Patients’ data, how they are used and who they are shared with is a hot topic, and ever more important in modern healthcare. Concerns around data security are understandable, but […]
Month: November 2018
Zackary Berger’s weekly research reviews—19 November
Zackary Berger reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Scott Wilkes: Studying medicine has been for the privileged, but that’s got to change
Improving access to medical school is not just a question of “doing the right thing,” it’s critical for our profession […]
Linda Bauld: Why we need to keep talking about obesity and cancer
Obesity is predicted to become the biggest preventable cause of cancer among UK women in the next 25 years, overtaking smoking. This is mostly down to falling smoking rates, but […]
Estelle Jobson: Engaging with patients on the hospital soundscape
Mediating noise is one of the challenges of being in hospital, but patients can be part of the solution, says Estelle Jobson […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Regime, regimen, regiment, and regulation
As I have been discussing in the last few weeks, the Medicines Act 1968, whose 50th anniversary we have been celebrating, had major effects on, among many other things, the […]
Kieran Walsh: Why do we learn?
The current Olympic weight-lifting champion is Lasha Talakhadze. He can lift over 250 kg. This is an impressive feat for a human being—but a forklift truck can do considerably better. […]
Naomi Delap: There is a clear route to improving care for perinatal women and babies in custody
Recently published research has revealed the extent and nature of the risks and challenges experienced by perinatal women and their babies in the prison system in England. Urgent changes are […]
Jules Horton: Capturing lost voices by listening to patient’s solutions
Most agree that it is vitally important to find patient-led solutions for NHS problems. But how many sources of patient feedback are routinely overlooked or discarded? […]
Christina Pagel: Doctors and nurses can have an influence on Brexit to help protect the NHS
If nurses and doctors believe that the NHS will get worse after Brexit, they should spread this message—it could change minds, says Christina Pagel […]