In 2017 a robot called Xiaoyi—Chinese for little doctor—attempted China’s medical licensing examination.1 In its first practice examination, […]

KEY MESSAGESSpin, hyperbole, meaningless buzzwords, and technocratic jargon have become increasingly common in global health discourse. They are […]

Because a physician has possessed himself of an electrocardiograph, a polygraph, an x-ray machine, a blood pressure instrument, […]

Although electronic health records have widely reduced medication errors, and computerised hospital orders are an undeniable step-up in […]

Transfusion associated graft versus host disease (TaGVHD) is a rare complication of blood transfusion in which viable lymphocytes […]

While it is always time to act,1 it can be hard to know where or how to start […]

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the ability of The BMJ editors to predict the number of times submitted research manuscripts will […]

Healthcare has become industrialised. Healthcare organisations have largely responded to rising demand, increased harm, and growing costs by […]

It’s easy to complain about disappointing experiences while receiving healthcare. Indeed, discussion of the ways that healthcare can […]

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