Zosia Kmietowicz discusses what inspired us to make an issue focused on racism and medicine, and how we did it. […]
Year: 2020
Safeguarding, chaperones, and sexual allegations
In February 2020, the general practitioner Manesh Shah, received three life sentences for sexually assaulting his patients. The assaults involved carrying out “invasive examinations for his own gratification.” [1] Shah also […]
Isabelle Williams: Breaking the silence—practising medicine with a hearing impairment
Isabelle Williams shares the challenges of clinical practice when you have a hearing impairment […]
Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review—7 February 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
Ian Kennedy: The Paterson case is not a one-off—it indicates systemic weaknesses in the NHS
The report of the independent inquiry into the surgical malpractice of Ian Paterson is welcome. I carried out a similar review for the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust seven […]
Peter Brindley and Matt Morgan: It’s time to be super heroes for scientific truth
Don’t get frustrated, get involved, say Peter Brindley and Matt Morgan […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . The Oxford comma
In his inaugural Presidential address on 4 March 1801 Thomas Jefferson enunciated what he called “the essential principles of our government”. The list (see the Box) included “Peace, commerce, and […]
David Oliver: Outdated rants provide no solutions for a modern NHS
Earlier this week, Norman Tebbit, a high profile cabinet minister and spokesperson during Margaret Thatcher’s government, used a Daily Telegraph column to share his views on solutions for the crisis […]
Why do we wait until emergency vaccines are necessary before recognising we need them?
As the outbreak of this new coronavirus continues to escalate, efforts to develop a vaccine against 2019-nCoV are intensifying. With several now in development, this is critical work that must […]
Iona Heath and Ole Hartling: Assisted dying—a form of abandonment?
A doctor employed at a Danish hospice told me (OH) that a patient, close to death, might well ask him to put an end to his miserable existence, but when […]