I’ve begun to dread new social situations. Since starting training in public health, I’ve yet to work out a way to succinctly describe what it is I do. When new […]
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Katja Stoppenbrink: Clinical Research in Vulnerable Populations, Berlin, 3-4 April 2008
On 26 January 2007 a regulation and amending regulation on medicinal products for paediatric use came into force in the EU, which requires that medicines are ethically researched and made […]
Sarah Chan: Remoralising health policy
The sub-theme of this inaugural Think About Health conference is on “The Remoralisation of Health Policy”, and day two of the event, held in Manchester on 4-5 April 2008, began with […]
Sarah Chan: Defining public health
Public health: it’s one of those things, like free education or saving the giant panda, that we all pretty much agree is a “Good Thing;” and not just a good […]
Mark Lewis: What to do next?
I celebrated my parents’ 30th wedding anniversary with them at the weekend, which turned out to be a large family and friends affair with many people that I hadn’t seen […]
Bruno Rushforth: Who’s been a naughty boy?
A row of expressionless faces greeted me as I was led into the room. “Do you know why you’re here?” was the first question from the Deanery panel. I suppose […]
Bruno Rushforth: Gagging for it
Why hadn’t I taken the benzos? The thought loomed large as I gagged once again on the flexible tube exploring the lesser curve of my stomach. Instead I’d opted to […]
Tony Waterston: Doctors for Peace meet in Delhi
Inaugurating a medical congress with a peace march by medical students seems anomalous but not for International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), which has just held its […]
David Payne: Should we trust what scientists say about food?
If you open your newspaper in the next few weeks to read a feature entitled “Ten things you should ask a scientist,” chances are the idea came from a debate […]
Mark Lewis goes west
An interesting week ahead … I was fortunate enough last week to get short-listed to an ST post. A brief phone call Thursday afternoon for an interview Monday, perfectly placed […]