Years ago I saw a work by the British-Jamaican artist Donald Rodney that I have never forgotten. It was a house with dark shadows on the wall, composed of hospital X-rays. In front of it sat a faceless figure, little more than torn clothes, held up by a broken tree that rose like a spine … Read more
Prescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized healthcare, dramatically reducing deaths from diseases and improving the quality of life around the world. But how do researchers, universities, hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry decide which diseases to develop drugs for? In my work as director of the Health Outcomes, Policy, and Evidence Synthesis group at the University of … Read more