Why the “gender data gap” means doctors don’t take women’s pain seriously enough
For many years, the preclinical pain research was done almost exclusively on male cells and animals.
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Why I’m unconvinced by the promise of the first increase in GP resources in a decade
The room was packed by the time I arrived. I took a seat and got my sandwich out. Lunch on…
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Why I’m glad to have been a junior doctor in the early 2000s
Six months away from becoming a consultant, I was asked to take on extra work because the cardiology department was…
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What’s driving the rise of the anti-vaxxers?
On 9 April New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency and launched a compulsory vaccination…
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Why has solving England’s biggest crisis been left to a sacked minister and right-wing think tank?
When you hear the word “crisis” used in British politics, it’s usually Brexit and climate change that come to mind.…
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What the gut knows
Horrifying, mysterious and sentient, our guts are the link between life and death – and if we understood their power we…
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Brexiety and breakdown: How political crisis damages our mental health
As academics link national and international instability to suicide, the EU referendum’s impact on our wellbeing is starting to become…
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How a disembodied voice can be a lifeline between medics and terrified patients
Sylvia could have been anywhere in the world, but she gave hope to Hanna, lost in Britain and ashamed to go…
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