Front cover (12kB) Editors Choice   Child labour Using Clinical Evidence Humanitarian aid   Woman of 46 wins place to study medicine US medical schools should consider race in admitting students World Summit ends in disappointment Senior house officer grade needs reform, says report Doctors fail to see the joke Computer game to raise awareness of prostate cancer World Psychiatric Association to investigate abuse in China Family complains that love drug will smear their name Bits & Pieces   Ophthalmology: history and examination The evidence based clinician: part 2--finding the right answers Medical statistics: Testing hypotheses Abdominal x rays made easy: iatrogenic, accidental, and incidental objects An A to Z of medical history: Part 2   Career snakes and ladders: Mark Scoote Career snakes and ladders: Mark Wilson Profile: Craig Burgess Profile: Daniel Strother   Acquisition of W135 meningococcal carriage in Hajj pilgrims and transmission to household contacts: prospective study Commentary: Mona Okasha takes you through this paper and explains what it means   Our girl in Havana Planning your elective Cuba Global medical school Medical students and their faith: Being a Jewish medic Medical students and their faith: Being a Hindu medic Medical students and their faith: Being a Muslim medic Medical students and their faith: Being a Christian medic Never say the "Q" word Summer research placements   It doesn't matter who's best Playing doctors and nurses Medical students must act to slow down HIV/AIDS epidemic Students should learn more than they need to know Do university league tables grade fairly Keeping the important issues in proportion Medical students should be included in contract negotiations Christians must support best sex education policy   Book review: A Long Walk Home Book review: Notable Names in Anaesthesia Book review: Deception Personal review: Doing research in Boston, USA Soundings: Health insurance? Minerva: October 2002