Since the United Nations (UN) high-level Meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in September 2011 things have got busy—and potentially confusing. Running in parallel to the establishment of a new “global […]
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Richard Smith: Monkeys help explain why poor people are fatter
Within all human hierarchies those lower in the hierarchy have poorer health than those higher up. In high income countries poor people are fatter than rich people, and, although the […]
Rob Hampton: Long term absence needs to be case managed
At the end of November the government will give its response to last year’s sickness absence review led by business leader David Frost and healthcare expert Dame Carol Black. A […]
Muir Gray: Setting standards for systems of care
Read the rest of this series of blogs about designing and planning population based systems of care here. Step 5: Setting standards Having formulated objectives and chosen criteria to measure […]
Domhnall MacAuley: The medical journal of the future
Editors, by definition, are different. The annual short course for medical journal editors brought together a bunch of bright energetic free thinkers—mostly doctors. These new editors bring their own perspective […]
David Pencheon: The future of sustainable practices
When will this tale be possible? Towards the end of the working day, I jump on a train that takes me smoothly well in excess of 100 mph to another […]
Matthew Coldiron: Where the road ends—treating yaws in the Republic of Congo
We’re in Kpeta, a village of nearly 400 Aka pygmies in the Department of the Likouala in the northern Republic of Congo. Our team has driven five hours from the […]
Richard Smith: Accelerating towards the future of publishing science
One of the conclusions of Ben Goldacre’s important book Bad Pharma is that our current system of publishing science is broken. More and more people are reaching that conclusion, and […]
Fred Kavalier: Not very harmonious
Newspapers these days have a steady stream of stories about the alleged failings and dirty dealings of private companies who are providing services to the NHS. Saturday’s Guardian (10 November […]
Ian Liddell-Grainger: What more can be done to improve patient access to medical technologies?
Despite an increasing number of medical technologies that have the power to save and enhance lives, a high proportion of healthcare professionals still believe that the NHS has been too […]