JAMA 19 Oct 2011 Vol 306 There are definite green shoots of recovery in this week’s JAMA. Howard Bauchner hasn’t yet made the sweeping changes he’s promised, but there’s a […]
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Domhnall MacAuley: The high metal fences at work
There are high metal fences around both my places of work, at the BMJ, there is a lovely commemorative ornamental railing. At our surgery, a security barrier. Two places far […]
Babatunde Osotimehin: Helping families in the Horn of Africa to make better choices
I was pleased to learn that Hawa Ali, a 27 year old woman whom I met at a maternity shelter in Garissa, in Northern Kenya, recently delivered triplets. Hawa had […]
Fran Baum on the alternative Rio declaration
60 health ministers and 1000 participants from around the world are attending the Rio Conference. Wednesday afternoon was a plenary session which featured contributions from a panel of speakers. Margaret […]
Richard Smith: Climate change, torturers, Nero, and me
“We know what we need to do to avoid severe climate change. We know how to get it done. We have the technology, and we can afford it. But we […]
Research highlights – 21 October 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Fran Baum on the background to the WHO Rio conference
This week the World Health Organization and the Brazilian Government are jointly hosting the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro from 19 to 21 October […]
Aimee Rowe: Drawing for surgeons
Drawing for surgeons is a two day course convened by Rowan Pritchard-Jones, plastic surgeon, and his art teacher colleague. The course is aimed at surgeons and trainees, from F1 upwards. […]
Alison Spurrier: Caring for older people
To care for older people one vital ingredient is needed…time. Nothing can be rushed. Everybody needs to be washed, have their teeth cleaned, their mouths checked and cleaned, and their nails […]
Julian Sheather: Apocalypse tomorrow
There are four horsemen of the apocalypse: conquest, war, famine (or pestilence) and death, and climate change will unleash all of them. I was at a BMJ conference recently that […]