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The National Food Strategy is a “blueprint” that government must follow
Solving the obesity crisis in the UK was never going to be simple. If it were, we would not be in a situation where the majority of adults in England […]
The ripples of trauma caused by severe pain during IUD procedures
More and more women are coming forward to share their stories of a painful IUD procedure. Healthcare services need to get better at recording these experiences, says Stephanie O’Donohue […]
Management consultancy in healthcare—time for some independent action?
At the height of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the UK government and NHS signed off on a number of contracts with large management consultancy firms without going through the […]
Myanmar’s covid-19 vaccines: The latest military strategy to undermine resistance
People in Myanmar, from healthcare workers to the vulnerable, have rejected vaccinations for covid-19 to refute the military regime that offers them. As a huge wave of covid-19 arrives in […]
The need for a new rehabilitation strategy in the UK
Many groups of patients would benefit from rehabilitation management. We need an integrated workforce to care for them, say Allan Cole, Miriam Duffy, and Jane Dacre […]
Kit Yates: (How) can we reach herd immunity?
The term “herd immunity” first found its way into the UK’s public consciousness very early on in the pandemic. The UK’s chief scientific officer, Patrick Vallance, talked about allowing “enough […]
Richard Thompson: The dangers of gardening
Gardening is generally considered to be good for our health and wellbeing. But, as Richard Thompson discovered, when challenged to consider the potential risks from gardening, there are plenty of […]
Community based interventions can help fight covid-19 and tuberculosis
In the heart of Denver, on Champa Street, weathered chairs have been dug out of dumpsters. They stand near tent houses whose polyester walls shake. Inside are partners, possessions, and […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . The BMJ in the OED
Last week I analysed citations in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) taken from the Oxford Textbook of Medicine (OTM). This week I have looked at OED citations taken from The […]