The response to refugees arriving in the UK after the international emergency in Afghanistan requires health professionals to be equipped for the needs of this population. The integration of this […]
Month: October 2021
A global health response to gender justice requires continued engagement
The 2021 Global Peace Index reports a significant deterioration in global peace over the last fifteen years. [1] The Global Humanitarian Overview 2021 reports an increase in the number of […]
Achieving long-term retention of GPs will require funding, support, and a reduction in workload demands
The shortage of general practitioners in the NHS is widely acknowledged, but this has not resulted in the kinds of changes that will make a difference. Last week, Martin Marshall, […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Cellular automata
A cellular automaton is a computational system with two components: an ordered array of cells, such as on a Go board, and a set of rules that determines the state […]
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—22 October 2021
Carbon dioxide laser on postmenopausal vaginal symptoms This small but interesting Australian study found that treatment with fractional carbon dioxide laser did not reduce the severity of self rated postmenopausal […]
Academic medicine and publishing from developing countries
Samiran Nundy, Atul Kakar, and Zulfi Bhutta have published a book titled How to Practice Academic Medicine and Publish from Developing Countries? A Practical Guide. It’s a book that will […]
What game theory can teach us about controlling pandemics
Although the daily number of new covid-19 infections globally is thankfully falling, there are still around 240,000 new infections worldwide each day, and there are many “hot spots” of uncontrolled […]
A bill before parliament to preserve nature and keep global temperature increase below 1.5C
A delegation of MPs and scientists representing an alliance of organisations, scientists, and individuals (Zero Hour), will today deliver an open letter to the UK prime minister calling for the […]
Jan-Philipp Beck: Is co-creation the key to high value care?
Co-creation is by no means a new concept. It refers to the collaborative development process of products and services with relevant stakeholders or “end users,” and it now crosses most […]
Single use plastic in healthcare must not become the new normal
We must not let our reliance on single-use plastic in healthcare become the “new normal” or set-back the strides taken prior to the covid-19 pandemic to address the primary existential […]