An article written by Richard Smith which appeared yesterday in the BMJ blog has sparked some controversy. The provocative title of the blog: Dying of cancer is the best death was enough to raise dissent among… Continue reading
I know I’ve written about this before on the blog, but today I came across two infographics which are worth sharing on how to spot medical quackery. Ben Goldacre, author of Bad Science, classifies… Continue reading
Today’s guest post is written by Kate of Sheffield Cancer Mafia, a support group for people with cancer in their lives, from those with cancer themselves to those supporting a loved one. Based in… Continue reading
If you an encounter an obstacle in your way today, take a moment to ‘meet it’ fully. Instead of twisting away from it, cursing its existence, trying to break it down, or tweeting about… Continue reading
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading
I find myself feeling very much like the Christmas Grinch this year. It’s been three years since my mother died – just a few short weeks before Christmas – followed by a… Continue reading
I’ve just been reading 10 Tips From a 26-Year Breast Cancer Survivor in the Huffington Post. In the article Lisa Marie Wilson shares advice from her grandmother, who, aged 57, was diagnosed with breast… Continue reading
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading
I am so thrilled with these drawings done by Monica Lalanda, an emergency physician in Spain, and as you can see a very talented illustrator. Monica came to the DotMED conference last week at which I was… Continue reading
