There is a crisis in clinical academia in the UK. We talk of the need to expand medical schools, embed research into the NHS to improve care, & the importance of a vibrant life sciences sector for the economy of the UK, & yet we seem unable to tackle the underlying issues 1/9

RECOVERY update: 49,000 pts enrolled. And on Sunday 31st March, we closed the final COVID comparisons. We continue to study treatments for flu & community-acquired pneumonia. And are ready to respond to future outbreaks if needs be. Thank you to so many for so much support.

1. Research improves patient outcome 2. Research improves doctors satisfaction Check out pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37775179/ Richard Haynes Martin Landray

‘If you start [smoking] early and keep smoking, you have more than a 50% chance that you will be killed by tobacco’. 🚭 Professor Sir Richard Peto speaks about his work with Richard Doll that helped to shape our understanding that tobacco is a direct cause of lung cancer. Watch

Our priorities for UK R&D 👇🏻 1️⃣ Lead the G7 for R&D intensity & put research on a secure, long-term financial footing 2️⃣ Make the UK the most attractive place in the world to do research 3️⃣ Support the new and ongoing costs of a world-class infrastructure on a long-term basis

Research generates better health and a healthier economy, and investing in it must be a priority for the next UK government.   As the largest non-governmental funder of UK research, Wellcome is calling for three areas of focus.   wellcome.org/what-we-do/pol…

This morning’s papers.

The need for better integration of clinical trials and health care delivery enterprises discussed in this first Special Communication article from #JAMASummit. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo Alison Huang, MD, MAS Amy Abernethy Dr. Robert M. Califf Martin Landray ja.ma/4aOP4wB

Frank Duckworth will be forever associated with rain-affected cricket matches. A man who put statistics to good use. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Today marks 70 years since the British Doctors Study was first published. The landmark study, led by Sir Richard Doll and Sir Austin Bradford Hill, was the first to link #smoking with #cancer. 🚬 Read the original study 👉 bit.ly/3RIX6R8 University of Oxford Medical Sciences

Celebrating 70 years since the first Warden of then-Green College Sir Richard Doll’s groundbreaking discovery of the link between smoking and cancer. His work has saved countless lives and transformed public health. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Gardener’s Question Time: I have several of these on the plants underneath an apple tree. The tree has woolly aphid. But what is this in the photo? Thanks.

Great news for science in this country and around the world.

This is one of those articles that for those of us working in the NHS is completely baffling.

Many congratulations to my colleagues in the Cardiology Outreach Team. They do such a terrific job - expert care that puts patients first. Thank you.

Our prospective meta-analysis is now available online! Mikhail Kosiborod Martin Landray Andrew Althouse and many others The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Article link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22…

Cornwall - mossy and moist.

Friday evening. Late summer.