The Back Story Britain's Royal College of Psychiatrists recently produced a book, Mind State and Society, edited by George Ikkos and Nick Bouras. MSS celebrates 50 years of psychiatry during the period 1960 - 2010. George approached me for a chapter on pharmaceutical industry input to the period. I wrote The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Standardisation of Psychiatric … [Read more...] about The Standardization of Psychiatry
From Virtual Care to Virtual Research
This post by Johanna Ryan continues a set of posts looking at the changing world of clinical trials - See Clinical Trial Fraud. These feed straight into and add to the points made in a series of lectures on how trials have developed over the last 3 decades - Clinical Trials Are Not Safe, People are the Data in Clinical Trials and They Used to Call it Medicine - they make the … [Read more...] about From Virtual Care to Virtual Research
Company Woman or Mother?
On June 3, 2009, Sean Tracey cross-examined Jane Nieman, who at the time was Director, U.S. Post-Marketing Group, Worldwide Clinical Safety for GlaxoSmithKline in a deposition. Ms. Nieman testified about a spontaneous event report for an aborted male child that was assigned Manufacturer Control Number 2001014040-2109 case number 3667484. This report, received by GSK/SB on June … [Read more...] about Company Woman or Mother?
They Used to Call It Medicine
This is part 3 of a set of lectures organized by André Marx, a family doctor from Stockholm. Its alternate title is Girl who Eats Salt. This follows Girl with a Clinical Trial Tattoo, and Girl who Tackles Ghosts. A video recording done by Thomas Hultgren of Girl who Eats Salt is Here. Our lady is still in the waiting room. She will come in before the end of the … [Read more...] about They Used to Call It Medicine
People are the Data in Clinical Trials
This is the second of a 3 lecture series given to family doctors in Stockholm on September 9 this year. The meeting was organized by André Marx. The alternate title of this talk is Girl who Tackles Ghosts. It follows Girl with a Clinical Trial Tattoo. It will be followed by Girl who Eats Salt. Thomas Hultgren did a video recording through Zoom. One child makes a … [Read more...] about People are the Data in Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials Are Unsafe
This is the first of 3 linked lectures given to family doctors in Stockholm on September 9 2021. The meeting was organized by André Marx, a family doctor in Stockholm who also runs Sweden's first and only public health care-funded withdrawal clinic for psychiatric drugs. The alternate title of this talk is Girl with a Clinical Trial Tattoo. It will be followed by Girl who … [Read more...] about Clinical Trials Are Unsafe
In a Galaxy too close to Home for Comfort
Long ago, in friendlier times, this blog ran a series of Modern Myths featuring Crusoe. The plan was for a lot more but life got serious. Rummaging through files I came across some drafts. This one was dated 2010 but the original might have been written a year or more before. It was clearly the way things were going then. Beta Centauri was unquestionably a long way from … [Read more...] about In a Galaxy too close to Home for Comfort
Announcing a Birth
Samizdat is proud to announce the imminent birth of El Naufragio de lo Singular – a transformation into Spanish of Shipwreck of the Singular. The birth is expected before the end of September. The expectant parents welcome you to this post - the equivalent of a baby shower party. Baby showers may be primarily or perhaps exclusively North American. This parent had … [Read more...] about Announcing a Birth
Escape from a Prescription Drug Maze
This post copies a letter sent to Michelle O'Neill and Jeffrey Donaldson, the leaders of the two largest parties in Northern Ireland. It was sent with the letters to Eluned Morgan in Wales and Johnny Mercer in England featured here and on RxISK last week. The image is of Newgrange on the shortest day of the year - thought to be one of the most magical and hopeful symbols … [Read more...] about Escape from a Prescription Drug Maze
Morgan vs Morgan: The Future of the NHS?
This post features in a series of posts on the Politics of Care Forum. It sits alongside Can Politicians Save Us, Can Politicians Save the World as well as What's a Life Worth, Once We Were Warriors and Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Doctor. There will be a follow-up post next week. The letter below (without the images) was sent to Eluned Morgan, Minister for Mental Health in … [Read more...] about Morgan vs Morgan: The Future of the NHS?