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Nic Madge: Rise in knife crime is a public health emergency
Has the time come to consider further regulating all sales of long pointed knives and replacing them with rounded ends? […]
Adam Wright: True picture of NHS provider finances shows a tough year ahead
Latest data from NHS Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sheds new light on the realities providers faced during the last financial year—and provides a warning […]
Precedent pushing practice: Canadian court orders release of unpublished clinical trial data
Canada’s Federal Court has just rendered a milestone decision for clinical trial transparency. In the case of Peter Doshi v. Attorney General of Canada (yes, that’s one of us), Justice […]
Unreported clinical trial of the week: Neuroprotection with statin therapy for acute recovery in stroke (NCT01976936)
Nick DeVito and Ben Goldacre Background The US FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA 2007) requires certain clinical trials to report their results onto ClinicalTrials.gov within one year of completion. Our FDAAA […]
Sarah Markham: Independent review of the mental health act—an example of patient partnership in action
In the Autumn of 2017, Theresa May, the prime minister, announced an independent review of the Mental Health Act (MHA). The aim of the review is to make recommendations on […]