In software design, involving end users in design and decision-making processes, so called participatory design, is sometimes referred to as “the Scandinavian approach.” This is because back in the 1970s, […]
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On Monday 10 May Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, gave an optimistic appraisal of the state of the UK’s covid pandemic and announced that the next step in easing […]
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It takes the whole health system to improve quality of care for mothers and newborns
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The new variant of concern has fundamentally changed the risk we face and therefore the government’s criteria for moving ahead with the road map have not been met, argue Stephen […]
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—14 May 2021
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . -omics
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“So, why medicine? Why do you want to be a doctor?”
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Giles Maskell: The curse of the priors
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