In the battle to retake Mosul, MSF was forced to witness the expendability of human life […]
Global health
Tessa Richards: Solidarity in a cold climate
Tromsø lies over 200 miles north of the Arctic circle and last week, after months of polar nights it celebrated its first glimpse of the sun; and hosted two international […]
Eric D Perakslis: It’s time to address the medical benefits and risks of the internet of things
It’s time for us to seriously consider which patient care and monitoring devices should be connected to the internet […]
Giorgia Sulis: Delamanid—a broken dream for patients with MDR-TB?
After decades of neglect by the drugs industry, the fight against tuberculosis will be even harder now that delamanid’s role seems to be rather limited […]
The international community needs to help reconstruct Somaliland’s healthcare system
The Horn of Africa, a region often synonymous with conflict and political uncertainty hosts Somaliland, a relatively peaceful breakaway costal region that declared its secession from Somalia in May 1991. […]
Chris Bulstrode: Now that the dust has settled—Ebola three years on
The developed world only woke up to the fact that there was a problem, when the first cases of Ebola arrived in the USA and Europe. Until then, the Ebola […]
Stephane M Shepherd: Cultural awareness training for health professionals can have unintended consequences
The overpoliticisation of simple medical encounters may do more harm than good […]
Anthony McDonnell and Neil Woodford: Hype can undermine hope for new antibiotics
Every time a newly discovered molecule or preclinical drug makes the headlines as a “cure for drug resistant infections,” we risk people thinking that the problem has been solved […]
Ian Hamilton: Language alone cannot reduce the stigma that people who use drugs experience
The derogatory language we use to describe people who use drugs is merely a symptom of a deeper problem, says Ian Hamilton […]
Charles Clift: Tedros is refreshingly honest about the deficiencies in WHO governance and financing
Will member states respond? The executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet on 22-29 January. A key agenda item will be the latest draft of WHO’s 13th […]