“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” One commonly hears the mournful refrain that American healthcare is “broken”—whether demonstrated by reports “hospitals have been gaming the system to make their […]
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Junior doctors’ dispute: pause is welcome but fundamental problems remain
A five day pause in work to introduce a new contract for junior doctors could be a welcome opportunity for both sides to engage meaningfully on the outstanding issues of […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Recognising weasel words
To recap. A weasel word is defined in the OED as “an equivocating or ambiguous word, which takes away the force or meaning of the concept being expressed”. “I can […]
Yogesh Jain, R Srivatsan, and Antony Kollannur: Heatwave in India
Severe heat wave conditions have been reported across India through the month of April this year. The situation has been especially severe in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamilnadu. Most affected […]
Matthias Wienold: Drug regulation—a patient’s view
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) guards access of new drugs to the health markets of the EU member states. It was founded over 20 years ago to combine the best […]
Amanda Glassman and Rachel Silverman: Evaluating what works in global health
Around the world, people are benefitting from a global health revolution. More infants are surviving their first months of life; more children are growing and thriving; and more adults around […]
James Partridge: A new dimension for treating acne
I was recently invited to speak on “new models of care” at a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin at the House of Commons. I chose to […]
Tony Waterston: Infant formula once again at the RCPCH
There was nervous expectancy in the huge hall at the Liverpool arena as the gathered paediatricians awaited the count on the motion to ban infant formula funding from the Royal […]
WIRED Health 2016
Technology magazine Wired held its annual health conference in London on 29 April, with 21 speakers presenting “the future of the healthcare and medical industries.” Thomas Macaulay was there for The […]
Desmond O’Neill: Peak medical students
Asked to do a column on medical education for an Irish newspaper, I was struck by how little professional debate we have had on the extraordinary increase in student intakes […]