Dementia is a growing public health challenge around the world. It is already a major problem in developed countries, but incidence and prevalence are set to increase rapidly in developing […]
Month: April 2019
Ian Leistikow: On being a good regulator
Understanding the challenges that healthcare professionals face is essential for effective regulation, says Ian Leistikow […]
Matt Morgan: Hello from the other side
It’s that strangely timed phone call while you are at work. Too early in the day to be a simple hello, too late to be telling you that you have […]
Alex Nowbar’s research reviews—15 April 2019
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Jeffrey Flier: Elizabeth Holmes and Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows—a cautionary tale
When the modern history of biomedical fraud is written, Elizabeth Holmes and her now defunct company Theranos will no doubt be accorded a prominent chapter. As recounted in the best […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Clinical
Last week I discussed the idea of a minimal clinically important difference, introduced in the 1980s. It was later suggested that the term “clinically” should be omitted, implying as it […]
Alex Armitage: We have just 11 years to avert ecological and social disaster
Next week from the 15 April Extinction Rebellion activists hope to close down Central London to prompt a radical change of direction in our national conversation: away from Brexit and […]
Emma Feeny: Beyond the headlines of WHO’s newly sex-disaggregated statistics
For the first time, the World Health Organisation’s World Health Statistics have this year been disaggregated by sex. This is an important step forward in the drive to identify and […]
John Chisholm: An opt-out system has the potential to increase donation rates and save lives
Organ donation saves lives. People die unnecessarily while on the waiting list for the organs they need in order to preserve and enhance their lives and health. There are benefits […]
Richard Smith: Making your complaint count
I’m a great complainer. As I have written before, I believe that we have a duty to complain in order to improve services and products. We usually complain after a poor […]