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Richard Lehman’s journal review—3 April 2017
NEJM 30 Mar 2017 Vol 376 Rivaroxaban vs aspirin long after VTE The longer you give anticoagulants to people following venous thromboembolism, the fewer subsequent thromboembolic events they will have. […]
Martin McKee: Article 50 has been triggered. Now what?
The sound of ideology slamming into a wall of reality is already echoing throughout Whitehall, says Martin McKee, as he unpicks some of the consequences of Brexit. […]
Kamal R Mahtani: Using systematic reviews to reduce research waste—who really cares?
The global spend on biomedical research and development is about $250 billion, so why is so much of it still wasted, asks Mahtani […]
John Ashton: Brexit, Trump, and public health
This speech was delivered as a TED Talk for University of Liverpool. Finsbury Square, London. 29th March 2017. This has not been an easy time for me. My 13 year […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Translational research—an early model
A clear definition of translational research is hard to come by. Typical general definitions include: • the process of transferring, from bench to bedside, findings in basic science into clinical […]
Amber Davenport: The future of STPs
This week we expect NHS England to publish a “delivery plan” setting out priorities for the sector over the next two years. No one is quite clear on the detail […]
Carl Heneghan: Is Michael Gove right—should the clinical trials directive be scrapped?
Regulations that “hold any business here back” should be scrapped, said Michael Gove, a key figure in the Brexit campaign. Gove’s belief is that pharmaceuticals are important to Britain’s success: less […]
Katharine Sacks-Jones: Face-down restraint has no place in modern mental health settings
Concern over women’s mental health is growing. Suicide among women in the UK is at its highest rate since 2005 and recent data show that young women are the highest […]
Ashish Jha: The ABC of healthcare reform—understanding the Republican debacle
Ashish Jha explains why the “ABCs: Arithmetic, Bravery, and Competence” are so important for reforming the US healthcare system. […]