Tuberculosis – why an ancient disease is a modern day problem
Every year on 24th March, World TB Day aims to raise awareness about the disease, and this year focuses on ending TB through collaborative efforts. In… Read more »
Editor at BMC Medicine
Sabina Alam is the Chief Editor of BMC Medicine. After completing a PhD in neuroimmunolgy from the University of Bath, and then a postdoctoral position in neuroscience at the School of Pharmacy, Sabina joined BioMed Central as an Assistant Editor on the BMC Series in 2008. She has been the Chief Editor of BMC Medicine since 2011.
Latest posts by Sabina Alam (see all)
- Tuberculosis – why an ancient disease is a modern day problem - 24th March 2016
- Planning ahead: what to think about prior to submission - 25th January 2016
- Can too much junk food shrink our brains? A Q+A with Felice Jacka - 17th September 2015
Planning ahead: what to think about prior to submission
As the saying goes, if it’s not published then it never happened! However, before starting to write your manuscript, and before you even begin your research,… Read more »
Can too much junk food shrink our brains? A Q+A with Felice Jacka
In a research article published recently in BMC Medicine, Felice Jacka and colleagues report that in a cohort of 60-64 year olds, diets consisting mainly of… Read more »
Obesity: exploring the causes, consequences and solutions
The World Health Organization estimates that global levels of obesity have doubled since 1980. In 2012, more than 40 million children under the age of 5 were… Read more »
OA: it's not just about the access
It has been over a decade since the launch of the first major open access (OA) journals by BioMed Central and PLoS, but controversies still surround the… Read more »
BMC Medicine: our 10 most highly cited articles
Since the launch of BMC Medicine a decade ago, the journal has published over 900 open access articles, many of which have made significant contributions to the… Read more »
Will ‘an app a day’ make us healthier?
It’s not often that I can claim to get excited about technology, but it’s hard not to after attending the Health 2.0 europe conference held this week in… Read more »
Open access, medical research and global health – a BMC Medicine Twitter chat
In recognition of Open Access Week (21st- 27th October), we hosted a one hour Twitter-chat to discuss how open access publishing impacts medical research and… Read more »
Open access, medical research and global health – join the BMC Medicine Twitter chat #BMCMed
Earlier this year, BMC Medicine launched the Medicine for Global Health article collection, which aims to explore public health initiatives, health care… Read more »
Impact! More about the research and less about the ’factor’
Love them or hate them, the annual release of the Thomson Reuters Impact Factors (IF) in the Journal Citations Report (JCR) never fails to generate a flurry of… Read more »