Standing up for the health of migrants againt anti-immigrant rhetoric
Krisztian Magori reviews the recently published report by the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health, with particular emphasis on dispelling myths and… Read more »
16 Dec 2018
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
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BMC ‘Research in progress’ photo competition 2018: winning images
Today we announce the winning entries from our BMC ‘Research in progress’ photography competition. In this blog we reveal the winning image, the runner up… Read more »
Global Forum on Bioethics in Research holds its annual meeting on the ethics of data and sample sharing
The Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) was founded in 1999 as a global platform for debate on ethical issues pertaining to international health… Read more »
Lessons learned and best practices from the Polio Eradication Programme in Nigeria
A new supplement from the World Health Organization published in BMC Public Health explores the Polio Eradication Programme in Nigeria. Because Nigeria has made… Read more »
Tackling societal inequalities and institutional discrimination in mental health systems
A recently published BMC Medicine article investigates the inherent inequality in the mental health service care received by patients from minority ethnic… Read more »
Harmful sugar pills?
Research published today in Trials explores the negative effects that can be caused by participants being administered placebos in clinical trials, finding that… Read more »
How does critical illness impact our microbiomes?
New research published in Respiratory Research examined microbiota in lung, stomach and fecal samples of critically ill patients, finding reduced microbial… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC series: November 2018
• Choosing a women’s health career • (Cost-)effectiveness of an internet-based physical activity support program (with and without physiotherapy… Read more »
Human Rights Day: What roles do physicians play in human rights issues?
December 10th is Human Rights Day, honoring the date the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To mark the occasion… Read more »
