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Mervyn Dean on power cuts in a hospital

February 28, 2011

The power went off about 40 minutes ago. It wasn’t an unexpected happening. I was told when I arrived here that power outages are scheduled for during the day on […]

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Guest writerscultural differences, Tanzania0 Comments

Monica Jackson on the earthquake in New Zealand

February 28, 2011

The following account is based on an email I wrote to my friends and family on 23 February, describing my experiences working as a house officer at Christchurch Public Hospital […]

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Guest writers, Junior doctorsearthquake, medical emergency, New Zealand3 Comments

Jodi Dixon: Taking part in clinical trials – what is it like to be a human guinea pig?

February 21, 2011

Since the start of September I’ve had over 20 needles in my arms. I’ve had cannulas inserted, numerous ECGs, worn halters for hours and taken three different types of medication. […]

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Guest writersasthma, clinical trials, drug trials, elephant man, TGN14124 Comments

Mervyn Dean reflects on culture specific medicine

February 21, 2011

In the past 10 days or so I’ve settled into some sort of routine at KCMC, seeing patients on the wards in the morning, and in the afternoons either following […]

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Guest writersCancer, developing countries, HIV/AIDS, medication adherence0 Comments

David Kerr on Barack Obama’s visit to Silicon Valley

February 21, 2011

Here on the edge of Silicon Valley we have just had a visit from Barack Obama. His schedule included closed door meetings with the tsars of technology; Jobs (Apple), Zuckerberg […]

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David Kerr, Guest writers, US healthcareApple, Barack Obama, Facebook, google, healthcare technology, IBM, silicon valley, Watson super computer0 Comments

Bruce Weaver: IPPF launches films about contraception

February 18, 2011

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global organisation formed in 1952 with the aim of promoting sexual and reproductive health around the world, especially in developing countries. It […]

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Guest writerscontraception, IPPF, sexual and reproductive health0 Comments

David Kerr: Social medicine

February 17, 2011

“The UK coalition government’s proposals for health reform have generated much heat without a great deal of light. One predictable response has been the “concern” that the private sector is […]

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David Kerr, Guest writersdirect to consumer advertising, pharmaceutical companies, social networking, US healthcare0 Comments

Mervyn Dean on palliative care in Tanzania

February 15, 2011

It would be a stretch to say that I have now adapted to the African way, but after three weeks here at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi, […]

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Guest writerspalliative care, Tanzania4 Comments

Vanessa Hattersley on getting rid of VAT on fruit smoothies

February 15, 2011

Although innocent is a relatively young company (12 years old in 2011), it has a long history of campaigning for the reduction of VAT on fruit juice and smoothies. Both […]

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Guest writersfat tax, five a day, fruit, innocent smoothies, nudging, VAT2 Comments

Kostia Pertsovskyi: In Ukraine, opioid substitution therapy for injecting drug users is under threat

February 9, 2011

In Ukraine the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is the highest in Europe, and injecting drug use is the primary driver. A new law passed in January 2011 reaffirmed state guarantees for […]

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Guest writersharm reduction, HIV infection, injecting drug use, opioid substitution treatment0 Comments
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