As of today, I will be making my FT blog posts to the FT Health blog at http://blogs.ft.com/healthblog/ where readers can read about and comment on the science, policy, management, technology, business and delivery of healthcare. I will also be posting entries to my personal blog, which is currently under construction (rumours that my webmaster […]

“It is a scar on society that some lives are still deemed more important than others, especially when viewed through a lens distorted by politics, economics, religion, and  history. The percieved worth of a country – including its economic, trading and political value – and the degree of media coverage should not determine the value […]

Sorry to have been away from the blog for so long recently. Holiday diversions: If you are struggling to entertain children in the long, long, Christmas holidays, I recommend the Naked Scientists Kitchen Experiments . I met one such Naked Scientist (fully clothed) at an event at National Pathology Week earlier in the year. Also, […]

Free on the 6th November? You might be interested in this event on health testing. I do think there is a need for a public debate about the amount of medical testing kits or check-ups available over the counter, and outwith the NHS; their variable use, indications, drawbacks, regulation and – my main discontent – lack of fair information […]

High blood pressure is one of the most common diagnoses in primary care. Doctors are encouraged to treat it in order to reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications, such as heart attacks and strokes. There is, however, no fixed threshold for “high” blood pressure. It is a sliding scale, and when high becomes “too high” […]