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Richard Lehman’s journal review—6 March 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the leading medical journals. […]
Naomi Hossain: The right to food is common sense in Bangladesh
Horrifying new reports of famine on a vast scale in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia, and Nigeria are emerging, signalling the lack of a real right to food among tens of […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Gout
Richard Asher once commented, citing Pel Ebstein fever in Hodgkin’s disease as an example, that some clinical manifestations that are regarded as “typical” of certain diseases may be in fact […]
Richard Smith: Why has Bangladesh done so well?
How has Bangladesh been so successful in achieving MDGs and good health outcomes? Richard Smith discusses. […]
Elizabeth Burns: Pass me an anti-boredom pill doctor
Could boredom in patients be a problem that impacts on health outcomes and performance of hospitals, asks Elizabeth Burns. […]
Mary Higgins: The echoes of adverse events
I’ve written before about the domino effect, which describes the multiple groups that are affected when an adverse outcome occurs. Traditionally, the first victims are the patient and their family […]
Eng-Tat Ang and Kapil Sugand: How can anatomy teaching be improved?
By their own admission, medical students tend to forget their anatomical knowledge when entering into clinical practice. It is common for surgical supervisors to question whether anatomy had ever been […]
David McCoy: Taxing diesel—now’s not the time to choke
David McCoy explains why we should tax diesel vehicles more. […]
Sharon Roman: Notes from the less comfortable chair
As someone with chronic disease and comorbidity, I have benefitted from the knowledge and expertise of a great number of doctors. Sometimes you’ve only known me as an image on […]