Developing tools for practice that support and serve patient choice is included in the first line in The Manifesto for Evidence Based Health Care. The manifesto is collecting public views as […]
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Joel Lexchin: Health Canada promises a new era in transparency
In March 2017 Health Canada released a discussion paper promising a new era in transparency. The agency committed itself to proactively releasing clinical trial data submitted by drug companies, similar […]
Daniel Sokol: Should doctors be saints?
Lavinia Woodward, 24, is a medical student at Oxford University. She is an aspiring heart surgeon with an excellent academic record. On 30 September 2016, under the influence of drink and […]
Daoxin Yin: What do Chinese doctors and researchers think about open peer review?
Seven months ago, when I had just started my new career as a research editor at The BMJ, I was impressed by the open peer-review model that the journal applies. […]
Niall Dickson: How will the UK fund a health and care system under unprecedented demand?
The future funding of our health and care system requires a national debate, says Niall Dickson. […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—22 May 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Diffusion
Diffusion and dissemination are important aspects of translational research. They are the processes whereby the products of such research—knowledge, skills, understanding, innovations—spread, encouraging implementation. Diffusion is a passive process, like […]
David Nabarro: The WHO must change, and I am the right person to deliver that change
Next Tuesday, health leaders from across the world will elect the new leader of the World Health Organization (WHO). With variable climates, war, and changing lifestyles putting pressure on health, […]
Sania Nishtar: Delivering the WHO that we need
Extraordinary situations warrant extraordinary responses. The election of a new Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) next week is one such setting because it involves installing leadership of an […]
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Let’s prove the impossible is possible
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been elected the new Director General of the World Health Organization. Read his vision of what he hopes to achieve […]