I’ve finally gotten to where I’ve wanted to be in working through Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation (BEIR) VII: capable of evaluating radiation doses at Fukushima in terms of health […]
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Research highlights – 27 May 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Research highlights – 20 May 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Cheryl Rofer: Limitations of BEIR VII estimates of radiation risk
While I do love numbers, it’s important to understand their limitations. Numbers are essential for verifying predictions, but the limitations tell you how much you can rely on the numbers […]
Research highlights – 13 May 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Cheryl Rofer: Radiation dose and cancer risk: some numbers
I really like numbers, and it’s taken me some time to get to them in discussing risk to health from radiation. I also like to know what goes into the […]
Fiona Pathiraja: Because we’re worth it
I’ve always thought of myself as a feminist and have never consciously made career decisions based on my gender. However, male medical colleagues often comment that my Jackie O-inspired work […]
Research highlights – 6 May 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Daniel Palazuelos on community health workers
Consider this proposal to address firefighting disparities: “The problem of fires in resource poor areas is growing. Even though we’ve had the tools to control fire for years—namely water, buckets, and […]
Peter Lapsley: Little things that matter
The past week spent as an in-patient in the Charing Cross Hospital in West London served mainly to reinforce my respect and admiration for the staff there. Once again (this […]