I was recently invited to a meeting on HIV/AIDS that was hosted in Athens by the European Commission. Although the grass is greener on the EU side, the epidemic still […]
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Kamran Abbasi: Twenty five years of The BMJ’s editorial registrar scheme
The BMJ tends to hesitate over anniversaries, especially its own, but today marks 25 years of the best training scheme in the history of medical journalism. I would say that, […]
K M Venkat Narayan: Global non-communicable diseases—a series of reflections
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)—such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and poor mental health—are major and growing public health threats for all regions of the world—rich and poor, […]
Rhys Davies: Imagining the Future of Medicine—not just robots and old people
On Monday 21 April, the Royal Albert Hall played host to a curious event. Imagining the Future of Medicine was an afternoon filled with a variety of speakers and artistic […]
BMJ Journals research highlights—24 February 2014
BMJ Journals research highlights is a regular round-up of research papers appearing in the BMJ Journals. Thorax If clotters fibrose what do bleeders do? Evolution has ensured that numerous genes […]
Albertine Schmull: Tales from an operating room in Bangladesh
After 35 years working as a theatre scrub nurse, I permit myself a day off once in a while. So I was cycling through the park, on my way to […]
BMJ Journals research highlights—20 December 2013
BMJ Journals research highlights is a regular round-up of research papers appearing in the BMJ Journals. Use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of tuberculosis Chang-Hoon Lee, Kyungjoo Kim, Min […]
Paquita de Zulueta: Why are the most vulnerable still denied healthcare?
The BMJ has chosen Doctors of the World for this year’s Christmas charity appeal. Paquita de Zulueta has worked for the past four years as a clinical volunteer at Doctors […]
Karen van der Veken on working as a midwife in humanitarian emergencies around the world
The BMJ has chosen Doctors of the World for this year’s Christmas charity appeal. Karen van der Veken has worked for Doctors of the World as a midwife and project […]
Leigh Daynes: How Doctors of the World is helping in the Philippines
The BMJ has chosen Doctors of the World for this year’s Christmas charity appeal. Leigh Daynes explains how Doctors of the World are helping to bring care to the most […]