Uruguay’s anti-tobacco policy has allowed the country to transform its treatment of non-communicable diseases […]
Month: August 2019
Séverine Sabia and Archana Singh-Manoux: The implications of cardiovascular health for dementia
Séverine Sabia and Archana Singh-Manoux explain what the findings of their latest study tell us about preventing dementia […]
Tessa Richards: My view, and that of 3980 other patients
A recent survey of cancer patients provides insight into where care is not meeting their needs—and may well reflect the situation in other serious conditions, says Tessa Richards […]
Kate Harding: The complicated but necessary business of moving forward after loss
My husband, an anaesthetist and intensive care consultant, took his own life on 23 October 2017. Now and again, I speak publicly about Richard’s death, usually to fellow doctors, sometimes […]
Richard Smith: Populism and the NHS
Britain’s much loved NHS is a prime target for populist politicians, says Richard Smith […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal review—5 August 2019
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Sharon Roman: Because empathy matters
The comfort that empathetic doctors provide has an incredible impact on patients and their outcomes, says Sharon Roman […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Archaic
On 18 March 2019 the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, invoked a principle, dating back to 1604 and last used in 1920, that dictates that MPs may […]
Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: time for visionary political leadership
Stakeholders need to engage effectively with community leaders to regain public trust, says this BMJ Opinion piece […]
Claire Hilton: Caring for people who are mentally ill—lessons from a tragic past
Claire Hilton, the Royal College of Psychiatrists’s first ever historian in residence, looks at what the mental healthcare of the past can teach us about mental health services today […]