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Harry and Meghan and Narinder

January 9, 2023 19 Comments

Some weeks ago, in Antidepressants and Premature Death RxISK featured an article by Narinder Balsal and colleagues from Bristol in the British Journal of Psychiatry, which caused quite a fuss.  See below. Today we are posting about another article by her in PLoS Medicine.  This comes with an Animated Trailer - the first RxISK post to feature one. The article - … [Read more...] about Harry and Meghan and Narinder

Charles Dickens and Red Tape, Alive and Well in 2023

January 1, 2023 15 Comments

This post is a follow up to Great Treatment, Patient Dead  and to last weeks 'Twas the Nice before Christmas.   This image is almost unreadable but worth presenting as it's the first mention of Red Tape - short for Red Tapeworm.  The full, readable text can be found here The Circumlocution Office. Red Tape is a highly topical way to start the New Year.  Dickens was … [Read more...] about Charles Dickens and Red Tape, Alive and Well in 2023

Twas the NICE before Christmas.

December 22, 2022 15 Comments

To the Sounds of a Drum © Nina Otulakowski November 2022 This letter, which has had no response, needs to be read in conjunction with Can you Hear the Suzerain Call? Letter to Dr S Roberts, CEO, Ms Nebhrajani, Chair, NICE November 30 2022 Dear Drs Roberts and Ms. Nebhrajani I wrote to your predecessors Dr Haslam and Mr. Dillon just under 3 years ago about the issues of … [Read more...] about Twas the NICE before Christmas.

The Treatment was Great, The Patient Died

November 16, 2022 15 Comments

This post contains a letter sent on October 31, 2022 to the Minister for Mental Health in Scotland about Gordon Hughes pictured here with his mother a few weeks before the events outlined below.  Pictures and headings have been added. Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, MinisterMWSC@gov.scot Dear Mr. Stewart, I was recently approached by … [Read more...] about The Treatment was Great, The Patient Died

The Caste System in Medicine

May 2, 2022 9 Comments

This post is by Spruce who has been a regular contributor to these columns.  It follows from his comments on The Invisible Doctor and it adds to that post which has had a lot of comments since.  Humans seem to have a tendency to caste systems but most people would be surprised to think you could find them in modern medicine.  I had been thinking about getting a copy of my … [Read more...] about The Caste System in Medicine

The Invisible Doctor

March 28, 2022 23 Comments

From her first email M seemed completely believable. Everything since has added to her believability. So why is she not believed? This post offers another example of repeated Sanctuary Trauma, outlined in last week's post, in earlier Kidnapped Daughter posts and in all posts tagged Medical Kidnap. In The Beginning Thirteen years ago, this spring I went through some dramatic … [Read more...] about The Invisible Doctor

Sanctuary Trauma and Lariam Toxicity

March 21, 2022 8 Comments

Illustration: Lost on the Sea of Medicine, © 2014 created by Billiam James This is the first of 4 posts on the idea of Sanctuary Trauma.  Some weeks ago, Trixie Foster got in touch. Trixie is an extraordinary campaigner on behalf of those injured by Lariam (mefloquine) - see the Strange History and Lariam Hell. She also takes up the cause of those injured by other … [Read more...] about Sanctuary Trauma and Lariam Toxicity

The Handmaid’s Vaccine

December 9, 2021 30 Comments

This post is a companion to Where Does the Misinformation Come From? on DH.org, which gives the slides and text of a lecture on Monday evening. Norman Fenton asked me to give the talk to a group that is neither pro nor anti vaccines or drugs but were all interested in how we go about collecting evidence . The talk is dedicated, in my mind anyway, to Bri Dressen and all who … [Read more...] about The Handmaid’s Vaccine

Love in a Time of Covid

October 4, 2021 2 Comments

President Joseph E Biden The White House Washington D.C September 28th 2021 Dear Dr Joe We have a lot in common – Irish, Catholic backgrounds and perhaps one or two other bits mixed in, and a concern for those injured or killed in a War. Your addition of the role of doctor to your portfolio gives us one more thing. I hope mentioning Dr. Joe doesn’t seem … [Read more...] about Love in a Time of Covid

Mandates for Vaccines

September 26, 2021 42 Comments

Vaccine mandates feature prominently in the news at the moment. These are contentious for some health personnel, nurses and doctors among others, who are refusing to be vaccinated and willing to lose jobs if need be. France and the United States, countries not typically associated with an authoritarian approach, have made Covid vaccines compulsory. Some countries have … [Read more...] about Mandates for Vaccines

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