We have all had times when working in healthcare was difficult and distressing, and it feels good sometimes to admit it. We need to share responsibility and look out for […]
Month: January 2020
Cecilia Trigg: Veganuary blues—spare a thought for the food allergic patient
As many start the new year with resolutions to consume a more plant-based diet, we should spare a thought for the food allergic patient negotiating an increasing array of food […]
Nada Al-Hadithy: The NHS needs to do more to support its workforce
Nada Al-Hadithy reflects on what a year working as a National Medical Director’s clinical leadership fellow in the civil service taught her about how to improve working lives in the […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Phantastic pharmacology
Several IndoEuropean roots mean to shine: ARG (as in argent), AUS (East and Aurora), BHEL (blue, blind, blond/e), BHERƎG (bright), DHEU (divine and Jove), GHEL (gleam, gold, yellow), KAND (candle, […]
Alex Nowbar’s weekly research review—17 January 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
Kamal Sidhu: Primary care networks need to be supported to focus on mental health
Primary care networks must not be a missed opportunity to address the disparity between mental and physical health, argues Kamal Sidhu […]
Hilary Thomson: Grasping the nettle of narrative synthesis
Hilary Thomson tells us more about the SWiM project team’s development of the SWiM guideline for the synthesis of quantitative data of intervention effects […]
John Middleton: Brexiting health—the UK will miss out on prosperity, public health and planetary health
The new President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, took up office on 3 December 2019. She has set out a strong programme to improve and protect the […]
Autonomy, mastery, respect, and fulfillment are key to avoiding moral injury in physicians
Moral injury occurs when the basic elements of the medical profession are eroded, say Simon G Talbot and Wendy Dean […]
Carl Heneghan: Assessing ovarian cancer risk with talc—use all the evidence
According to a recent research paper published in JAMA, four cohorts of 252 745 women showed no “statistically significant association” between the use of talcum powder in the genital area and […]