NEJM 6 Dec 2012 Vol 367 This is the time of year when, as a GP who is still let loose on patients, I have to undergo my annual appraisal. […]
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Simon Leese: Translating genomics—making science work for health
The PHG Foundation’s “Translating Genomics” conference, at Robinson College, Cambridge, on 4 December 2012, was billed as a celebration of 15 years of public health genomics in the UK and […]
Is abortion worldwide becoming more restrictive?
In her feature on bmj.com, Sophie Arie has tried to answer the question, “Is abortion worldwide becoming more restrictive?” The answer, as expected, depends on what you’re looking at, and […]
Sophie Cook: NAPCRG in “The Big Easy”
I returned from my first North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) meeting yesterday after a busy five days in New Orleans. As an NAPCRG novice, I was keen to […]
Julien Potet and Katy Athersuch: WHO brokered global research and development action plan shelved
Ten years backwards—this was the journey through time that representatives from governments around the world took last week when they gathered at the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss the […]
Lifebox Q and A: Rwanda—unmet surgical need and a surgical safety crisis.
Just 3.5% of the 234 million major operations taking place each year are in low-resource settings, often carried out in very dangerous conditions due to lack of resources and training. […]
Pritpal S Tamber: It’s time for a few good punch-ups in the NHS
The National Health Service in England needs a goal, and a plan on how to get there. Its local leaders should be appreciated more, not constantly pilloried. Primary care is […]
Aser Garcia Rada: The turning point for healthcare workers’ protests in Spain
Spain is currently experiencing the biggest protest by healthcare workers ever known. It has been triggered by a plan by Ignacio González, a member of the conservative People’s Party (PP) […]
Tracey Koehlmoos: To screen or not to screen—mixed messages on mammography
You might not know this, but I am over 40 and I am a woman. In the US having breasts and being over 40 means something to doctors and patients. […]
Tony Waterston: Children seeking asylum in the UK
She was a mature 16 and could be taken for an adult. Indeed it was with the words of an adult that she expressed the fears, anxiety, and stress she […]