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Christian Pean: Curing the American plague of violence
Treating violence as a health issue seems to work, so why aren’t we embracing this tactic? […]
Rebecca Rosen: GP at Hand and disruptive innovation in general practice provision
The launch of GP at Hand has triggered a mass of Twitter activity, much of which has focused on how much to pay for this tech-driven new service, given that […]
Clare Reeder: “Screen and Treat”—helping the victims of the fire at Grenfell Tower
On 24 June 2017, the 24-floor Grenfell Tower, a social housing block in west London, was destroyed by a fire. Months later, its former residents are still having to deal […]
Primary healthcare, disruptive innovation, and the digital gold rush
We want innovation to improve our patients’ lives and protect their safety […]
Implementing best practice guidance for management of older people with hip fractures in India
Fragility hip fractures are likely to become a major public health challenge in the coming decades, as emerging economies with vast populations age. Half of the estimated 6.26 million hip […]
Aiping Lyu and Zhaoxiang Bian: Improving the accuracy of trial data in China
In China, since September 2017, a new policy is being enforced which threatens prison sentences for researchers who are found guilty of fabricating data in studies that have led to […]
Richard Smith: How might artificial intelligence improve healthcare?
Artificial intelligence, which few of us understand, might apocalyptically enslave humanity or release it from death. Some prominent scientists believe that robots blessed with artificial intelligence will soon be more […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—20 November 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Miranda Cole: Broad based training demonstrates a way to provide outstanding care for complex patients
It’s November, Foundation Year 2. You’ve just survived your first year as a doctor, and all the career guidance that your pot-luck mixture of foundation posts have provided you with […]