Sitting in the Edward Heath Room at the 7th Global Patients Congress at the Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon, discussing universal health coverage (UHC) for all by 2030 (a target in […]
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Junior doctors’ strike 6 – 8 April 2016: Live blog
The latest round of strike action from junior doctors in England is taking place this week. In a similar vein to the action taken last month, junior doctors will be offering […]
Michel Kazatchkine: Time to prioritise HIV/AIDS and MDR-TB in Eastern Ukraine as supplies run out
The road to Donetsk from Kramatorsk, the last city in mainland Ukraine before the internal border, is beautifully lined with frosted trees. But its beauty belies the harsh reality of […]
Christopher Cox: What Brexit means for employment law
In June a referendum will decide whether or not the UK should exit the European Union. If we decide to leave, what might be the implications for employment law? It’s […]
Aser García Rada: Time to move forward after five years of the current anti-tobacco law in Spain
Spain has been at the forefront of the fight against smoking for many years. Today (25 February) the National Committee to Prevent Smoking (CNPT), the Spanish Medical Colleges Organization (Organización […]
John Middleton: Why is there acute hunger in the UK and what is to be done about it?
Every day family doctors face the struggle of being custodians of entitlement to food bank help and backstops for the failures of the welfare system, while at the same time […]
Patrick Cullen: Co-design for vulnerable patient groups—transforming patients’ experiences
Recently I attended a conference at the King’s Fund that focussed on transforming patient experience, particularly the experience of vulnerable patient groups. To me, the day felt as much like a […]
George Thomas: Diabetes mellitus—the need for better terminology
Diabetes is a global health concern. However, the term “diabetes” connotes archaic concepts and needs to be reviewed. The ancient Greek physician Aretaeus of Cappadocia is often recorded as the first […]
Mona Nasser: How can research publication be improved?
The first day of the EQUATOR/REWARD conference coincided with the publication of the most recent article on reducing waste in research—“increasing value and reducing waste in biomedical research: who’s listening?” […]
Kiran Thapa: Blossoming health services research in Nepal—what are the challenges?
I recently did a PubMed search for Nepal, and I found thousands of articles that had been published in different journals across the world. This was a happy moment for […]