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If politicians have the will to address gender inequality in global healthcare provision they will reap huge financial awards, as well as moral and social victories, says the Rt Hon […]
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It’s time for medical students to hang up their lanyards, a safer alternative is available, says Antonia Round […]
Jack Dickenson: Studying medicine with a stammer
Jack Dickenson opens up about his experience of studying and practising medicine with a stammer […]
Martin McKee: If leaked Operation Yellowhammer document is wrong, then the government must publish the right one
Grave concerns prompted by leaked analysis of no deal Brexit preparations cannot be dispelled or tackled by hollow assurances, says Martin McKee […]
Domestic political alliances with conservative forces in the US is costing women their health at home and abroad
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Zoe Steley and Sandy Robertson: First aid for the climate emergency is better delivered as a team
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s decision to divest from fossil fuels is a welcome step, say Zoe Steley and Sandy Robertson […]
Dominic Arnold: Junior doctor changeovers need a steadier start
The current sink or swim approach to junior doctors starting new rotations serves neither doctors nor patients, says Dominic Arnold […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Affinity
Last week I discussed Paracelsus’s well-known statement, first published in his Sieben Defensiones in 1564, that “only the dose determines that a thing is not a poison.” I suggested, based […]
Recruit for values, train for skills—what medical school admissions could learn from nursing associate recruitment programmes
More medical schools need to recognise that A-level grades are not the best way to judge the potential to be a doctor, says Katie Knight […]