As the general election draws near, a wide range of medical issues will be examined through political lenses in The BMJ and elsewhere. However, few (if any) pre-election medical debates […]
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Neel Sharma and Chaoyan Dong: Learning analytics—a potential tool in medical education
Technology utilization in medical training is ubiquitous. As instructors we recognise the fact that no lecture or tutorial is devoid of some form of technology. E-learning and mobile learning has […]
Katherine Brown: The UK government’s relationship with the alcohol industry
Concerns have been raised about this government’s relationship with the alcohol industry and the conflict of interest this presents in delivering better public health outcomes. At a time when alcohol […]
Kallur Suresh: The aviation industry needs to address human factors in aviation safety
The unspeakable tragedy of the death of 150 people in what is thought to be a deliberate act of pilot suicide over the French Alps has brought into sharp focus […]
Suzanne Cahill: What are the next steps on global action against dementia?
The first World Health Organization ministerial conference on global action against dementia which took place in Geneva was organized to encourage governments worldwide to take action to prevent dementia and improve […]
Clare Wenham and John Edmunds: How effective is this year’s flu vaccine?
This flu season, Influenza A (H3N2) has been the dominant circulating strain, with transmission occurring unusually early (November and December). By December 2014, influenza rates were higher than they had […]
Chris Naylor: Integrated care—the end of the hospital as we know it?
Hospitals are often seen as an impediment to integrated care. The concern frequently voiced is that their dominant role in the health system makes it harder for commissioners to shift […]
James McCormack and Mike Allan: Simply making evidence simple
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used […]
Andrew McIntosh: How can we improve cricket helmet standards?
There has been renewed interest in cricket helmets for a few reasons: the Cricket World Cup, the death of Phillip Hughes, and a relatively new British Standard for cricket helmets. […]
Pallavi Bradshaw: Innovation doesn’t need a new law
At the end of last week, common sense prevailed. The decision was made that the Medical Innovation Bill would not get a second reading in the House of Commons, and […]