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What counts as cosmetic when it comes to ‘cosmetic’ procedures? Independent charity the Nuffield Council on Bioethics is setting up a working group looking at the complex ethical issues surrounding cosmetic procedures and…
Nominations are open for the 2015 John Maddox Prize which recognises an individual who has promoted sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest — often in the face of…
After many years of dedicated service to the MJA, our honorary secretary Philippa Pigache, has decided she would like to reduce her workload. MJA chair, Lawrence McGinty says: “I’m sure…
Proposed changes to the Civil Service Code will effectively gag any publicly funded health scientists and clinicians. Chair, Dr Lawrence McGinty has written this letter of protest to Francis Maude, the minister…
Changes to the civil service code mean that scientific and medical advisors (which presumably includes Chief Medical Officers, MRC, NHS England and MHRA and others) will not be able to…
More than two million people in the UK already have moderate to severe kidney disease (CKD) and it is estimated that a further one million have kidney damage without knowing it. And…
Science writer and broadcaster Geoff Watts reviews The Least Likely Man: Marshall Nirenberg and the Discovery of the Genetic Code by Franklin H. Portugal. Published by the MIT Press. If…
The Royal Television Society has honoured former ITV science and medical editor and MJA chair Lawrence McGinty with a lifetime achievement award for more than 40 years as a science…
National Stop Snoring week runs from April 20-25 2015. This year we will be discussing: could it be down to your genes? Many factors influence snoring and sleep apnoea, some are acquired,…
In memory of those who died in the cowardly attack on Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015. Stephane Charbonnier, Jean ‘Cabu’ Cabut, Georges Wolinksi, Bernard ‘Tignous’ Verlhac, Philippe Honore, Elsa Cayat, Bernard Maris,…
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