being and becoming in the world
The photograph [above] taken by Dr Francis Maxwell Chrystal, fascinates me. I admire the way he never excludes ‘passing life’ from his photographs. It is one of the ‘Chrystal collection’ … Continue reading 1867 Improvement Act: St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh
A visual representation of a passage of the 2026 BBC Prog Rock Proms
To play this short film please click here. Credits: Hilary Mantel, Jorge Luis Borges, Petula Clark, Crowded House and James Boyd [14 Scotland Street]
EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE can be both evidence and medicine if it includes: s u b j e c t i v i t y – there is no view from … Continue reading EBM
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.
This Lecture by Dr Patricia J Garcia was published in The Lancet in December 2019:
This opinion piece by Dr Margaret McCartney was published in the Guardian, 28 August 2024: Shouldn’t we be able to trust doctors to give us independent advice? Earlier this year, … Continue reading Doctors rarely understand how influence really works
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’