Pharma companies on trial for widespread overcharging for drugs
Pharmaceutical companies have always had a profitable business for a combination of reasons – people need their drugs, the money
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CareBnB: A solution or a problem?
Every year in the UK, an estimated 8,000 people lose their lives due to a lack of beds available on
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Demoralising ‘junior’ and ‘trainee’ doctor job title should be abolished
The chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies and a group of Oxford academics are calling on the NHS to abolish
Read moreYour weekly BMJ digest – 15/4/17
Some week eh? So human kind still exists despite heavy nuclear posturing from North Korea and the US, and the
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Disillusionment with our health service
Why did you want to become a doctor? I haven’t been asked that question in over six years, well before
Read moreWhat might Brexit mean for the NHS?
The Brexit event is huge, and will surely impact the NHS significantly. In the first instance the economic downturn, which
Read moreWhat do medical students think?
Most medical students are very satisfied with their courses and almost 60% think they get good value for money. That
Read moreIs more money going to be spent on GP services?
There have been various announcements over the last couple of years about spending more on General Practice medicine in England
Read moreThe Climate Health Commission and tackling global public health
On 23 June, the Lancet Journal released a paper produced by the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change,
Read moreCould legal medical cases help slow down climate change?
It is well known that climate change is endangering health. Indeed damage to public health is one of the reasons
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