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James Raftery: NICE: “inconsistent,” “in large part arbitrary and opaque,” according to friends
A strong critique just published points to logical inconsistencies in NICE’s consideration of social values, specifically in how it handles quality adjusted life years (QALYs). Since these are key to […]
Jo Bibby: The healthcare decisions we make should be personal
As the summer holidays draw to a close, thousands of people up and down the country will have found out whether the hours and months spent meticulously researching the best […]
The BMJ Today: When money and medicine mix
Earlier this year, The BMJ published an editorial urging doctors in India to fight back against corruption in medicine. Kickbacks and bribes are a global problem but India, “with rampant corruption […]
Lavanya Malhotra: The ice bucket challenge—trivialising trend or canny awareness campaign?
Lately, social media sites have been invaded by videos of people upending buckets of icy water over their heads. The goal behind this watery exercise is to raise funds, as well […]
Paul Teed: Is medical opinion shifting towards support for an assisted dying law?
Over the weekend, the Times published findings from a new survey conducted by Medix, which asked 600 doctors various questions on assisted dying, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. The coverage contrasted […]
The BMJ Today: If wishes were sustainable development goals
Fourteen years ago, leaders from across the world came together at the United Nations headquarters in New York to pledge their efforts towards achieving eight targets for global development. Together, […]
Jasmin Islam: Ebola readiness—lessons from a district general hospital
Since the Ebola outbreak was confirmed back in March 2014, I, like many doctors, have been following its progress with a great deal of interest and sadness over the increasing […]
The BMJ Today: Ebola, Edinburgh, edifices
Ebola and the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence have, among other things, spared UK national newspaper editors the anxiety of how to fill column inches in the “silly season” month […]
David Zigmond: Can we always “treat” our tragic paradoxes?
Robin Williams’s recent death is a familiar shock: another premature loss of a publicly loved figure. How do we understand and respond to such tragic discrepancy? On the radio (BBC’s Today programme on […]