What has gone wrong with modern medical care?

What has gone wrong with modern medical care?

kindled early morning fire, there is now at last a renewed and growing recognition of how much the so-called humanities contribute to good medical practice. This reminds us clearly about how far modern medicine has been pushed off course from real care of patients. As valuable as scientific knowledge is, alone it is not enough. From earliest civilization there has been strong recognition that t...

What has gone wrong in stroke research?

France shows what has gone wrong in the UK and US.

The outcome of the French presidential election, in which the Republican Francois Fillon, Front National’s Marine Le Pen, and the Socialist Party will be vying for position in April 2017, could have wide reaching implications for public health in Europe. Concerns over living standards in France will influence the vote— could income inequality and poor health also influence voting, as it seems t...

Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Psychiatric Illnesses: What Has Gone Wrong and What Should We Do Next?

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Self-care--has DIY gone too far?

Self-care, ‘the care taken by individuals towards their own health and wellbeing’, has always been commonplace. People have always made decisions about whether to attempt to manage their own symptoms, seek advice from lay networks, or go to a professional, be that a ‘bloodletter’, apothecary or herbalist. And self-care has continued to be a usual first step since the emergence of modern health ...