Even though I was far away from New York City, I will always remember the 11 September 2001, as I was in medical school taking an exam that day. An […]
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Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Conjugation
A case of Vernet’s syndrome, unilateral paralysis of the 9th, 10th, and 11th cranial nerves, caused me to read up about the jugular foramen and tumours therein. The jugular foramen, […]
Gabriel Rada: How much health evidence is there in the world?
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used […]
Tessa Richards: Is your conference “Patients Included?”
The conference circuit is buzzing. If you are not physically caught up in the whirl there are plenty of colourful twitter feeds to follow—last week’s #EvidenceLive for example. Next week […]
The BMJ Today: Candy Crush as pain relief, and doctors as carers and scientists
• A news story reports on the intriguing case of a man who lost the use of his left thumb after playing the smartphone game Candy Crush all day for […]
Clare Gerada: Can we trust pre-election promises on the NHS?
Only a few weeks to go until the most unpredictable election in years and polls show that the NHS tops the list of voters concerns. Not surprisingly, politicians, of all […]
Marika Davies: Medical ethics and the criminal justice system
If a patient produced a machete during a consultation, reminding you of your duty of confidentiality as he calmly placed it in the sharps bin, what would you do? Professional […]
The BMJ Today: Promises, promises
• It’s political parties’ manifestoes week, and The BMJ‘s reporter Gareth Iacobucci has summarised the promises made on the NHS, health, and social care of those that have been published, and […]
Suzanne Gordon: Pimping has no place in medical education
Until recently I thought I knew the meaning of the term “pimp” or “pimping.” But a couple of weeks ago a friend who is a student in a physician’s assistant […]
Neville Goodman: dead, revived, and mixed metaphors
Metaphors have a life and get tired, but dead metaphors are not just ones that have become very tired indeed. Dead metaphors have lost their original imagery, and have become […]