Reading science blogger Martin Robbins’ meticulously observed, not to mention witty article “This is a news website article about a scientific paper“, I was overcome by a warm, fraternal feeling. It […]
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Colin Ball: It’s a miracle
Our story starts in March 2006. Tayler Bequest Hospital is a beautiful looking building with a Cape Dutch exterior that concealed the true awfulness of what was seen there every […]
Paivi Hietanen on being a stranger at the BMJ
Observations by the editor of the Finnish Medical Journal (FMJ) When leaving Helsinki I had ambiguous feelings. Two books from my childhood came to mind, The Bear Who Always Said […]
Desmond O’Neill: Social networking, telemedicine, and stroke
Some medical technologies creep up on you, some arrive with a bang. In internal medicine much of the change – electronic laboratory reporting, digital imaging – is gradualist and steered […]
David Scheller-Kreinsen: Why Gastein works – despite session sponsorship.
At the recent European Health Forum Gastein, a group of “young Gasteiners” blogged live from the talks. A selection of the blogs are on the BMJ blogsite. Tessa Richards, assistant […]
Tessa Richards: Run a lot, laugh a lot, and sometimes go hungry
In the mountain resort of Bad Hofgastein in Austria, exercise is King. In early October the power walkers head for the mountains and noticeably less fit conference goers head for […]
Dan Cauchi : From health kick to goal
At the recent European Health Forum Gastein, a group of “young Gasteiners” blogged live from the talks. A selection of the blogs are on the BMJ blogsite. Tessa Richards, assistant […]
Douglas Altman: When one word is enough (Blood and Lamborghinis)
Long before Top Gear, for a while in my twenties (and for the only time in my life) I regularly bought a car magazine called, well, Car. The magazine was […]
Muza Gondwe on expanding the African Science Café network
Magical, subversive, and democratic are the words that Dr.Daniel Glaser, head of special projects in public engagement at the Wellcome Trust, used to describe the charm of science cafes in […]
Martin McShane: Yes Minister
I used to love Yes Minister. The civil service is full of very clever and erudite people who are hugely creative. Their brilliance shines through in the guidance just issued […]