I gave up on medicine very early in my career. When I started medical school in the seventies, it seemed to be a brutal business, with little thought given to […]
Day: November 15, 2019
Please don’t reply all—why we need to learn e-tiquette
The aeroplane touches down and your holiday begins. “This time I’ll relax” you promise yourself while nervously pacing around the luggage carousal. You finally check-in to your modestly priced hotel […]
Standing up for effective communication: why we should sit
Despite considerable changes in the staffing and provision of acute care, the hospital ward round remains a defining moment for the doctor-patient relationship. The interaction may sometimes be brief, but […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Drug shortages: an operational definition
As I discussed last week, defining a drug shortage is problematic. First, there is the problem of ambiguity—distinguishing poor supply from shortage. Supply problems can occur even when there are […]
Kamaldeep Bhui and Jeremy Coid: Why we need place based responses to mental health problems
The social roots of psychiatric illness are more numerous than has been recognised, argue Kamaldeep Bhui and Jeremy Coid […]
Alex Nowbar’s weekly review—15 November 2019
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]