Sarah Wollaston and Paul Williams say why they are tabling an amendment in favour of a People’s Vote […]
Year: 2018
Abraar Karan: Has the physical exam had its day?
The physical exam needs to change to make the most of technological advancements, says Abraar Karan […]
Fran Baum: Why the 4th People’s Health Assembly is an important event for global health equity
Doctors, public health workers, and people from the welfare and environmental sectors are gathering in Savar, Bangladesh, at the Gonoshasthaya Kendra University for the 4th People’s Health Assembly (PHA4) which […]
Pallavi Bradshaw: Punishing doctors unfairly for clinical error will not advance patient safety
As doctors become more fearful of medical error, the open culture we need to learn from mistakes will slip further away […]
Tom Jefferson: How Cochrane is doing pharma a good turn
The way in which Cochrane produces its reviews is a boon to pharma, says Tom Jefferson […]
Lisa Bero: More journals should have conflict of interest policies as strict as Cochrane
The Cochrane Collaboration’s conflict of interest policy is currently undergoing a regular update. I welcome this update and the call to strengthen the policy. [1] Cochrane publishes systematic reviews and meta-analyses […]
Alex Nowbar’s research reviews—12 November 2018
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Engaging communities in tuberculosis research: The experience of the TB-PRACTECAL trial
In the wake of the 49th Union World Conference on lung health, multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a major global public health threat. It was responsible for 230 000 deaths […]
Elly Nott: Training Idlib’s obstetricians
Giving birth is one of the most vulnerable moments a woman can experience. It can be anxiety inducing enough in a well equipped hospital in the UK, but the women […]
Benjamin Mazer: Are medical errors a huge problem that’s simple to fix?
Progress in patient safety can only come from the slow work of science and the honesty of our limitations […]