Dementia’s Medical-Industrial-Charity Complex

A  BMJ rapid response: Personal comment: I fully share the concerns set out in this BMJ response. Alas, Scotland seems to be all set to ‘go’: Keynote Lecture, 2023 for … Continue reading Dementia’s Medical-Industrial-Charity Complex

Keynote Lecture: Alzheimer Scotland: Annual Conference 2023

Session 3: ‘Looking to a brighter future’ – how today’s research, learning and developments are offering hope for tomorrow. Hilary Evans, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK and Co-Chair of … Continue reading Keynote Lecture: Alzheimer Scotland: Annual Conference 2023

The ABPI code ‘did not apply here’

I have submitted the following response to this recent BMJ article: Government consults on legislation to disclose industry payments to doctors: Dear Editor, In 2018 Dr Margaret McCartney set this … Continue reading The ABPI code ‘did not apply here’

Adverts for ‘Scottish Brain Sciences’

Adverts for Scottish Brain Sciences. The adverts are generally half-page adverts and difficult to miss. If you are interested in ‘joining the world’s first Brain Health Community’ I would recommend … Continue reading Adverts for ‘Scottish Brain Sciences’

“The hyperbole in the media and scientific response is unjustified and cruel to patients”

The following serious concerns, as reported in the BMJ, 22 July 2023, hardly seemed to appear in the worldwide trailblazing headlines of the latest anti-amyloid drug. I wonder why?