As this year’s party conference season comes to a close, what have we learned about the main parties’ priorities for health and social care? Richard Murray weighs up the key […]
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Ann Robinson’s journal review—4 October 2019
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Conflict of interest and the infant formula industry—a call to action
Breastfeeding is one of the most cost-effective interventions for improving the health and survival of children, with important short and long-term benefits to families and society. [1] However, policies and […]
Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat: Hello (Brexit) from the other side
Much of what is written about Brexit becomes instantly outdated due to the rapidly unfolding, negative spiral of events. One of the only constants in this debate, since the very […]
Antimicrobial resistance: More quick action is needed in BRICS and MINT economic transition countries
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent public health issue, as resistant genes and pathogens will cross borders and spread without action, threatening medical progress. [1,2,3] Breakthrough drugs and treatments, particularly […]
Liyang Pan: Medical education—the tyranny of guidelines and the single best answer
Simplification has a place in medical education, says Liyang Pan, but shouldn’t be at the cost of teaching students about medicine’s complexity […]
Life expectancy in England: what’s going on?
The latest life expectancy data from the Office for National Statistics doesn’t provide much to celebrate. The UK’s life expectancy continues to stall and its poor standing in international life […]
Simon Denegri: Courage, dear funder, courage
The UK Research Institute (UKRI)—the nation’s £7.5 billion research giant established in April last year—is beginning to set out its stall on public engagement. A few weeks ago it published […]
Richard Smith: Why are doctors sticking themselves to government buildings?
On the day that a United Nations report said that “Climate change is devastating our seas and frozen regions as never before,” I joined a protest with Doctors for Extinction […]
Luke Kane: Ebola is a symptom of dysfunctional healthcare systems
More than one year into the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luke Kane expresses his disappointment that we’ve failed to learn from past mistakes […]