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Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Interesting integers
I assert that there is no such thing as an uninteresting integer. But what is an integer? The IndoEuropean root TAG meant to touch or handle. The Latin verb tangere, […]
Please don’t reply all—why we need to learn e-tiquette
The aeroplane touches down and your holiday begins. “This time I’ll relax” you promise yourself while nervously pacing around the luggage carousal. You finally check-in to your modestly priced hotel […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Drug shortages: an operational definition
As I discussed last week, defining a drug shortage is problematic. First, there is the problem of ambiguity—distinguishing poor supply from shortage. Supply problems can occur even when there are […]
Abraar Karan: Why every doctor should write
Abraar Karan extols the benefits of writing and describes how it’s improved the care he provides to patients […]
Is palliative care having an existential crisis?
Is palliative care suffering from “chronic niceness”? What is its future? Lucy Selman, Libby Sallnow, Ros Taylor, Seamus O’Mahony, and Richard Smith discuss […]
Actions that health professionals can take to counter the climate emergency and improve their health
Richard Smith calls on readers to help with his list of things we can do to counter the climate emergency […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Defining drug shortages
Over the last four weeks I have been discussing drug shortages, their history, causes, harms and errors that can result, and proposed solutions. But defining a drug shortage is not […]
Kieran Walsh: Health systems strengthening: is task shifting the answer to better global health?
There is a global shortage of doctors and little optimism that this shortage will be made up any time soon. Those responsible for human resources for health have come up […]
Richard Smith: Waking up to the lethal effects of air pollution
I don’t think about what I’m breathing, but living in London I’m breathing filthy air. I can neither see nor smell the filth, but I’m now thinking about what I’m […]