The medical specialties are often glorified. Values such as empathy, kindness, dedication, and devotion are attributed to us. But one other thing that distinguishes doctors is a huge sense of […]
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Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Art and science; medical skills and knowledge
To recap, for many years medicine has been regarded as both an art and a science. Is it? As we have already seen, the word “art” has its origin in […]
Andrew Green: Asking GPs to peer review all referrals undermines professionalism
The suggestion that all referral decisions must be reviewed is a slur on the competence of GPs […]
Sara Caterina O’Rourke: When the cogwheels of medicine work at their best
It is not often that medics are faced with incidents as frightening as the terror attack in Manchester earlier this summer. I arrived at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital anticipating […]
Medical schools should be prioritising nutrition and lifestyle education
Kate Womersley and Katherine Ripullone Would you expect a junior doctor to be confident giving basic advice and care for the most common and fatal diseases? Of course you would. NICE […]
Matt Morgan: “Just to let you know”—flattened hierarchy brings steep demands
Matt Morgan discusses the gradual increase in volume of mental workload that doctors have to deal with […]
Joel Lexchin: We’ve missed an opportunity to debate FDA funding and user fees
In mid-August 2017, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, signed the FDA Reauthorization Act 2017, under which drug and device makers pay the FDA a fee for every […]
Paul Glasziou and Iain Chalmers: Funders and regulators are more important than journals in fixing the waste in research
Funders and regulators have the principal power to implement most of the solutions needed to reduce research waste […]
Nick Smallwood: Young cancer patients advocate for improved care
For many young cancer survivors, the impact of cancer does not stop when treatment does […]
Neville Goodman’s metaphor watch: Arctic waters
An iceberg is a useful metaphor. It appears most commonly as the tip of the iceberg, and it is a warning. Nine-tenths of an iceberg is under water, usually extending well […]