Admitting where our knowledge of cannabis is limited is as important as acknowledging what strong research evidence can make us certain of, says Ian Hamilton […]
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Drugs are decriminalised in the UK—if you are a white, privileged MP
It is time to end this hypocrisy, says Niamh Eastwood […]
The harms to health caused by aviation noise require urgent action
In 1905, the Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist Robert Koch wrote “The day will come when man will have to fight noise as inexorably as cholera and the plague.” Koch was before […]
In light of the wider attacks on reproductive rights worldwide, Hunt’s views cannot be ignored
Abortion care is healthcare. It is central to women’s health and bodily autonomy and restricting access to it harms women. This shouldn’t need stating. We thought that progress had been […]
Jim Burtonwood: Early release rules for prisoners at end of life need reform
Current legislation appears to inadvertently favour those with cancer […]
A change of tone from the GMC—but can they win back doctors’ trust?
Samantha Batt-Rawden This week I had the opportunity to interview Charlie Massey, the chief executive of the General Medical Council (GMC), for a BBC Radio 4 documentary on why doctors […]
Katherine Bettany: Our value as doctors cannot be wrapped up in ARCP
Junior doctors know that the third certainty in life, beyond death and taxes, is the annual review of competency progression, or ARCP. For me at least, I have the same […]
Joshua Parker: Moral injury and burnout are not the same
Joshua Parker argues that we need to recognise the distinct experiences of doctors’ work related suffering […]
Penelope Brown: Safeguarding the welfare of reality television participants
Safeguarding the welfare of reality television participants is under the spotlight. Following the death of a guest on the Jeremy Kyle Show and the deaths of two former contestants in […]
Rediscovering advocacy in medical education
The time has come to reassess how advocacy is taught to medical students, say Zachary Smothers and Delbert Wigfall […]