Medical malpractice is hard to police in India
Good luck if you sue a doctor for medical malpractice in India. According to the BMJ, there are about 5.2 million cases each year –...
Nature’s foray into politics may have backfired
In the 2020 election, a swag of high-profile science journals, including Nature, Science, The Lancet, and the New England Journal of Medicine, endorsed Joe Biden...
Romanian doctors harvested pacemakers from dead patients – and reused them
An occasional reminder that doctors are not exempt from participating in dark and dodgy get-rich-quick schemes might not go astray. The latest comes from Romania,...
Nurses: the most trusted professionals
For the 21st year in a row, nurses have come first in Gallup’s ranking of the most trusted professions in America. Seventy-nine percent of people...
ChatGPT has many uses. Experts explore what this means for healthcare and medical research
The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is the cornerstone of the healthcare profession. This protected space is steeped in tradition – the Hippocratic oath, medical...
Bogus psychiatrist in UK evades detection for 20 years
A woman in England has been found guilty of medical fraud after practicing as a psychiatrist for 20 years without a medical degree. Judge Hilary...
Promises to keep: medical graduates and their oaths
A survey of oaths taken by medical students in the United States and Canada in 2014 and 2015 suggests that doctors are beginning their career...
4 women die in Indian sterilization camp. Authorities very sorry.
Double-puncture laparoscopy procedures are very popular amongst Indian women who want permanent sterilization. “The surgery is preferred over other sterilisation techniques because it is highly...
Should the venerable NEJM be renamed?
The world’s most prestigious medical journal, the New England Journal of Medicine, is digging its heels in over the controversial issue of transgender medicine. The...
Is the UK poaching nurses from poor countries to fill shortages?
The United Kingdom is poaching nurses from poorer countries which have nursing shortages of their own, according to a blistering expose by Open Democracy. The...
Preparing for the next generation of doctors in the UK
What is the next generation of UK doctors learning about some of the most contested issues of the day? On the LGBTQI+ front, medical students...
Dark cloud over celebrity surgeon in New Hampshire
The award-winning Boston Globe Spotlight team of investigative reporters has targeted a New Hampshire cardiothoracic surgeon. In a series of articles, the Globe claims that...