In the spring of 2016, my wife ran her first 5 km race. Because it was her first time running such a race, she asked me to watch. I was […]
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Anna Miller: Withholding healthcare from undocumented migrants raises questions of human rights, dignity, and social justice
The ethics of withholding healthcare is an important debate that as a society we should be having […]
Sharing an act of kindness
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Michael Hirsh: The Gun Buyback—a way to make a difference to the US’s gun violence trends
Firearms amnesties do more than collect guns, says Michael Hirsh, they also help communities realise that firearm injury is preventable and unacceptable […]
Why is staffing still a problem in the NHS? Lack of flexibility may be the answer
If the NHS wants to retain its staff, it needs to adapt to their needs as individuals, say Dena El-Sawy, Emma Cox, Lord Archibald Kirkwood, and Johann Malawana […]
Mary E Black: “Manels” and what to do about them
Mary E Black on how to avoid manels […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Fingerprints
Last week, in my 200th blog in this series (200 = 2 × 10 × 10), I discussed the word “digit”, which means both a number and a finger or […]
Transformative change takes leadership, partnerships, and multisectoral collaboration
Investment in systems to promote collaboration is vital for health, say Shri J P Nadda and Nikolai Astrup […]
To achieve the SDG health goals we need to recognise the goals and outcomes of other sectors
Tobias Alfvén, Agnes Binagwaho, and Måns Nilsson call for multisectoral collaboration to become the “new normal” […]
Ensure that the family’s voice is heard first and last, and in their own words
When I was a third year medical student on my pediatric inpatient rotation, I thought I had mastered family centered rounds. I would stand in the patient’s room, position myself […]