Burnout in healthcare: a sign of death by overwork for doctors in China
Montgomery and colleagues say that burnout is associated with sleep deprivation, medical errors, poor quality…
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Huge increase in hospital activity should be “wake-up call,” says acute medicine leader
Adult critical care admissions to English hospitals have increased by 22% since 2011-12, new figures…
Penalty system for free prescription claims must be “more humane,” say MPs
The current system of penalty charge notices, which is supposed to discourage people from claiming…
Targeted health innovation for global health
Healthcare innovation and product development are currently happening at an unprecedented speed. New insights and…
Burnout in healthcare: how our behaviours affect others
Montgomery and colleagues rightly identify organisational responsibilities for many of the contributors to medical burnout.1…
Sertraline is better at reducing anxiety than depressive symptoms
The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) sertraline reduces anxiety and improves quality of life and…
Vaping among US teens has doubled since 2017
The prevalence of vaping among teenagers in the US has more than doubled since 2017,…
Burnout in healthcare: medical educators’ role
Burnout is not a diagnosis, but a normal biologically mediated response to system dysfunction. Individuals…
India bans e-cigarettes by executive order
India’s government has announced that it will ban e-cigarettes by cabinet decree, capping a disastrous…
Ophthalmologist who misled patients about treatment benefits is struck off
A prominent consultant ophthalmologist has been struck off the UK medical register after a tribunal…
Sixty seconds on . . . cancer bells
Hear ye, hear yeSome people might prefer not to. This week, the UK press1 reported…
Foundation backed by Philip Morris funds schoolchildren’s global science contest
This past April, 35 teams of students aged 18 years and younger from Australia, India,…
Antibiotics and cancer? . . . and other stories
Antibiotics and colorectal cancerAn enormous case-control study—nearly 30 000 cases matched to 140 000 controls—reports…
An extensive perioral rash
A 15 year old girl presented with a painful rash around her mouth. It started…
The miracle cure
As miracle cures are hard to come by, any claims that a treatment is 100%…
Ocular albinism
This is a picture taken during funduscopy of a hypopigmented albinotic fundus, indicative of ocular…
Seven days in medicine: 11-17 September 2019
DiagnosticsNew blood test predicts prostate cancerA blood test for circulating tumour cells has been found…
Sixty seconds on . . . prostate testing
Could a new test really end biopsy misery, as the headlines claim?Don’t rush your fences….
Regulation of physician associates: GMC is the best fit
Physician associates should, of course, be regulated, as should all staff in close contact with…
Walter Sefton Suffern
bmj;366/sep18_8/l5618/FAF1faWalter Sefton Suffern was born in Belfast and educated at Leeds Grammar School and Leeds…
Mian Allahdin
bmj;366/sep18_7/l5617/FAF1faMian Allahdin was born in the village of Mukhad in Pakistan and was passionate about…
Paul Leslie Gordon Townsend
bmj;366/sep18_6/l5611/FAF1faPaul Leslie Gordon Townsend was one of the fathers of reconstructive microsurgery nationally and internationally….
David Oliver: {pound}25m for hospices won’t go far
Last month the prime minister pledged a one-off payment of £25m (€28m; $31m) to boost…
Physical Fitness Training in Patients with Subacute Stroke (PHYS-STROKE): multicentre, randomised controlled, endpoint blinded trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the safety and efficacy of aerobic exercise on activities of daily living in…
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
What you need to knowEhlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are inherited connective tissue disorders with variable severity;…
Are e-cigarettes killing people in the US?
bmj;366/sep17_10/l5591/FAF1faUntil recently everything was going great for the e-cigarette industry in the US: its products…
Toxicologists investigate cases of hand deformities in German babies
Embryo toxicologists at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin have been asked to investigate the…
Vaccination uptake: access is still biggest barrier, experts warn
Lack of access is still the main factor hindering vaccine coverage and must not be…
Cancer survivor swims channel four times non-stop
bmj;366/sep17_12/l5604/FAF1faPASarah Thomas, 37, an open water ultra-marathon swimmer, has become the first person to swim…
David Sanders: worked with African liberation movements and governments in primary healthcare and child health and nutrition
bmj;366/sep17_11/l5580/FAF1faCredit: Louis Reynold: International People’s Health Movement People’s Health University in Kisumu, KenyaIn 2010 in…
MPs call for inquiry into troubled urology unit after whistleblower publishes book
MPs are pressing England’s health secretary, Matt Hancock, for an inquiry into urology services at…
NHS England explores funding options for cystic fibrosis drug
NHS England is “committed to exploring and developing alternative routes” to enable people with cystic…
Matt Morgan: When bullet points miss the heart
My phone screen flashes as another email arrives. A solid block of justified text, dense…
U=U is a blessing: but only for patients with access to HIV treatment: an essay by Tamas Bereczky
The U=U campaign (undetectable means untransmittable, see box) seeks to publicise the science that shows…
Helen Salisbury: A hostile environment in the NHS
A temporary resident recently attended our practice after coughing up blood. The likely cause was…
Promoting physical activity to patients
What you need to knowBenefits to health start at just 30 minutes of physical activity…
Unleash the power of patients to make care safer around the world: an essay by Helen Haskell
This week the World Health Organization launches a new global initiative aimed at making healthcare…
Cancer screening: only a third of women in England take up all offers
Only a third of women in England take up the three cancer screening services offered…
The firm: extended surgical teams improve training and patient care
Rimmer asks whether bringing back the firm could improve teamwork and morale.1 Considerable evidence shows…
Brexit: European health experts emphasise dangers to patient safety of no deal
A no deal Brexit would have disastrous consequences for patients and public health services on…
Sixty seconds on . . . data hubs
Are we in Silicon Valley?Not quite. The UK government is launching its latest foray into…
Caring for migrant populations in general practice: five minutes with . . . Jessica Carter
“It’s important that we, as a profession, recognise that migration is a topic that is…
Legally protecting apologies shrinks the clinician-patient relationship
Leung and Porter’s article on candour and apologising promotes a legal angle on incident disclosure…
Training surgeons with clickers and warm scrotum studies win Ig Nobel awards
You can train your dog with a clicker, but it also works well for training…
Role model: Richard Smith
Richard Smith is a self confessed sports fanatic whose passion has shaped his career. “I…
Doctor is charged with four counts of sexual assault
A doctor has appeared in court facing four charges of sexual assault at two hospitals…
Cheap fags and booze
A recent announcement by the chancellor promoted cheap cigarettes and alcohol as something we can…
What is opinion and what is evidence?
Medicine is not an exact science, and some people consider it an art—the underlying assertion…
Opioid lawsuits: Sackler family and Purdue reach tentative settlement with 27 US states
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin accused of promoting excessive opioid use by US doctors,…
Trump pledges to ban flavoured e-cigarettes
US president Donald Trump has pledged to ban the sale of most flavoured electronic cigarettes,…