In the spring of 2016, my wife ran her first 5 km race. Because it was her first time running such a race, she asked me to watch. I was […]
Author’s perspective
Ensure that the family’s voice is heard first and last, and in their own words
When I was a third year medical student on my pediatric inpatient rotation, I thought I had mastered family centered rounds. I would stand in the patient’s room, position myself […]
Gaining patients’ perspectives on respiratory diseases
Two researchers describe how including patient input in their study provided valuable insights […]
Joanna Crocker: Time to embrace patient involvement in clinical trials?
This review paper is a significant step in a long and bumpy journey. The idea started four years ago, when I began a new post as research fellow in patient […]
Let’s acknowledge the biggest killer of women (and men)
Mark Woodward, Lizzie Millett, Sanne Peters Men have heart disease at higher rates than women, at all ages, and across the world. However, heart disease is the biggest killer of […]
Yash Khandwala and Michael Eisenberg: Don’t forget the father!
The increasing success and safety of assisted reproductive technology has extended the reproductive window of men and women. Unfortunately, this triumph of modern medicine—the technology that allows parents to delay […]
Tanya Major: Gout—is that genetic?
Whenever I am asked what I do for a living there is a moment before I respond where I wonder how much detail I should give. This is because, inevitably, […]
Jamie Kirkham: Mitigating the problem of outcome reporting bias
The poor reporting of clinical studies indicates a collective failure of authors, peer reviewers, and editors on a massive scale […]
Kristine Rasmussen and Andreas Lundh: Shining a light on industry collaboration
The academic community should refuse to collaborate when industry demands control over trials […]
Elvin Kedhi: Dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with STEMI—is longer treatment needed?
As a trainee I was always fascinated by the impact of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In a matter of minutes a […]