Why is so much bad science published?
It wasn’t until after my retirement that I had the time to read scientific papers in medical journals with anything…
David Sellu, a surgeon wrongly jailed
When Mr David Sellu, an experienced and respected colorectal surgeon, was found guilty of the manslaughter of one of his…
The medical (and legal) consequences of looking at your phone in bed
It’s not my fault I look at my emails 24 hours a day — so who can I sue?
Charity workers are happier — is it because of doing good, or just feeling good?
A lengthy paper in the Journal of Economic Psychology (54 (2016) 64 – 84), lyrically titled ‘“… Do it with…
Thinking inside the witness box
The best expert witnesses are seldom the most eminent men in their field
C’est la vie
Whenever I return to England from my home in France I am struck at once by the number of grossly…
The decline of references is a helping hand to mediocrity
They have been almost contentless for years, ever since the subjects were granted the right to read them
The bureaucrats’ boom
Is it time to put a halt on professional management ruining our public services?
Curing hypochondria
These days it’s difficult not to be ill. In fact, it’s impossible to be well. Few of us do not…
Percentage error
Medicine is a science, but not an exact one. Despite its inexactitude, however, its progress has been startling, and no…
When death is a side effect
‘Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?’ ‘To the curious incident of…
This is madness
Professor Sue Bailey, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, recently drew attention to the financial difficulties faced by the…