The past 20 years has seen an increasing commitment to evidence based medicine. This approach has also started to inform public policy making. This more objective way of determining the […]
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Richard Lehman’s journal review—4 November 2013
JAMA Intern Med 28 Oct 2013 Vol 173 1770 There is very little in the journals this week: JAMA is taking a week off and even JAMA Intern Med has […]
William Cayley: Can you show that you care?
“Can’t I just fake it? Can’t I pretend to care, even if I don’t.” So an anonymous physician is reported to have responded during a workshop on caring communication with […]
Keir Arran: A remote and rural foundation programme—a unique experience
Several recent publications, including the BMA’s Healthcare in a rural setting suggest that there is a shortage of doctors working in rural areas. I first heard about the N10 rural […]
Dave Albert: Cycling surgeons for safer surgery
Why would one ever consider cycling from Glasgow to London when there is a perfectly good train? Particularly if you choose a really hilly route, with 20 percent climbs through […]
B L Himabindu and N S Prashanth: Can we count on our counting systems?
Basic demographic information forms the basis of policy, planning, and public discourse. The system through which governments record vital events such as births and deaths is the civil registration system. […]
Ravi Murugesan: Open access and academic blogging
I’m not a social scientist, so it was with some anxiety that I travelled halfway across the world to attend the World Social Science Forum. The theme, “social transformations and […]
Jim Murray: The EMA’s efforts to widen access to clinical trial results
The European Medicines Agency is trying to widen access to clinical trial results for medicines that have been authorised. Its efforts have been blocked, at least temporarily, by a legal […]
Christian Duncan and Rakhee Chawla: The growing problem of dog bite injuries—a surgeon’s perspective
Over the past 10 years, dog bite related admissions in all age groups have risen, with children under the age of 10 being most commonly afflicted. A year long audit […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—28 October 2013
NEJM 24 Oct 2013 Vol 369 1577 Two years ago I unexpectedly found myself in the USA amongst good and great people who were determined to open up hidden data […]