skills and knowledge to treat patients from minority […]
Giles Maskell: Time to put place based rivalry to rest
No one is by definition a better doctor because they work at a particular site […]
Sinéad Howley: We must not become complacent about folic acid supplementation
Folic acid is to be added to UK flour, according to newspaper reports. The Guardian report that ministers have agreed to folic acid fortification in an effort to reduce birth […]
Bistra Zheleva: Children, patients, and the young at last have a voice at the UN meeting on NCDs
The greater presence of young people and patients is an encouraging sign that the agenda is shifting, says Bistra Zheleva […]