My life’s work has been driven by my hatred of the poliovirus, which cripples those who are the most treasured among us: children. In 2011, more than two decades after […]
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The ongoing battle between 12 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the north of England and Bayer and Novartis over the legality of offering off-label bevacizumab (Avastin) to treat wet age […]
Mike Simmons : How to manipulate friends and influence practice in the NHS
Mike Simmons explains how his first-hand experience of using complexity science to reduce healthcare associated infection has led to efficiency gains as well as a broader understanding of how the […]
Alex Nowbar’s research reviews—26 March 2019
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Job stressors faced by surgeons in Germany are no longer acceptable
Undiagnosed burnout and depression is widespread within surgical communities in developed countries. [1, 2] Adequate working conditions—including appropriate workload, satisfactory workplace organisation, and sufficient illness recovery opportunity—are crucial to ensuring […]
Rebecca Black: Preventing suicides among doctors
The qualities, which make a good and caring doctor, are also the qualities, which place us at higher risk of mental illness […]
We all have a role to play in cleaning up our air, just as we do in acting on climate change
Public Health England have recently released a new report which provides practical advice and measures to help local authorities reduce air pollution and its impacts on public health. It is […]
The UN’s Political Declaration on the fight against Tuberculosis must be operationalized to rapid effect
In the WHO South-East Asia Region, the fight against TB has reached a critical phase. Financing within countries must be streamlined, and global investment forthcoming […]
We need to do more to manage the mental health needs of patients with TB in India
Mental health issues and tuberculosis (TB) are two intertwined, though often invisible, co-epidemics that people in India aren’t talking about enough. Though often mentioned in passing, public health systems are […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Truly meaningful?
Recently, we have heard a lot, perhaps too much, about votes in the House of Commons, all of which, including two so-called “meaningful” votes, turned out to obfuscate further whatever […]