“Guidelines, not tramlines,” said David Haslam, chair of the National Institute for Health and
Care Excellence (NICE), at its conference this year. Amen to that, but for those of us in …

The new way of eating is “eating clean”—healthy, whole, unprocessed foods. If only that
were all: note the stacks of açaí berries, coconut oil, cashew butter, and the expanding wheat-…

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be a great thing in medicine. It could make healthcare safer
and faster. It could make medicine more satisfying to practise and less unpleasant to receive. …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had enormous effects on health, wellbeing, and economies
worldwide. Governments have responded with rapid and sometimes radical public health …

My youngest child is delighted that his mother willingly accompanies him for miles. The
middle child is disgusted with our dedication to the cause, but also (I think) impressed with our …

It was a simmering that has caught fire. When, earlier this year, it became obvious that
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was a virus capable of pandemic damage and global reach…

Breeding with the vigour of rabbits, a variety of private GP services are springing up and
jostling for your attention. Why spend hours phoning your own GP when you can choose a …

… Margaret McCartney and colleagues argue that new models of evidence synthesis and
shared decision making are needed to accelerate a move from guideline driven care to …

… 1.margaret{at}margaretmccartney.com Smartphone apps have the potential to transform the
way the public manage their health and interact with health services, says Margaret McCartney …

116 British Journal of General Practice, March 2016 ones. Defending our patients from the
harms of Too Much Medicine needs to happen not just in the consulting room, but also at …