Nathan Ford has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 1998, and is currently the medical coordinator for MSF’s International Campaign for…
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MSF MSF on World Malaria Day: Improving treatment for severe malariaRead more
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General Accountable Care Organizations in the U.S.Read more
Original post by Benjamin Geisler, posted on Health Care Value Strategies In the U.S. everybody is talking about Accountable Care Organizations or ACOs…
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MSF MSF: Discussing Alex – dilemmas in tuberculosis treatmentRead more
Guest post from Rebecca Welfare, who is a TB specialist nurse with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) The weekly multidisciplinary committee on drug-resistant…
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Conference news Cambridge Global health Conference: Students are leading the wayRead more
Dr Rhona MacDonald, freelance editor, (rhonamacdonald@gmail.com) “It never ceases to amaze me how much Medsinners [members of Medsin] accomplish while studying full…
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Policy A new resolution on health protection during armed conflictRead more
Dr Rhona MacDonald, freelance editor, rhonamacdonald@gmail.com A new resolution that stresses the importance of health protection during armed conflict has recently been launched…
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Public Fiery Serpents among the PeopleRead more
Guest blog by Gavin Yamey, lead, Evidence to Policy Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco The camera pans across…
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General MSF: World AIDS Day – Flying in the face of evidenceRead more
Guest blog by Nathan Ford, who has worked with Medicine Sans Frontieres (MSF) since 1998 and is currently the medical coordinator for…
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MSF MSF: Cholera epidemics: emergency response in Haiti and beyondRead more
Guest blog by David M. Olson, MD, Medical Advisor, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), New York, NY, USA This week I…
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Conference news Ethics of new developments in personalised healthcareRead more
A new report released yesterday by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics explores the impact, and ethical consequences, of personalised healthcare in a…
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Policy What should health journalists (and bloggers) be expected to know?Read more
I recently got alerted to this great post from R. W. Donnell, an internist in Arkansas who posts as Notes from Dr…
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Book Review When people live with multiple chronic diseases: a wiki-book reviewRead more
Guest blog by Martin McShane, Director of strategic planning for NHS Lincolnshire Martin settled into his train-seat. He checked the itinerary he…
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General Russian fires could result in a global disaster—another food crisisRead more
Dr Rhona MacDonald, Freelance editor, rhonamacdonald@gmail.com As torrential rain and floods continue to devastate Pakistan, severe wild fires are rampaging across Russia…