Observations by the editor of the Finnish Medical Journal (FMJ) When leaving Helsinki I had ambiguous feelings. Two books from my childhood came to mind, The Bear Who Always Said […]
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Desmond O’Neill: Social networking, telemedicine, and stroke
Some medical technologies creep up on you, some arrive with a bang. In internal medicine much of the change – electronic laboratory reporting, digital imaging – is gradualist and steered […]
Douglas Altman: When one word is enough (Blood and Lamborghinis)
Long before Top Gear, for a while in my twenties (and for the only time in my life) I regularly bought a car magazine called, well, Car. The magazine was […]
Alison Spurrier: Does the nurse that makes a difference need to be educated to degree level?
A recent editorial in the BMJ discusses mandatory graduate entry to nursing in England. Does the nurse that makes a difference need to be educated to degree level? This question is […]
Tracey Koehlmoos: Systematic reviews of health systems and policy research – where do they belong?
Just as some people proudly announce that they are alcoholics, I’m proud to tell the world that I am a Cochrane reviewer. There cannot be many BMJ readers who don’t […]
Sarah Walpole: from medic to media – on the health effects of Tar Sands
Seeing the call for medics to attend this year’s Camp for Climate Action, I was keen to lend support for a worthy cause. I’m usually a reluctant responder when it […]
Chibuzo Odigwe: How healthy is the giant at 50?
I tend to think of Nigeria as a giant, and with a population of about 150 million, it may be easy to see reason with me. It is once again […]
Martin McShane: My nose is out of joint
As is my wont, I was skimming the BMA news and hovered over the “See one, do one” column about working and surviving as a junior doctor. It was a […]
Andrew Burd on (alleged) child rape in hospital
The very concept of child rape is abhorrent and deeply unsettling. That it should happen in a hospital is deeply disturbing. On Saturday 2 October, the leading English language newspaper […]
Richard Smith: Who are the “medcomms community?”
Have you ever heard of the “medcomms community”? I suspect not, but they are shaping your world. It might be worth spending two minutes reading this blog to learn more […]