being and becoming in the world
In September 2013 I raised a petition with the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a Sunshine Act for Scotland.
The material below all relates to Sunshine legislation:
This Special Report by Sophie Putka was published in MedPage Today, 10 October 2024: More than half of peer reviewers for four top medical journals received payments from drug and … Continue reading Peer Reviewers have Financial Conflicts, Too.
Dr Annie Hickox, a British mental health professional, stated this in relation to the potential risk of dependence and withdrawal from psychiatric drugs: “To suggest that taking prescribed medication is … Continue reading “Yet another dog-eared anti-psych trope”
The above rapid response to the British Medical Journal was submitted by Dr Daniel J Chivers, Foundation Year 2 Doctor, Sheffield. The next day, this response was submitted by Dr … Continue reading Drug industry sponsored teaching
This opinion piece by Dr Margaret McCartney has just been published in the BMJ. It is Open Access and can be read here. Dr McCartney states that: “Transparency as a … Continue reading ‘Transparency as a means to conquer conflicts of interest is illusory’
An advert for Sunlight soap, summer 1934.
As published in the BMJ, 9 September 2024: Rapid Response to this Editorial, published in the BMJ:Cumberl Continuing Medical Education in British psychiatry:
From the Irish Independent, 4 June 2006
Over the years I have often heard doctors and academics argue that it is sufficient for speakers at educational events to provide a slide at the start of their presentation … Continue reading ‘All over the map’