When Did “Herd Immunity” Become a Taboo Phrase? – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 21, 2023052 views Herd immunity An article from Johns Hopkins University describes herd immunity as: When most of… Read more
Unethical pharmaceutical marketing: a common problem requiring collective responsibility – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 21, 2023065 views The marketing practices used by pharmaceutical companies have been a longstanding concern,12 with controversial techniques… Read more
Complete Human Embryo Model Made From Stem Cells – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 21, 2023079 views Researching human embryo development is difficult for several reasons, technical and ethical. There is the… Read more
Helen Salisbury: Playing to our strengths – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 21, 2023063 views Helen Salisbury, GP Oxford helen.salisbury{at}phc.ox.ac.ukFollow Helen on X/Twitter @HelenRSalisbury Way back in the last century… Read more
Reeling In Misrepresentation: Fish Oil Supplements Found Lacking – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 21, 2023057 views The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for overseeing the regulation of health-related… Read more
Hypertension: 76 million deaths could be averted by 2050 if treatment coverage improves, says WHO – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 21, 2023062 views Around four in five people with hypertension are not adequately treated, the World Health Organization… Read more
Did a Spicy Social Media Challenge Kill a Massachusetts Teen? – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 20, 2023069 views A 14-year-old teen from Massachusetts died unexpectedly this month after participating in a social media… Read more
Video consultations are here to stay – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 20, 2023066 views Alexander Woywodt, consultant nephrologist Department of Renal Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal… Read more
Cancer quack Stanislaw Burzynski continues to prey on cancer patients in 2023 – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 20, 2023061 views Longtime readers of this blog will know that about a decade ago I used to… Read more
What do different countries call junior doctors? – GWC Mag gwcmagSeptember 20, 2023066 views Mun-Keat Looi, international features editor The BMJ mlooi@bmj.com At the BMA annual meeting in July,… Read more