We both work in the field of neonatology and as such, have spent many hours moving preterm and sick babies in the back of ambulances. Looking after fragile and often […]
Month: October 2019
The timing of excess weight gain in our lifecycle matters
The young adulthood to midlife transition period is an important new target for obesity prevention, says An Pan […]
Abraar Karan: The dehumanisation of the patient
Abraar Karan considers the implications of healthcare systems that prime doctors to see people as patients […]
Routine third trimester ultrasonography: Avoiding “too much too soon”
Jens Henrichs, Viki Verfaille, Arie Franx, and Ank de Jonge Fetal growth restriction is a risk factor for perinatal mortality and morbidity, and adult disease. [1] Small-for-gestational age (SGA) is […]
Ethical standards are compromised by workload, resources and time pressure
You would be hard pressed to find many, if any clinicians, not describing their work environment as challenging and stressed. We can all relate to the unease that systemic factors […]
Rebecca Rosen: Continuity of care is as important as access to GP services
We must value the beneficial effects of continuity alongside the public demand for access to GP services […]
Palliative care in humanitarian crises—an idea that’s time has come
The move to integrate palliative care into humanitarian crisis relief should encompass all that the specialty has to offer, say Elisha Waldman and Marcia Glass […]
Medicine X—encouraging public involvement around the world
What is Stanford Medicine X or MedX? Is it just another conference? A movement? A programme? A new way of doing health research? Or just another cynical ploy by an […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Dystopic drug shortages
With my colleagues, Robin Ferner and Carl Heneghan, I recently contributed an editorial to The BMJ about drug shortages. Already online, it will appear in the print issue tomorrow (12 […]
Simpler is better—the case of colorectal cancer screening
Screening can reduce deaths from colorectal cancer, but only if the people invited participate. [1] The challenge is that high uptake is hard to achieve and this seriously limits the […]