In June 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved aducanumab, a monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, even though the data remain “incomplete and contradictory,” as […]
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Get ready for AI in pandemic response and healthcare
The world is unprepared for global health crises and is not ready for using artificial intelligence for the covid-19 response The covid-19 pandemic has shown that the world is unprepared […]
Richard Smith: An old man attempts day one of the Ride for Their Lives
When I leave Clapham soon after dawn to join the Ride For Their Lives, I’m not entirely sure where I’m going, although I know it’s “at the back of King’s […]
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 […]