Last Wednesday I joined the BMJ as the Roger Robinson editorial registrar. This is my first despatch from the frontline of medical publishing. The registrar role has been running for […]
Editors at large
Tessa Richards: Responding to the ageing “crisis”
Is our increasing life expectancy something to celebrate or despair of? It’s a question that’s exercising several sectors right now and it’s not hard to see why. All societies are […]
Domhnall MacAuley: GMC and the Olympics
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a team doctor at a major sporting event like the Olympic Games? Drama and excitement; giving vital medical support to bring […]
David Payne: Homoeopathy and the Royals
At a recent BMJ planning meeting we talked of commissioning an article about how the Murdoch family business had shaped public policy in countries where its newspapers and broadcast channels are major players. […]
Neil Chanchlani: Conscientious objection
“See one, do one, teach one?” Gone are the days when medical students did what they were told, learnt what was on the syllabus, and spoke when spoken to. “See […]
Edward Davies: Sex scandal
Sex and pensions do not comfortable bedfellows make, but I feel I must write something about this. While most of the current talk on UK pensions is about increased contributions […]
Domhnall MacAuley: My big fat gypsy wedding
The TV programme My big fat gypsy wedding made me cringe. We cared for a large community of travelling people for many years and I felt embarrassed on their behalf. […]
Deborah Cohen: Amy Winehouse’s battle with addiction
When celebrity ill-health and death play out across the media, the chattering classes inevitably all have their say. With Jade Goody attention turned to cervical cancer (and created mass hysteria […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Waste, uncertainty, post publication peer review and the unintended consequences of asking a question
Irrelevant, misdirected, inappropriate, or unnecessary. Reading the list of contents in some lesser known journals or abstracts at a conference, you wonder what some studies really add. Sir Iain Chalmers […]
Deborah Cohen on improving health reporting
There are a few ways to improve health reporting. One is doing as some science commentators do: lumping all journalists together in a totally “unscientific” way sniping and sneering to […]