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Tracey Koehlmoos: Systematic reviews in international development
This week I am in rural Savar, Bangladesh, attending the Dhaka Colloquium on Systematic Reviews in International Development. It is always a pleasure to be in Bangladesh, but it is […]
Ed Silverman on the Sunshine rule in the US
Any day now the Obama administration is expected to release the long delayed Sunshine rule which will determine how drug and device makers are to gather and publish data containing […]
Julian Sheather: On doughnuts, moral desert, and paying for our health
I am writing this on an early train to Manchester. Not a bad time to see what people enjoy for breakfast. The woman opposite is eating one of those lovely […]
Jeremy Sare on the media’s misrepresentation of drugs
Everyone has an imperfect knowledge of drugs. But where do people find the information on which they base their forthright opinions? An Ipsos poll found the media are the most […]
Baroness Hollins: Cost effective vaccines saving millions of lives around the world
Last week a global health event took place in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to foster greater political will and explore ways to accelerate results, innovation, sustainability, and equity in the […]
BMJ Christmas appeal—Tom Bashford: Into thin air
“Can I ask your advice doctor?” The recovery nurse who I had been teaching looked puzzled. “I have been asked by some of my colleagues on the wards how to […]
Tara Lamont: How numbers help—from weather to walk-in clinics
Last week I went off to flood-bound Exeter, for a stimulating two day conference led by Martin Pitt at Peninsula Medical School. It was designed to bring together clinicians, managers, […]
Richard Smith: Database of cases launched
Every 36 hours the NHS treats a million people. Across the world there are billions of interactions between patients and health systems every year. Each of those patients is a […]
Richard Hurley: A film that brings drug decriminalisation into the mainstream
This new film is narrated by Morgan Freeman. Video teasers feature the likes of Kate Winslet, Richard Branson, and Dizzee Rascal, declaring, “I’m breaking the taboo.” They’re calling for drugs […]