Questions – differential diagnoses please 1. The first patient was a young child who presented with fever, seizures, and decreased consciousness, developing over a 1–2 week period, to a community […]
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Kallur Suresh: Psychiatry at the forefront of science
I recently attended the 2015 International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Birmingham. It was one of the largest gatherings of psychiatrists from the UK and many other countries. […]
Lyndal Trevena: Final reflections as the #ISDMISEHC Conference in Sydney concludes
The final day of the ISDMISEHC conference took a closer look at some of the key issues of the future. Professor Sharon Straus started the day with a keynote address […]
Lyndal Trevena: Reflections on Day 2 of #ISDMISEHC Sydney 2015
The second day of ISDMISEHC saw a lot of engagement on social media and a lot of interest from clinicians, patients, and policymakers around the world. Professor Alex Barratt from […]
How can we improve the availability and use of health research in developing countries?
Global health is fundamentally dependent on the availability and use of health research. It is well known that much research is of poor quality, is not applicable to low-resource settings, […]
David Moher and Rustam Al-Shahi Salman: How can research be improved and waste reduced?
We shudder to think about the amount of paper and computer screen pixels used to report on the very sad state of biomedical research. This […]
Shiva Raj Mishra and Dinesh Neupane: How small local NGOs responded to Nepal’s earthquake
Nepal’s earthquake affected 30 of its 75 districts taking the lives of nearly 8,604 people. 16,808 people were injured. About 3 million were displaced during two major earthquakes less than […]
Toby Shipway: Too hot to handle—hyperthermia in the V8’s
The spectacle and ceremony of the V8’s came to Darwin recently. Personalised saloon cars, a little like my grandfather used to drive, have been rebuilt and given a mechanical boost […]
Toby Shipway: Down the wire
“Down the wire” is the process of winching down and up from a helicopter to locations otherwise inaccessible. It’s a phrase that I associate with films involving Navy Seals, the […]
Toby Shipway: Ticking away
It is surprising how young some patients in the Northern Territory, Australia, present with medical conditions that are traditionally the preserve of older patients. I am sitting in a clinic […]