BBC News ask John Cairns for comments on a new European Commission-funded study testing the quality-adjusted life years (QALY) method used by NICE to assess the value of new drug treatments in England and Wales: “QALYs are certainly not perfect … Continue reading
Please come and join us on 29th January at Ras Amba Hotel, Addis Ababa between 4:00 – 9:00 PM for a dissemination meeting. The meeting will be hosted and organised by the Miz-Hasab Research Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. You can follow … Continue reading
Heidi Larson writes in New Scientist about how a global treaty on mercury pollution will do more harm than good if it bans a vital medical preservative: “A number of developing countries have expressed concern over thiomersal’s proposed ban. Public … Continue reading
Heidi Larson speaks to the Lancet about the problems behind the measles outbreak in Pakistan: “What we’ve seen with the surge in measles in Pakistan in the last year is really a reflection of a system breakdown. There was a devolution … Continue reading
Matt Yeo and Mark Rowland on BBC Nature’s Weirdest Events discussing kissing bugs, chagas disease and how to get botfly out of your body. (At 46m and 56m) Nick Black speaks to the Press Association about the controversial Health and Social … Continue reading