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By Hole Ousia Posted on February 10, 2021

GORGET OINTMENT

I have had a longstanding interest in old pharmacy and chemist shops. This interest began in childhood! One of my earliest memories was from my pram: above me I could … Continue reading GORGET OINTMENT

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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 16, 2017January 25, 2021

Unrealistic Medicine

This BMJ Editorial of the 30th June 2017 has had a number of responses: The Editorial was a consideration of Academy of Medical Sciences report ‘Enhancing the use of scientific evidence … Continue reading Unrealistic Medicine

Categories: British Medical Journal, Medical Education, Medical humanities, Medical writings, Narrative medicine, NHS Hospitality Registers, NHS Scotland, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Sunshine Act for ScotlandTags: A Sunshine Act for Scotland, ‘Enhancing the use of scientific evidence to judge the potential harms and benefits of medicines’., BMJ, Bridge of Allan, conflicts of interest, Device makers, EBM, John Tooke, Judging the benefits and harms of medicines, Monopoly, NHS, NHS Scotland, PE1493, Peter J Gordon, Pharmaceutical Industry, Realistic Medicine, Realistic Psychiatry, Robert K Merton, Roy Porter, Sunshine Act, Sunshine legislation, The Academy of Medical Sciences, The report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, Unrealistic Medicine

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Somewhere in the archives
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The wounded ourselves
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An extraordinary divide
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(no title)
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A word that contains its opposite in itself
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