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Fiona Pathiraja: Putting a price on safety
It’s the first week of August and in the NHS that can only mean one thing. Changeover has arrived and thousands of newly qualified doctors are let loose on the […]
Gary Collins: Opening up multivariable prediction models
Consensus-based guidelines for transparent reporting Prediction models can provide reliable estimates of a patient’s risk (or probability) of having a specific underlying condition or of developing some condition in the […]
David Payne: Homoeopathy and the Royals
At a recent BMJ planning meeting we talked of commissioning an article about how the Murdoch family business had shaped public policy in countries where its newspapers and broadcast channels are major players. […]
Richard Smith: What to do about binge drinking?
Earlier this week I attended a lunch in an expensive London restaurant where a motley collection of people discussed what to do about binge drinking. Alcohol was served, but I […]
Neil Chanchlani: Conscientious objection
“See one, do one, teach one?” Gone are the days when medical students did what they were told, learnt what was on the syllabus, and spoke when spoken to. “See […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 1 August 2011
JAMA 27 July 2011 Vol 306 The management of early invasive breast cancer has evolved gradually though improved understanding of its natural history together with improved deployment of chemotherapy and […]
The COMET Initiative’s second meeting – a truly international affair
The second meeting of the COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative (COMET-2) was held on 11-12 July 2011 in Bristol and was attended by more than 150 researchers […]
Richard Smith: My vain search for a pro-mammography speaker
For the past two months I have been trying to find somebody to speak in in favour of mammography in a debate, but I have failed. Some six people have […]
Edward Davies: Sex scandal
Sex and pensions do not comfortable bedfellows make, but I feel I must write something about this. While most of the current talk on UK pensions is about increased contributions […]