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Medicine is still a victim of war—we desperately need new ideas
What we are witnessing is war without restraint. But what do we do to stop it? […]
Martin McKee: Creating chaos and confusion from strength and stability—the general election 2017
The chaos that has resulted from the result of the general election has important implications for health, says Martin McKee […]
Buddha Basnyat: Zika in India—the case for prompt reporting
After India waited months to disclose that it had identified cases of Zika, Buddha Basnyat argues that withholding information about highly contagious diseases can add to the problem of containment […]
Shalini: New Zika cases in India must be reported
India has officially reported three cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the cases, which included a 34-year-old new mother and a 22-year-old pregnant woman, […]
Allen Ross: Vaccination alone will not halt the next global pandemic
A combination of strategies are required to save lives […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Naming monoclonal antibodies
The term “monoclonal” is over 100 years old, having been first recorded, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, in a 1914 paper in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, […]
Dudzai Mureyi et al: Drug advertising rules and the patient safety paradox in Zimbabwe
Dudzai Mureyi, Claudia Pagliari and Raluca Bunduchi Laws and regulations restricting the advertising of medicines are essential for protecting the public from harms due to inappropriate, dangerous, or counterfeit products. However, […]
Kieran Walsh: Clinical decision support—being worried is nothing to worry about
Many years ago I worked with a doctor who would disappear for a few moments at important decision points in clinical care. Sometimes this was during ward rounds and sometimes […]
George Gillett: Why does Theresa May want to “rip up” the Mental Health Act?
The prime minister has criticised current legislation without explaining what will take its place “I’m going to scrap the old Mental Health Act,” Theresa May said on Question Time last week. […]