It is inevitable that doctors will find themselves in a “candour conversation,” says Philip Berry, who calls for more training to ensure this fraught conversation is beneficial for patients and […]
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A new public body is necessary to effectively regulate the UK video game industry
This week the NHS has opened the country’s first specialist clinic to treat children and young adults who are addicted to playing computer games after concerns that heavy use of […]
Bacon rashers, statistics, and controversy
Tim Spector and Christopher Gardner discuss the recent recommendations that there is no need to cut red meat […]
Edward Christopher: How can medical students avoid predatory journals
“Dear Professor Christopher”, says the start of the email. As a medical student with academic aspirations, being addressed as professor never fails to flatter and amuse me. Yet with time […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—8 October 2019
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Carol Liddle: COPD outcomes—treating the individual, not the condition
Support for people with COPD should be targeted so that individuals develop the skills they need to manage their condition, says Carol Liddle […]
Desmond O’Neill: Medicalisation as a pejorative term
It is over 40 years since Engel described the biopsychosocial model for medicine, largely adopted in principle by the healthcare establishment if, as with most good intentions, imperfectly executed in […]
Richard Smith: The thinking of the new chief executive of NHSX, which is charged with digitising the NHS
One of the first health experiences of Matthew Gould, the new chief executive of NHSX, which is charged with digitising the NHS, was his wife with cancer being looked after […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Enthymetic errors
As I reported last week, of about 60 words listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) beginning with thym-, only two refer to the mind, thymoleptic and thymopathy. However, there […]
Rachel Green: Securing regular medications is a lottery every month
I have a severe mental illness—a diagnosis of schizo-affective disorder. Over the years I have suffered from prolonged episodes of psychosis, from which it takes me many months, sometimes years, […]