“GPs warned to steer clear of tranquiliser trap,” Reading the headline—I expected the usual GP bashing. But, the headline misled and the story was based on a joint statement by […]
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Kirsten Patrick: This old dog learns new tricks: genomics
Although the term “genomics” was coined in 1986 by geneticist Tom Roderick, I didn’t learn about genomics at medical school in the early 1990s. We studied “genetics” and a bit […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Matching doctors’ roles to skills and personality
“The thing that makes someone get up at 5am and run—we want it.” Besides the text was a picture of a running shoe. It was a recruitment advertisement for managers […]
Krishna Chinthapalli on the questions around gun control in the US
It is the 13th leading cause of death, between liver cirrhosis and renal failure. There are more and more frequent outbreaks—a record seven in 2012 with over 140 deaths. The […]
Anita Jain: Delhi rape—how doctors can help heal a survivor
As a brutal rape attack in Delhi has outraged masses and spurred the demand for urgent action, my thoughts turn to to the thousands of cases every year that suffer […]
Domhnall MacAuley on being a GP on Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve. Its a Monday. It will be dark leaving home but, with no morning traffic, the drive to the surgery should take just a few minutes. Few people around—a […]
Trish Groves: Get the gun out of the house
About 15 years ago I sat in on the superb Doctoring programme at UCLA that taught medical students the art of medicine through role play with actors. One scenario featured […]
Domhnall MacAuley: “Seven Deadly Sins” and Lance Armstrong
The sports medicine book of the year? No, not some worthy academic text or edited works of the great and the good (and, yes, I did one of these this […]
Richard Hurley: A film that brings drug decriminalisation into the mainstream
This new film is narrated by Morgan Freeman. Video teasers feature the likes of Kate Winslet, Richard Branson, and Dizzee Rascal, declaring, “I’m breaking the taboo.” They’re calling for drugs […]
Sophie Cook: NAPCRG in “The Big Easy”
I returned from my first North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) meeting yesterday after a busy five days in New Orleans. As an NAPCRG novice, I was keen to […]