All areas of healthcare are rich in data, some more so than others. Take intensive care. As patients are constantly monitored; the intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the […]
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Marcus Grant: Radical transformation or bust
Welcome to a series of blogs on sustainable healthcare that will look at health, sustainability, and the interplay between the two. The blog will share ideas from experts across the […]
Tiago Villanueva: Am I happy about leaving Portugal and clinical medicine?
About a month ago, I left my family, friends, and comfort zone in Portugal to take up the job of BMJ editorial registrar at The BMJ‘s editorial office in London. […]
Readers’ editor: Homophobia and the BMJ
In December 2012 Doug Kamerow asked in his regular BMJ column if gay marriage improves health. Eight months later the article attracted its first response. Gregory Gardner, a GP in the […]
Anita Jain on the Tokyo declaration on research integrity
“Raise your hand if:” —“You are an editor of a medical journal?” A sea of hands shot up in the air. —“The ‘Instructions to Authors’ of your journal indicates the […]
Shalini on India’s antibiotic policy
Antibiotic resistance has become one of the biggest public health epidemics of our time. While national data on hospital acquired infections is still elusive, the Indian government admits that 80% […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—19 August 2013
NEJM 15 Aug 2013 Vol 369 603 A publicly funded trial in the USA, simply called the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, examined the effect of finasteride on prostate cancer incidence […]
Gabriel Scally: Crumbs from the table for cycling and walking
These days, I worry occasionally about appearing churlish. I fully understand that when some investment in cycling is announced the expected response is that I should applaud politely and feel […]
Tessa Richards: How can we get better at listening?
Reports urging health professionals to listen to patients and use their experience to improve the quality, value, and safety of healthcare have been flowing thick and fast. Last week another […]
Lucien Engelen: Patients not included
We all know that healthcare faces huge challenges—budget cuts, increasing demand, and a shortage of skilled personnel. To help find solutions to this, conferences are set up to discuss the […]