BMJ  2004;329:366 (14 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.366

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SARS whistleblower wins award: Dr Jiang Yanyong has been awarded the 2004 Ramon Magsaysay award for public service in recognition of his bravery in speaking out about the true extent of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in China in 2003. Conceived by John D Rockefeller III, the awards are an Asian version of the Nobel prizes. The Beijing doctor was taken into custody for expressing opinions about the 4 June 1989 military crackdown on student protests in Tiananmen Square but was recently released (BMJ 31 July, p 248).

Medical schools get funding boost: Eight of the newest UK medical schools will receive £1.5m ($2.8m; 2.2m) each to set up state of the art research facilities and attract world-class researchers, Lord Warner, England's health minister, has announced. "This extra funding will mean that the NHS's future doctors can play their part in developing new treatments for tomorrow's . . . [Full text of this article]

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