Editors at large – Page 3

Niamh Brooks: “To be a good doctor can be painful”—career advice from Henry Marsh

Posted on July 27, 2017August 9, 2017 by BMJ

What does it take to be a good doctor today? […]

Juliet Dobson: Delivering access to contraception worldwide

Posted on July 13, 2017July 19, 2017 by BMJ

Current economic and political climates are posing a threat to women’s sexual and reproductive rights […]

Kate Adlington: Without borders—lessons for transinclusive medicine

Posted on July 6, 2017July 14, 2017 by BMJ

With a theme of “Psychiatry without Borders,” The Royal College of Psychiatry’s annual International Congress in Edinburgh last week was on trend in a post-Trump, post-Brexit era. Delegates were welcomed to “Auld Reekie” from nearly 50 different countries to discuss the latest advances and issues facing mental health patients and professionals—perhaps a sign of the international […]

Tessa Richards: Terms of engagement for patient participation

Posted on July 5, 2017July 17, 2017 by BMJ

Join our Tweetchat today at 5-6pm BST to discuss the terms of engagement for patient participation #BMJDebate […]

Anita Jain: A faulty prescription for pregnant women in India

Posted on June 23, 2017July 3, 2017 by BMJ

The international media attention that a booklet for pregnant women has attracted should encourage the Indian government to correct any inaccurate information […]

Joe Freer: Those who have the power distort our perception and treatment of disease

Posted on June 16, 2017June 20, 2017 by BMJ

Turn the corner into cable street, and a sharp breeze from the river catches you; Sometimes the scent of the sea, a gust of wind from far off places; distant times Carry their stories into a song. We were here and we felt that gust: a common humanity—the force that binds us together. One mind, […]

Juliet Dobson: How gardens can improve health

Posted on June 15, 2017 by BMJ

We are lucky in BMA House to have a beautiful and well looked after garden. It is all the more of a luxury for being in the very centre of London. It was this garden that provided the venue for two talks that formed part of the Chelsea Fringe Festival. I attended one of them, […]