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Fran Monticelli: Housing is a healthcare crisis
Over 200 healthcare professionals call on the government to end insecure tenancies […]
Linda Bauld: Why we need to keep talking about obesity and cancer
Obesity is predicted to become the biggest preventable cause of cancer among UK women in the next 25 years, overtaking smoking. This is mostly down to falling smoking rates, but […]
Tom Jefferson: How Cochrane is doing pharma a good turn
The way in which Cochrane produces its reviews is a boon to pharma, says Tom Jefferson […]
Lisa Bero: More journals should have conflict of interest policies as strict as Cochrane
The Cochrane Collaboration’s conflict of interest policy is currently undergoing a regular update. I welcome this update and the call to strengthen the policy. [1] Cochrane publishes systematic reviews and meta-analyses […]
Peter C Gøtzsche: Cochrane—no longer a Collaboration
Peter C Gøtzsche discusses his expulsion from the Cochrane Collaboration […]
The window of opportunity to improve mental health is now open
The UK government has today announced that prevention will be an integral part of the NHS’s long term plan. The announcement brings a long-awaited focus on public health measures, which […]
Mayer Hillman: Abandoning daylight saving time would be detrimental to public health throughout Europe
The EU’s plan to scrap daylight saving time will deny the public all the health benefits that come with changing the clocks, says Mayer Hillman […]
Hayley Webb: UK abortion law is outdated, not evidence based, and prevents best practice
We must build on the momentum of this year to ensure that women across the UK can truly have governance over their own bodies […]
Mark Taubert: Yes, doctors need to talk about dying, but what if patients started that conversation?
A recent report called on doctors to initiate conversations about dying earlier on in a patient’s illness trajectory. Mark Taubert describes how patients are key to improving this […]