Margaret McCartney

Oct 14, 2024 | bmj.com | Margaret McCartney

Dear EditorDr Evans asks whether I have evidence for polypharmacy and multimorbidity management in primary care. There are indeed multiple hazards in this area, I have written extensively about the problems of unfit evidence in these areas, and co founded the RCGP Overdiagnosis group which actively examines these issues (1,2,3). By the same principle, the lack of robust evidence for treatment of children with gender dysphoria should be a reason for concern.

Oct 14, 2024 | bmj.com | Margaret McCartney |Deborah Cohen

Dear EditorWe thank Neal and co-authors for their response. The investigation was primarily about the way in which the trial was conceived, planned, and agreed commercially with Grail. It was not about the ability or integrity of the researchers charged with running it. The comment which was quoted about the trial being ‘unethical’ - was an opinion - related to whether such a poorly performing test in detecting early stage cancer should have received political favour.

Sep 24, 2024 | bmj.com | Margaret McCartney

Margaret McCartney, GP, senior lecturer121Glasgow2University of St AndrewsSpectacles, suits, Taylor Swift, and Old Trafford. The register of interests of the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, has now precipitated a reverse turn.1 The newspapers swooped on the shopping list for the newly elected prime minister, along with his colleagues—including, for the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, over £2500 from a rather nice clothing company.

Aug 28, 2024 | msn.com | Margaret McCartney

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Aug 28, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Margaret McCartney

‘Even with guidelines and an immense amount of effort, it is hard to be effectively transparent.’ Photograph: Trevor Williams/Getty Images Shouldn’t we be able to trust doctors to give us independent advice? Earlier this year, there was an outcry when it appeared that a doctor who often appeared on TV to speak about Covid vaccines had been paid a significant sum by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. The payment was to promote a flu vaccine, not the Covid vaccine.