Yongfu Yu, Guoyou Qin, and Jiong Li Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. [1] Despite remarkable achievements in prevention and treatment, the prevalence of […]
Month: December 2019
If major reform of the NHS is on the horizon, can we fly less blind to its impact this time?
The NHS is a key battleground in this general election, and beats Brexit as the top public concern. The main political parties are competing over how much investment in the […]
Richard Smith: How health care is eating other public services
In Britain the state provides three supports for ageing: pensions, social care, and health care. Slowly but surely health care is eating other public services, including social care, which with […]
Carl Heneghan: Australian judge finds mesh manufacturer negligent: here’s why
On 21 November, a judge in Australia’s Federal Court, Anna Katzmann, ruled that Ethicon and its subsidiary Johnson & Johnson had been deceptive, misleading, and negligent in rushing transvaginal products […]
Karla Soares-Weiser: Cochrane announces a new, more rigorous “conflict of interest” policy
Cochrane has a commitment to independence, transparency, and integrity in healthcare research and strives to minimize the impact of conflicts of interest in the conduct of Cochrane Reviews. Although Cochrane’s […]
Jeremy Taylor: The health of the nation is not just about the NHS and social care
This general election was supposed to be all about Brexit. But the NHS has emerged as a key battleground in England. Which party will best serve patients, service users, and […]
Sheldon Greenfield: Can expert bias be reduced in medical guidelines?
Despite robust study designs, even double-blind randomized controlled trials can be subject to subtle forms of bias. This can be due to financial conflicts of interest of authors, intellectual or […]
The sun is shining on the South: advocacy and regulation of conflicts of interest in Chile
Over the past two decades there has been an increasing awareness of the complex and widespread relationships that exist between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. These relationships create conflicts of […]
Is there space for universal access to healthcare in the 2019 general election?
The NHS has been at the heart of political debate in this election campaign, but how are the NHS’s founding principles reflected in parties’ manifestos? […]
Kieran Walsh: Seeing a gatekeeper to see a gatekeeper
Could a robot do the job of a GP? At present, most people would say no or not completely. But some say that a robot could take simple tasks away […]