Barack Obama’s policies are starting to fall into place. So why is his approval rating so low, asks Lesley Russell
20 Jul 10 Comments (0)Drug companies take a dip
When GlaxoSmithKline announced a series of initiatives to improve access to drugs in least-developed countries, its most radical proposal was for a “patent pool” to generate research into neglected diseases. Meanwhile, Unitaid was designing its own pool, focused on AIDS research. In Nairobi Xan Rice looks at progress on the two pools and GSK’s other proposals
14 Jul 10 Comments (1)Listening to profits
As the disturbing growth in treatment of children for bipolar disorder shows, psychiatry’s overreliance on drugs – and especially newer, less effective and less well-tested drugs – is needlessly putting patients at risk, writes psychiatrist Nicholas Z. Rosenlicht in San Francisco. And Adelaide-based psychiatrist Peter Parry looks at the Australian implications
12 May 10 Comments (0)In praise of the blame game
Rationalising federal–state relations could make governments less not more accountable, argues Anthony Sibillin
31 Mar 10 Comments (0)Learning from Walmart
BOOKS | Ken Hillman reviews The Checklist Manifesto, by surgeon and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande
29 Mar 10 Comments (1)Health reform: the opening shot
Kevin Rudd’s hospital plan kicks off what looks like being a long battle, writes James Gillespie
09 Mar 10 Comments (2)Swine flu, vaccination and other matters of trust
Amid renewed calls for mass vaccinations in Australia, Melissa Sweet looks at the latest chapter in the international debate about swine flu and its implications for future public health campaigns
03 Feb 10 Comments (4)The myth of CPR
How did such a poorly proven intervention become a routine end to many people’s lives, asks Ken Hillman in this extract from his recent book
21 Jan 10 Comments (3)Big promises from Big Pharma
GlaxoSmithKline created waves last year with a promise of cheaper drugs and patent waivers in developing countries. In this special report Qudsiya Karrim in Johannesburg looks at what the pledge means in practice
09 Jan 10 Comments (0)Always look on the bright side
BOOKS | Brett Evans reviews Barbara Ehrenreich’s book about the dark side of positive thinking, and how it helped create the global financial crisis
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