The other day, I had my first weekend on-call as an SHO. My consultant asked me the inevitable question about my career plans. I resisted the urge to stay in […]
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Sandra Lako: The death of a child …
This afternoon an expatriate internal medicine doctor started an ultrasound workshop with the doctors. I thought it would be useful for me to go, so I did. The ultrasound room […]
Behrooz Astaneh: Towards professionalism at small medical journals
In the Eastern Mediterranean/Middle East, where I live, most medical journals are small ones. To help train the editors of some of these journals Shiraz University of Medical Sciences founded […]
Richard Smith: Feeding back to individuals the findings of research on their genes
Around the world research groups are sequencing the genome of tens of thousands of people, and a crucial question is what to do about feeding back to individuals findings that […]
Jeremy Sare on decriminalising drugs
When the most senior copper responsible for drugs openly questions the sense of criminalising young people for drugs possession then perhaps the game is finally up for the strict advocates […]
Martin McShane: The fossilisation of general practice
“If you take it to its logical conclusion, the Secretary of State will have to define exactly what primary care does – forever,” said the GP on the other end […]
Research highlights – 17 and 24 September 2010
“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 […]
Domhnall Macauley: What is the BMJ?
What is the BMJ? When I ask people at outreach lectures and seminars, I get various answers ranging from the traditionalists who see still the BMJ as just another paper […]
Sandra Lako: Intraosseous access saves lives
One afternoon I passed through the emergency room and noticed two doctors hovering over a patient attempting to get intravenous access. As in many of the emergency cases, the patient’s […]
Michael Powell: I had not expected to enjoy Ann Widdecombe
I had not expected to enjoy Ann Widdecombe’s BBC documentary on Cardinal John Henry Newman, (Saint or Sinner), broadcast on 18 September, especially as my interview was edited down to […]