Desmond Laurence (1922–2019), one of the founders of UK clinical pharmacology, died this week. Others, better qualified than I am to do so, will write obituaries. But I should like […]
Month: May 2019
David Haslam and Nishma Manek: Whose illness is it anyway?
Patient autonomy should include the absolute right not to have autonomy, if that is the patient’s preference today […]
Eleanor Draeger: We have reached the point where we should consider compulsory vaccination
Working with social media sites to limit antivax messages is not enough […]
Finn O’Dwyer-Cunliffe: Providers are innovating to give doctors a break, but more is needed
As part of its Wellbeing campaign, The BMJ is telling the sector it is time to give doctors a break. We couldn’t agree more. The NHS will shortly publish its […]
How NHS Trusts can capitalise on partnership with patients
NHS Trusts in the UK are encouraged to involve patients in all aspects of their work, but ensuring patient partnership initiatives work well is challenging. This article by Neil Cowan, […]
Tom Hardie: The promise of greater automation in healthcare
There is an urgency around the use of technology to transform healthcare at the moment—with Matt Hancock’s technology vision, the development of NHSX, and clear aspirations for technology articulated in […]
Alabama abortion ban—part of new efforts to restrict abortion in the United States
Abortion bans in Georgia, and now Alabama, are part of a growing push against women’s reproductive rights in the US. […]
Charlotte Gath: Voting to protect the NHS
Regular readers of The BMJ will be aware that in 2018 the BMA formally agreed at its annual representative meeting that Brexit poses a major threat to the NHS and […]
Breast cancer risk in transgender people: the value of gaining new insights from other sources
Few studies have investigated the incidence of breast cancer in transgender people. [1,2] The studies that have been done were retrospective, owing to the fact that it takes a while […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—14 May 2019
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]