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Oliver Minton: Cancer survivorship—where to next
I was invited to attend the inaugural cancer survivorship conference in Brussels—at the time our interests aligned (and indeed still do). The conference felt different with patient groups, bankers, actuaries […]
Lara Fairall: Serendipity and scaling up towards universal primary care
A Brazilian adaptation of our PACK training programme for primary care doctors and nurses went live last week in the Southern city of Florianὸpolis, or Floripa as it is known […]
Suzanne Gordon: Encouraging all members of a medical team to speak up
The oval, mahogany table dominates the center of the large conference room. A number of chairs circle the table and dot the perimeter of the room. Every week, a group […]
Richard Smith: Another step towards the post-journal world
Recently I asked a leader of a major research funder what proportion of its grants led to a publication. “I’ve no idea,” he answered, “but it’s probably 20-30%. What bothers […]
Tessa Richards: N-of-1 research
Wimbledon is over (well done Andy Murray), but London still has a wealth of other treats to offer. A trip to the Science Museum, for example, where the Beyond the […]
Andy Haines: Why health partnerships are good for global health
Global health is in a state of constant flux. Trends are perpetually changing and evolving, and new challenges arise on an almost weekly basis. The great gains seen in the […]
Alice Gerth: What to do about junior doctor morale?
Negotiations, four emergency care only strikes, a threatened imposition, one full strike, a referendum rejecting the contract and an imposition. It’s been an interesting few months. Many junior doctors are […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—11 July 2016
NEJM 7 July 2016 Vol 375 Bayesian cancer trials I’m glad I haven’t got any cancer that I know of. I’m not unique in that, but I’m of an age […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . A memorandum about referendums
So, we now know the results of the referendum, and the government will have to decide how to proceed to the next stage of negotiations. I am talking, of course, […]