In March 2017 Health Canada released a discussion paper promising a new era in transparency. The agency committed itself to proactively releasing clinical trial data submitted by drug companies, similar […]
Guest writers
Harvey Marcovitch: Retired doctors and revalidation
Late last year, retired consultant surgeon David Baxter-Smith faced General Medical Council allegations of impaired fitness to practice due to misconduct, a heavy blow for someone at the end of […]
Gwen Adshead: Offending in theatre—the case of Ian Paterson
What is the psychology and motivation for doctors who do wrong? Gwen Adshead discusses the Paterson case […]
Eric D Perakslis: Cyber security modeled as infection prevention and control in the healthcare delivery setting
In the wake of the recent global cyber attack, Eric Perakslis discusses some basic principles of cyber security. […]
Adhisivam Bethou: A lesson from the neonatal unit
A few years back, when we were in the old block, our neonatal intensive care unit was small but had no dearth of tiny new citizens. Some of them were […]
Martin Marshall: I’m an uncertainty specialist
Are you a disease denier or a disease monger? Good GPs can only make sense by being both, argues Martin Marshall […]
Leah Desmond: Irish women and access to abortion
Recently The Citizen’s Assembly voted in favour of all women in the Republic of Ireland being able to access a legal abortion. This was monumental and an outcome that was unexpected. The Citizen’s […]
Daniel Benamouzig: President Macron and his health policies
What impact will Emmanuel Macron’s plans for health have in France and will he be able to deliver them? […]
Clare Macdonald: Primary care can play an important part in supporting breast feeding
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that infants should be exclusively breast fed until 6 months of age, and then to 2 years and beyond alongside complementary foods. [1] Despite this […]
Michael Brady: Sex and relationships education could transform mental and sexual health—but no child should be denied access
Last week, the Queen enshrined into law the decision from Justine Greening to make Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) mandatory in all schools. The law states that, from September 2019, […]