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Margaret McCartney is a GP in Glasgow, and has three children. She started writing for the press after being infuriated by an article in a newspaper which claimed that CT body screening was the way to stay well. Since then she has written for most UK newspapers, as well as the British Medical Journal (BMJ), other magazines such as Vogue and Prospect, has had columns in the Guardian and the FT Weekend, and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Inside Health. She has won prizes from the Medical Journalists’ Association and the European School of Oncology, as well as the Healthwatch award.

She has a strong interest in evidence, professionalism, screening and risk. She blogs and tweets. The Patient Paradox is her first book

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By: Joanne Drayson

Hello Margaret Thank you for replying.

I am also interested in evidence but unfortunately the James Lind Alliance found that the current guidelines on PHE have many uncertainties in what they thought was evidence. In fact the IDSA GUidelines from which UK Guidance is taken were found to have low evidence to support their guidelines based more on opinion than evidence.

Yes there is a lot of misinform

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Margaret McCartney’s books

Average rating: 4.1 · 345 ratings · 46 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Patient Paradox 4.30 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is a Book to Read with a Worm by Jodi Lyn Wheeler-Toppen, Margaret McCartney (Illustrations) 4.28 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The State of Medicine: Keeping the Promise of the NHS 4.06 avg rating — 54 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We’re Not Gonna Take It by Dee Snider, Margaret McCartney (Illustrator) 3.11 avg rating — 44 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living with Dying: Finding Care and Compassion at the End of Life 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mousetown: 30+ Kids Crafts Made from Recycled and Everyday Materials by Jodi Levine, Margaret McCartney 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We're Not Gonna Take It: A Children's Picture Book really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MIGRATE TO CANADA: Simple Ways to Migrate to Canada in 2022, Including a Step-by-Step Guide to Moving and Becoming a Citizen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is a Book To Read With a Worm by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, Margaret McCartney (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars