Monthly Archives: August 2014

From MJAInsight, Monday August 25, 2014 Medical researchers are rightly required to declare potential financial conflicts of interest when they publish their results, but what of other, more personal, factors that might lead to bias in their findings? Should, for … Continue reading →

From Zoe Stewart in MJAInsight,  Monday, 25 August, 2014 A recent research article found that medical students and junior doctors exposed to information from pharmaceutical companies were more likely to refer to drugs using their brand names. The authors used a survey to … Continue reading →

A multimillion dollar international strategy to bring west Africa’s Ebola outbreak under control was launched by WHO and countries last week. www.thelancet.com Vol 384 August 9, 2014 Read more here Frequently asked questions here

Friday July 25, 2014 – AIDS 2014, the 20th International AIDS Conference ended in Melbourne, Australia with a chorus of international figures calling on governments and organisations to step up the pace in terms of delivering universal access to treatment, … Continue reading →