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It is our belief that many patients with rectal cancer are (probably unwittingly) not being informed about potential treatment options which may be available to them that could allow them […]
Doctors need to speak up against the use of mental illness as an insult
Arash Javanbakht and Aislinn Williams Over recent months ongoing shakeups in the White House staff have generated a lot of attention from the news media. However, over the summer there was […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Checklists
If etymology were anything to go by, checklists would rule our lives, although we must beware not to let etymology rule our views of language, informative though it can be. […]
Michael Farquhar: We must recognise the health effects associated with shift working
We must support those who work at night […]
David Hemenway: Why has it been so difficult to change US gun policy?
Polls continually show a majority of Americans support reasonable gun policies, and yet the US has not been able to address its firearms problem […]
Peng Yong Sim: Is there a future for direct ophthalmoscopy?
Since its invention in 1851, the direct ophthalmoscope has offered unprecedented diagnostic capabilities. Through it, the mysteries of the inner eye were unravelled and the links between eye manifestations and […]
Julian Sheather: Unrest
The award-winning cinema documentary Unrest explores the stories of people living with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Ahead of its UK theatrical release on 20 October, Julian Sheather, Specialist Adviser, Ethics and […]
Chris Del Mar and Peter Collignon: Another seasonal influenza epidemic
Healthcare staff are being urged to get flu jabs, but are current management options adequate? […]
Michael Gill: Improving patient information
A recent report by Macmillan suggests that clinicians are failing to provide adequate information to patients who have recently been diagnosed with cancer. The Cancer Experience Survey is startling as […]