After the recent European Health Forum Gastein, which had the theme of “A Healthy Dose of Disruption”, we have been reflecting on the real meaning of, and need for disruption in […]
Month: November 2019
Sophie Winter: Lifelong learning on the move
“An opportunity for lifelong learning.” This is a tagline commonly associated with a career in medicine. It is cited first by anxious students in their medical school interview, referenced frequently […]
Actions that health professionals can take to counter the climate emergency and improve their health
Richard Smith calls on readers to help with his list of things we can do to counter the climate emergency […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Defining drug shortages
Over the last four weeks I have been discussing drug shortages, their history, causes, harms and errors that can result, and proposed solutions. But defining a drug shortage is not […]
Kieran Walsh: Health systems strengthening: is task shifting the answer to better global health?
There is a global shortage of doctors and little optimism that this shortage will be made up any time soon. Those responsible for human resources for health have come up […]
Ann Robinson’s journal review—7 November 2019
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
David Robert Grimes: Vaccines—how can we counter misinformation online?
Vaccine preventable illnesses are undergoing a deadly resurgence the world over. Measles, once virtually extinct in the USA, has made an aggressive return. Europe had 84 462 cases of measles […]
Unreported clinical trial of the week: Enasidenib for use in advanced solid tumors (NCT02273739)
Peter Grabitz, Merlin Bittlinger, Ben Goldacre, Nicholas J. DeVito Background The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amendments Act (FDAAA 2007) requires certain clinical trials to report their results onto ClinicalTrials.gov within […]
Treat dizziness and vertigo with vestibular rehabilitation
As GPs, we frequently encounter patients with vestibular symptoms such as dizziness and vertigo. Most patients do not require referral, diagnosis is primarily based on medical history and physical examination, […]
Nathan Hodson: GP practices that require photo ID for registration risk excluding those most in need of care
The government’s plan to introduce a voter ID law is a dangerous prospect, but many GP surgeries have similar policies, says Nathan Hodson […]