
Screening iconoclasm series: Are you putting too much value on positive predictive value?
If you read the previous blog from the screening iconoclast and know a little about screening, you might be thinking that the thing to do […]
If you read the previous blog from the screening iconoclast and know a little about screening, you might be thinking that the thing to do […]
New evidence shows that electronic cigarettes, when used together with behavioural support, enable substantially more smokers to give up than nicotine replacement treatments accompanied by […]
In this post, Peter Sasieni argues that sensitivity is over-rated. It is the first of a series of posts on “Screening Iconoclasm” in which we […]
Cancer screening is never straight forward and can be confusing. We discuss some of the key concepts in cancer screening. You’ll find that we refer […]
When it comes to health, prevention is better than cure. Over the last 50 years the use of statins, B-blockers and aspirin has prevented half […]
Public health interventions tend to be complex and need a lot of planning and preparation before they can be rolled out successfully. But how much […]
Guest blog post by: Dr Simon Leeson (NHS Wales) On Monday 17th September, Wales will become the first nation in the UK to fully convert its cervical […]
The HPV virus causes most cases of cervical cancer. This is why an HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 12 to 13 started in 2008. […]
On 25th of May 2018 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went live. GDPR is designed to protect EU citizens from organisations using their data […]
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