The central issue is not whether inference is Bayesian or frequentist, but whether the analysis is disciplined and legible. Priors can encode genuine external knowledge, yet they can also act as a ...
Dear Editor, Looi’s report on the United States’ contested departure from the World Health Organization (WHO) illustrates more than a legal dispute—it signals a broader shift toward fragmented health ...
A new safety warning to doctors and patients around a rare but potentially fatal side effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists has been issued by UK regulators. Sold under brands ...
The Law of Mass action predicts that all adverse drug reactions are related to the concentration of the drug at the site of ...
Navigating the prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening quagmire is challenging without falling into prostate cancer’s “heterogeneity black hole.” I read the 23 year follow-up of the European ...
Which ideological approach is best to govern a health system? A widely read BMJ feature by Luke Taylor examines the fortunes ...
Clinical negligence in England has failed to be tackled by the government for more than two decades despite multiple warnings, ballooning costs, and “profound devastation and suffering,” the public ...
Dear Editor, I am suprised that these data are presented without mention of the uptake required for "herd" or "population immunity" being mentioned. We know, for example, that with highly infectious ...
The UK’s approach to food makes it increasingly vulnerable in an unstable world. A great food transformation with a focus on resilience is urgently needed, argues Paul Behrens Last week the UK ...
Authorities in the east Indian state of West Bengal have placed over 200 people into quarantine after confirming two cases of Nipah virus, both in healthcare workers. All the quarantined are close ...
Nearly 100 children suffered harm at the hands of a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital, a review has concluded.1 Yaser Jabbar, who worked in the limb lengthening and ...
Chest pain is a common presenting complaint in clinical practice and a leading cause of emergency department visits. However, the assessment and management of cardiac causes of chest pain in female ...