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22 Jul 2008Restricting employment for African medicsVarious authors
15 Jul 2008New migraine treatmentsJosie Chorley
15 Jul 2008‘Treating’ sexualityAlex Mehta
14 Jul 2008The Merina Coil is toxicCaroline Wilson
7 Jul 2008Vaccination is a problemVarious authors
30 Jun 2008Healthy living is definitely a sicknessBob Leckridge
30 Jun 2008Cruelty to elderly patientsAngela Needham
30 Jun 2008Peripheral stem cell transplantsJulia Gregory
30 Jun 2008Vaccination worksPeter Nicholls
30 Jun 2008Pain controlSajir Mohamedbhai
29 Jun 2008Homeopathy is the best of medicineVarious authors
29 Jun 2008Complementary medicine is the worstVarious authors
20 Jun 2008SanitationVarious authors
13 Jun 2008Institutional monopoly of medical recordsBridget Delia
8 Jun 2008Patient involvement and penicillinAndrew Sikorski
30 May 2008BMI really is a farceOlli Rhys
30 May 2008The need for a whole-person approachStuart Marston
28 May 2008Randomised Controlled Trials are the worstGeoff Woodin
28 May 2008HANDLE therapySusan Gorringe
28 May 2008Antibiotics and hip replacementsDavid Colquhoun
27 May 2008Failing to treat patients as individualsJennifer Boyle
27 May 2008Short nominations for the worst of medicineVarious authors
23 May 2008Short nominations for the best of medicineVarious authors
23 May 2008The benefits of homeopathyMichael Cannell
22 May 2008The trouble with double-blind trialsRichard Savage
16 May 2008Brutal interventions against ‘mental disorders’Ian Townson
14 May 2008Evidence-based medicineVarious authors
12 May 2008HandwashingKathrine Fenton-May
12 May 2008Hormone replacementDavid Langdon
12 May 2008VitalismPeter Williams
12 May 2008The supplement cultureTom Crisp
9 May 2008Horizontal birthsPamela Rubio Werner
9 May 2008Free healthcareA. Li
8 May 2008Let’s think about the quality of lifeJonathan Coram
8 May 2008Public health informationNick Hopewell-Smith
8 May 2008The Lord anal stretchTom Goodfellow
8 May 2008Anti-DJohn Herbert
8 May 2008Pain killers and shock treatmentJean Barlow
8 May 2008My list of the best and worstGene Ball
8 May 2008The Royal Homeopathic HospitalAlexandra Gibbs
8 May 2008The medicalisation of addictionCurtis Price
6 May 2008Clot-busting drugsTony Lawrence
6 May 2008Anti-tobacco hysteriaKaren Bunn
5 May 2008Inappropriate radiation therapyCaroline Richmond
4 May 2008Evidence-based medicineHelen Higgins
3 May 2008Cognitive behavioural therapyKate Smart
2 May 2008Lifestyle prescriptionsSharmini Brookes
2 May 2008Moralising healthcareElaine Beaulieu
2 May 2008Fibre optics/clinical endoscopeCharlie Young
2 May 2008Washing handsSander van Kasteren
1 May 2008Drug company powerBranko R Babic


From April to July 2008, we asked experts, commentators and spiked readers to nominate the best and worst of medicine. Here's what they told us.

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