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Neville Goodman’s metaphor watch: Just in time
Last ditch, last minute, eleventh hour: all expressions allowing a relieved sigh. There are no single, non-metaphorical words to replace them. Ultimate, late and final appear in lists of synonyms, […]
Claire McDaniel and Daniel Marchalik: Medicine, from fiction to today
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Nick Hopkinson: Conservatism and the cancer drugs fund
Decisions about healthcare inevitably involve choices around the allocation of finite resources. Democracy, if it is meaningful, is public reasoning. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), established […]
Richard Smith: Will I make it to 2045 and become immortal?
The Singularity, when men merge with machines and become immortal, is “pencilled in” for 2045. I learn this from Irish journalist Mark O’Connell’s meetings with transhumanists described in his book […]
Sarah Walpole: Managing conflicts of interest in today’s NHS
In February NHS England (NHSE) published revised guidance on the management of conflicts of interest (COI). NHSE created a “Task and Finish Group” to consult with stakeholders and produce the […]
Mark Taylor: What impact does research have?
The impact of research has to be defined in terms of patient benefit, says Mark Taylor […]
Martin Marshall: I’m an uncertainty specialist
Are you a disease denier or a disease monger? Good GPs can only make sense by being both, argues Martin Marshall […]
Leah Desmond: Irish women and access to abortion
Recently The Citizen’s Assembly voted in favour of all women in the Republic of Ireland being able to access a legal abortion. This was monumental and an outcome that was unexpected. The Citizen’s […]
Daniel Benamouzig: President Macron and his health policies
What impact will Emmanuel Macron’s plans for health have in France and will he be able to deliver them? […]