JAMA 1 Feb 2012 Vol 307 467 We of a physicianly disposition may not like to admit it, but throughout history surgeons have been well ahead of physicians at looking […]
Guest writers
Rachel ter Horst: The tomorrow of neglected tropical diseases
Four acts in 90 minutes. A tight script that does not leave time for clapping. Nine men in dark suits and one woman on stage. That one woman is Margaret […]
COMET team: BRAVO for breast reconstruction
Women considering breast reconstruction after mastectomy for cancer face a myriad of choices. They need to decide if and when to have a reconstruction and which of the different procedures […]
Tiago Villanueva: Do young Portuguese doctors still want to work in Portugal?
About 10 months ago I blogged that an exodus of doctors from Portugal would be a sign of Portugal’s worsening economic situation. Medicine has always offered one of the few stable and prosperous careers. Most […]
Anne Gulland: No news is bad news: how the papers filled their health pages over Christmas
The period between Christmas and 1 January is a quiet one for UK news outlets. The government and most major organisations hold back big announcements until the new year; and […]
Toby Hillman: Why do doctors get involved in leadership?
There can be a lot of disagreement when it comes to healthcare management and leadership. There are competing views about how far all doctors can be trained to be leaders, […]
Elena Hazelgrove-Planel: Applying for a job as a junior doctor in France
27 October 2010—sitting in a plane taking off from Paris, flicking through the Lonely Planet to Guadeloupe that I had just bought at the airport, I cast my mind over the […]
Hannah Bass on healthtalkonline.org
The award-winning experiential health website, healthtalkonline.org, launched a new section devoted to carers of people with a terminal illness on Wednesday. The website’s real life stories are proving a valuable […]
David Warriner: Depression in sport
Ex-England and Lancashire cricketer Andrew “Freddy” Flintoff presented a candid and insightful documentary on depression and professional sport, titled “The hidden side of sport,” which was shown on BBC One […]
Marge Berer: The breast implant fiasco: a scandal of private medicine
So, the silicone’s hit the fan. The use of industrial-grade silicone intended for mattresses, the possible fraud in hiding information from inspectors at production stage, and the failure in quality control in […]