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Queueing for beds, Andrei Andreevich Markov, and why I still love the NHS by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Jump to follow-upThis is a post about Markovian queueing theory. But hang on, don’t run away. It isn’t so hard.The idea came from my recent experience. On Friday ... Read on »

Not much Freedom of Information at University of Wales, University of Kingston, Robert Gordon... by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It seems very reasonable to suggest that taxpayers have an interest in knowing what is taught in universities. The recent Pittilo report suggested that degrees should be mand ... Read on »

An excellent submission to the consultation on statutory regulation of alternative medicine... by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Two weeks left to stop the Department of Health making a fool of itself. Email your response to tne Pittilo consultation to this email address HRDListening@dh.gsi.gov.ukI&rsq ... Read on »

One month to stop the Department of Health endorsing quacks: the Pittilo questionnaire by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine More boring politics, but it matters. The two main recommendations of this Pittilo report are thatPractitioners of Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine ... Read on »

Two lawyers and two journalists squash criticism of chiropractic on TV by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Chiropractors are getting very touchy indeed, all over the world. And no wonder, because their claims are being exposed as baseless as never before, in the wake of their attem ... Read on »

Mea Culpa by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Jump to follow-upIn July 2008 I wrote an editorial in the New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ), at the request of its editor.The title was Dr Who? deception by chiropractors. ... Read on »

Unscientific America: Mooney & Kirshenbaum reviewed in BMJ by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Being interested in science communication, I was pleased when the BMJ asked me to review Unscientific America, by Chris Monney and Sheril Kirshenbaum.The BMJ provides a link t ... Read on »

King’s Fund reports on alternative medicine: little consensus and less progress by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Jump to follow-upThe King’s Fund recently published Assessing complementary practice Building consensus on appropriate research methods [or download pdf ].It is describe ... Read on »

Why I love the National Health Service (NHS) by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Conservatives in the USA have been lying about the NHS on a massive scale. As Simon Hoggart comments today “There are few tribes more loathsome than the American right&r ... Read on »

Why degrees in Chinese medicine are a danger to patients by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Chinese medicine and herbal medicine are i n the news at the moment. There is a real risk that the government could endorse them by accepting the Pittilo report.In my view tr ... Read on »

Consultation opens on Pittilo report: help to stop Department of Health making fool of itself by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The much-delayed public consultation on the Pittilo report has just opened.It is very important that as many people as possible respond to it. It’s easy to day that the ... Read on »

Simon Singh on chiropractic: “Beware the spinal trap” by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Jump to follow-upToday, 29 July 2009, a large number of magazines and blogs will publish simultaneously Simon Singh’s article. The Guardian was forced to withdraw it, bu ... Read on »

Chinese medicine -acupuncture gobbledygook revealed by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Acupuncture has been in the news since, in a moment of madness, NICE gave it some credence,Some people still seem to think that acupuncture is somehow more respectable than, s ... Read on »

University of Central Lancashire stops its alternative medicine degrees (or does it?). Yes, it does! by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Jump to follow-up.The University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) is the first place I asked to see teaching materials that were used on its homeopathy “BSc” course. ... Read on »

BMJ defends freedom of speech (but censors my comment) by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It’s good to see the BMJ joining the campaign for free speech (only a month or two behind the blogs). The suing of Simon Singh for defamation by the British Chiropracti ... Read on »

Vice-chancellors “need intelligence network” says Schwartz by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Now back to the Ed Biz, for a moment. An article in Times Higher Education last week caused something of a stir.V-cs’ candid views slip out online. 2 July 2009 By Z&ou ... Read on »

Accident and Emergency: alternative style by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Hilarious. Read on »

Schizophrenia: hoopla, disappointment and science journalism by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine On July 1st. the journal Nature, published three reports that described genetic differences between people with schizophrenia and the rest of us. Nature held a big press confe ... Read on »

More make-believe from the University of Westminster. This time it’s Naturopathy by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Here is a short break from the astonishing festival of chiropractic that has followed the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) v Simon Singh defamation case, and the absurd ... Read on »

Management speak strikes again by Dr. David C. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Des Spence, a general practitioner in Glasgow, has revealed a memorandum that was allegedly leaked from the Department of Health. It was published in the Britsh Medical Journ ... Read on »

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