Is science ever enough? Dare to play politics

Is it ever enough to die of old age?

OBJECTIVE To determine how often 'old age' was given as a cause of death in patients presenting for cremation, with particular reference to their characteristics and the medical conditions known to the certifying doctor at the time of death. DESIGN Prospective review of all cremation papers presented to one crematorium over a two-year period. SETTING An English crematorium serving a populat...

Is Management Science doing Enough to Improve Healthcare?

Healthcare issues continue to pose huge problems and incur massive costs. As a result there are many challenging problems still unresolved. In this paper, we will carry out an extensive scientific survey of different areas of management and planning in an attempt to identify where there has already been a substantial contribution from management science methods to healthcare problems and where ...

Is the Science of Comparative Politics Possible?¤

Many research problems in comparative politics involve assessing the causal impact of institutions, policies, or events on some performance, outcome, or result. While such evaluations are relatively unproblematic when data can be generated by the researcher, they are subject to several biases when data are produced by history. The chapter is an overview of issues entailed in causal inference an...

Tackling HIV in MENA: Talk Is Not Enough–It Is Time for Bold Actions: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Science and politics: from science to decision making.

Science and risk assessment are important features of health and environmental legislation in most, if not all, nations. The technique of science-based risk assessment is designed to provide a rational mechanism for distilling and evaluating scientific knowledge regarding the risks of exposure to hazardous chemicals on human health or the environment. The outcome of science-based risk assessmen...