Cochrane UK’s Senior Fellow in General Practice Lynda Ware looks at the new Cochrane review on Vitamin D for the management of asthma. A new Cochrane review looked at precisely […]
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Billy Boland: Can inspiration deliver better healthcare?
Two different people told me I inspired them last week. How cool is that? I wasn’t even fishing for compliments (it has been known). They were actual, spontaneous, genuine acts […]
Maslah Amin: How can the NHS tackle the white male dominance of leadership roles?
The lack of women and people from a black, Asian, or other ethnic minority (BME) background in senior NHS positions is well known. It is in and out of the […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—5 September 2016
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Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Humours and humour
Two blogs ago, I mentioned the current interest in cupping among celebrities such as Olympic athletes and actors. There are surely easier and safer ways to obtain a placebo effect. […]
Patients need to have a say on the junior doctor’s contract dispute
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Aderemi Oyedeji and Anja Choon: Stigmatization of mental health problems in Nigeria
The BMJ Global Health blog Mental health is neglected and stigmatized globally and across societies, in spite of its high burden. Moreover, in Nigeria, mental health is not just neglected but remains […]
Soumyadeep Bhaumik: Social media in global health
The BMJ Global Health blog The connectivity made possible by social media is one of the most important revolutionary changes in the last decade. And The BMJ has always encouraged […]
William Cayley: Where is our faith?
One of my favorite radio pundits is EJ Dionne, so I was intrigued to read in my morning paper his opinion piece, asking “where are our faith leaders?” In short, he argues […]