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Kawaldip Sehmi: Is it time to develop a new specialism—migrant and refugee medicine?
The idea came to me in September 2016 when the United Nations General Assembly held a high level summit to address the large movements of refugees and migrants. At the […]
David Nicholl: Why I’ve changed my views on assisted dying
A change in the law would enable those in the UK faced with a terminal illness the choice of a death with dignity on their own terms […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—17 July 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Parodies of resistential postmodernism
The IndoEuropean root WED, with its o-grade form WOD, meant to speak. Hence the Greek word for a song or lyric poem, an ode, ᾠδή, and derivatives such as odeon, […]
Michael Mittelman: First understand your patient
I am an engaged and informed patient with multiple chronic conditions. I am a patient advocate and a health strategist, and I care deeply for the patient experience. I work […]
Kathleen Thomas: Hospital bombardment—the new weapon of war?
It’s been 18 months since I witnessed the decimation of our fully functional hospital in Kunduz, Northern Afghanistan by aerial bombardment. I still can’t find words to adequately describe the […]
Daniel Sokol: The Charlie Gard case—an ethicist in the courtroom
Daniel Sokol provides an ethicist’s point of view on the latest hearing in the case of Charlie Gard […]
Angela Coulter: The global reach of shared decision making
We’ve known for several decades that sharing evidence and decisions with patients leads to better care, but it’s still rare for patients to be given written information about treatment options […]
Juliet Dobson: Delivering access to contraception worldwide
Current economic and political climates are posing a threat to women’s sexual and reproductive rights […]