Muza Gondwe: It was not easy to identify them
It was not easy identifying them; I had to rely a lot on nomination from peers. The information in biographical dictionaries of “leading” scientists was scant and searches on the […]
It was not easy identifying them; I had to rely a lot on nomination from peers. The information in biographical dictionaries of “leading” scientists was scant and searches on the […]
The music is loud tonight, layers of competing sounds, horns and wind instruments, a screeching female voice on a tannoy system then a man with a better trained voice, car […]
That articulated lorry hurtling towards you may be driven by one of your fat beer drinking patients- who just has fallen asleep at the wheel. Sleep apnoea used to be […]
Carl Heneghan The last few days has been hectic since the publication of our systematic review in the BMJ on the use of antivirals in children. By now, you are […]
It wasn’t until the last couple of weeks that I began to have terrible, panic-stricken nightmares about my dreadful communication skills. I wake in a trembling state, sweating because I […]
It is often said of military planners that they spend their time preparing to fight the last battle, not the next one. The same could be said of regulators. Take […]
I remember as a medical student, which was some time ago (over 25 years ago to be truthful), that if I wanted to find a journal citation as part of […]
Audiences can be fickle things. Last week I clambered down from my ivory tower and emerged, blinking, onto a brilliantly-lit podium at the Cheltenham Science Festival. The theme of the […]
The medical eponymous genitive is only one of many things on Richard’s mind this week. He makes the distinction between Important Sounding Surrogate End Points (ISSEPs) and Patient Important End […]
Last week’s historic election of the United States’ first black president was an uplifting event that speaks of possibilities, to being able to trounce racism and collectively help shape a […]