The other day, I was invited to give a seminar on interprofessional teamwork to a group of residents and attendees at a prestigious university medical center in Europe. The first […]
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Zaher Sahloul: What can doctors do to help in Syria?
I received many emails after my last mission. One doctor emailed me to say that she was “horrified by what is happening in Syria” and she wanted to help by […]
Richard Lehman: Where next with statins?
The Lancet‘s lengthy review on statins is masterly in its discussion of many fundamental issues about trial methodology and interpretation, and makes an excellent case for the overall benefits of […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—12 September 2016
NEJM 8 Sep 2016 Vol 375 CPAP & CV events I adore CPAP and bless the night when she arrived in my life. I embrace her—or rather she embraces me—for […]
Zaher Sahloul: Practising medicine in Aleppo
In my first medical mission to Aleppo in October 2013, I was asked to examine a toddler who had arrived at our hospital after being shot in the head by […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Mind your temper
According to Galen, whose views influenced the practice of medicine for hundreds of years, each of the four fluid humours of the body, αἷμα, blood, φλέγμα, phlegm, χολή, [yellow] bile, […]
Richard Smith: The “micro-macro problem” and the difficulty of using evidence to make policy
Doctors commonly complain that they consider evidence before they treat a patient, but politicians and policy makers don’t use the same rigour when making changes to health services. Indeed, Margaret […]
Martin McKee: Brexit—the confusion continues
It is now over two months since the British electorate voted narrowly to leave the European Union. The UK has a new prime minister and cabinet, including two new government […]
Peter Roderick: Brexit, a public health nightmare
Since the Brexit referendum result, much attention has been paid to when and how the UK government will notify the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European […]
Julian Tudor Hart: Government, healthcare professionals, and the people’s NHS: time for a new hypothesis?
Until the BMA rejected the government’s contract imposed on junior doctors in NHS England, negotiations were conducted in conventional diplomatic terms, based on a shared hypothesis that all contestants played […]