Current Controversies in Psychiatry: a new article collection in BMC Medicine
Mental health is a tricky branch of medicine – psychiatrists deal with significant diagnostic and research challenges, and some patients struggle with the… Read more »
Sabina Alam
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
Autoimmunity: controversies in therapy and a new article collection in BMC Medicine
Autoimmune diseases occur due to chronic stimulation of the immune system, leading the body to attack its own healthy tissues and organs. A wide variety of… Read more »
Meat consumption and mortality- public response to the results from the EPIC study now on Storify
On 7th March, BMC Medicine published results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, on the association of red meat,… Read more »
This week in BMC Medicine: DNA and diagnostics – how epigenetics and clinical biomarkers can influence healthcare
BMC Medicine recently published research showing that nicotine exposure during pregnancy in rats induces asthma in their offspring via epigenetic changes in… Read more »
Call for papers for an upcoming cross-journal article collection: Medical Imaging in Rheumatology
Jasvinder Singh, Guest Editor for an upcoming cross-journal article collection entitled Medical Imaging in Rheumatology: New Advances to Revolutionalize… Read more »
Reasons to go for open access: perspectives from a clinician and a librarian
In recognition of Open Access week, Dr Pascal Meier an interventional cardiologist from University College London and Yale Medical School, and Whitney Townsend,… Read more »
The growth of open access journals, and a BMC Medicine twitter chat #BMCMed
The 6th annual open access week is upon us, and one of the topics of particular interest to BMC Medicine is how open access (OA) publishing has been developing… Read more »
Drugs, depression and psychotic disorders
Patients with psychiatric illnesses often require long-term treatment with drugs to alleviate the symptoms- but finding the most suitable medication for a… Read more »
Social media in healthcare- a BMC Medicine twitter chat
Following the publication of ‘Medicine, morality and health care social media’ in BMC Medicine, author Farris Timimi (Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Center… Read more »
Social media in healthcare: a BMC Medicine Twitter Chat Monday August 6 at 1pm UK time #bmcmed
It is obvious today that the ways in which we communicate are evolving. There is a far greater social element in the way we search for and share information,… Read more »