“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
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Emily Spry: Does Freetown really exist?
I’m back in London after spending nearly a year working in the national Children’s Hospital in Sierra Leone, West Africa, one of the poorest countries in the world. It […]
Muza Gondwe: Malawi, a small poor country but with a significant scientific publication record
Poverty is synonymous with Malawi, a small African country, but nevertheless Malawi seems to be leading the field in terms of quality research. At least it is according to the Global […]
Emily Spry on leaving Freetown
Today is my last day in Freetown. I’m heading back to London tonight. It seems hard to believe that the UK is a mere six hour flight away. Perhaps more […]
David Pencheon: Saving money can save lives and improve quality, if we know what quality is…
It’s easy to say that the NHS should do better, not more – but what does that actually mean? Well, it means investing resources (money, people, buildings…) in healthcare which […]
Emily Spry: Being pestered is part of being a foreigner in Freetown
Two young boys once helped me when my bicycle tyre was ripped right open by a bit of metal in the road. I spent an hour or so sitting with […]
Joe Collier: Price regulation offsets UK spend on anti-flu drugs
Everybody now knows that while the outbreak of swine flu reached pandemic proportions, the disease itself was less severe than first feared. Illness and death certainly occurred but the original […]
Andrew Burd: “The Goddess of Democracy”
The days leading up to 4th June, the 21st anniversary of the shooting of prodemocracy protestors in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, give pause to some sombre reflection in Hong Kong. Last […]
What we’re reading – 11 June 2010
In the BMJ editorial office, we often come across interesting articles, blogs, and web pages. We thought we would share these with you. Some are medical, some techie, and some […]
Richard Feinmann: Fear of HIV lessening and incidence rising
There is increasing evidence that for cultural reasons, women are unlikely to use condoms if their family planning method was satisfied through a long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) and that […]