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Neuroscientific understandings, as they develop, are considered alongside sociology, ageing, philosophy and the medical humanities.
I have submitted the following rapid response to the BMJ News article: Drug industry payments to groups of influential MPs – “the next great parliamentary scandal?” I am in agreement … Continue reading Drug industry payments to groups of influential MPs – “the next great parliamentary scandal?”
I have submitted the following rapid response to the BMJ Editorial: The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research: Thank you editor for welcoming ideas on this important matter. … Continue reading The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research
This is an old piece of writing. It was written over a decade ago. The ‘Ten considerations’ are based on titles of creative works by Robert Louis Stevenson: Gilbert Farie, … Continue reading Gilbert Farie: Ten considerations
This news item by Alicia Ault was published in Medscape, 27 January 2025:
In a recent blog I shared promotional material hosted by the BMJ. This material included videos of a symposium held at the Royal Society of Medicine: The Royal Society of … Continue reading The Myth of Unbiased Medical Education
On The BMJ home page I came across this advert by Eli Lilly. It invited me to “Learn how to better identify early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease” and warned that … Continue reading Following the sunrise
On The BMJ home page I came across this advert by Eli Lilly. It invited me to “Learn how to better identify early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease” and warned that … Continue reading Light breaks where no sun shines
This rapid response by Shirley Nurock was made in response to a BMJ report that the US drug company Biogen is “walking away from its Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm).” In … Continue reading ‘Left wondering’