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Vasiliy Vlassov: The weekly rhythm of deliveries in Russia

March 11, 2011

Studies of biological rhythms used to be very popular. A quick check on Medline showed me that in 1964-1973, 2/10 000 publications were related to biorhythm studies and in 2001-2010 […]

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David Kerr: Gordon Gekko and the NHS

March 11, 2011

Here in United States, the latest must have app contains software that blocks any mention of the actor, Charlie Sheen. Until recently, Sheen was the highest paid television star in […]

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Tiago Villanueva: Choose your trainer wisely

March 10, 2011

When choosing a specialty, many prospective trainees will thoroughly consider the location and the institution. This is self evident. If you can’t fare without the big city perks and comforts, […]

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Ivan Perry on stammering

March 9, 2011

The film “The King’s Speech” which portrays King George VI of England’s life long struggle with a stammer and his relationship with Lionel Logue, his speech therapist, has raised the […]

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Mervyn Dean on the end of his trip to Tanzania

March 9, 2011

This will be my last blog from Tanzania. I’m going to spend a couple of days visiting the island of Zanzibar – pure vacation, nothing to do with work – and […]

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Monica Jackson: the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake

March 7, 2011

Two minutes’ silence were observed on Tuesday to mark one week passing since the earthquake. I was in the hospital canteen and at the end of the silence a prayer […]

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Chris Ham: Education, integration, and involvement: three key steps to quality improvement

March 4, 2011

Taking time out from the debate about NHS reform, I visited Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) in Salt Lake City, Utah, to find out what makes it one of the most admired […]

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David Kerr: Oscar season

March 3, 2011

Last Sunday it seemed like the whole of Silicon Valley stopped work to watch the Oscars (on-line of course) otherwise known as the 83rd Academy Awards. Overall, the impression was […]

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Ian and Tom Roberts: Do not go gently – two plays on climate change

March 3, 2011

(IR) Although I cannot be certain, I suspect that humans are unique amongst animals in the ability to contemplate their own death. We all know that death is waiting. We […]

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Tiago Villanueva: GPs are specialists too

March 1, 2011

In Portugal, general practitioners (GPs) are considered “specialists,” as general practice/family medicine is considered a specialty like any other hospital specialty. This is also the case in many other European […]

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