Until now, the increased risk of cancer from CT scans has been modelled from the data gathered from survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
This month the UK parliament has been looking at the big accountancy firms' involvement in drafting tax laws. Conversely, the Department of Health has hidden the involvement of tobacco lobbyists in proposed plain packaging legislation.
Despite repeated calls to prohibit or limit conflicts of interests among authors and sponsors of clinical guidelines, the problem persists. Jeanne Lenzer explains what's going wrong.
This week, the World Health Organisation called for healthcare providers to be more aware of intimate partner and sexual violence against women, calling...
Recent research shows that some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase cardiovascular risk in some patients. Given their widespread use, and breadth of indications for prescription...
Last week saw the start of a campaign to publish patient death rates for individual surgeons. Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS in England, talks to BMJ editor in chief Fiona Godlee about the initiative and the background to it.
This week a head to head article asks: "Does adding routine antibiotics to animal feed pose a serious risk to human health? The authors David Wallinga...
This week, we look at how to help patients have better deaths at home.
Blood transfusion is an essential part of modern healthcare and can be lifesaving when used appropriately. In this podcast, Sophie Cook, The BMJ's clinical reviews editor...
Plain packaging on tobacco products is the latest strategy aimed at reducing smoking. Campaigners had hoped the UK would follow Australia’s example.
Как многие уже знают, я, в качестве автора "Сделано у нас", побывал на Селигере, и задал вопрос Путину. Анонсировать эту поездку я не стал, потому, что смысл её был именно в этом самом вопросе, а задам я его или нет было неизвестно.
Piterstory продолжает рассказывать об интересных людях Санкт-Петербурга. Мы поговорили с Филиппом о состоянии российской психотерапии, медицинских лабиринтах и о том, как найти квалифицированного психотерапевта.