Climate change: overpopulation and landscape manipulation
Overpopulation is an elephant in the room for climate change,1 but the medical profession seems…
Overpopulation is an elephant in the room for climate change,1 but the medical profession seems…
Researchers from the University of Liverpool examined lifestyle and environmental measures to identify the healthiest…
Researchers from the University of Liverpool examined lifestyle and environmental measures to identify the healthiest…
A GP is usually the first person a patient turns to for help and is…
A GP is usually the first person a patient turns to for help and is…
“This is an historic event—this is the first LGBTQ+ health and care conference being held…
“This is an historic event—this is the first LGBTQ+ health and care conference being held…
A significant number of NHS consultants have financial interests in private hospitals and many have…
Mahase reports that doctors will be able to halve pension contributions to ease tax burden.1…
Digital first GP providers such as Babylon’s GP at Hand should have to establish a…
We thank Crawford for his constructive response to our article.12 His argument—that changes to the…
The BMA appointed a non-executive member of its risk and audit committee in April to…
Imagine comprehensive community based healthcare, where more patients can receive specialist advice locally, without having…
What you need to knowIncidence rate of syphilis have increased substantially around the world, mostly…
A dozen people have died in Essex after an outbreak of invasive group A streptococcal…
BMA members have expressed their support for a review into alleged sexism in the organisation…
Migrant children detained by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are not allowed to wash,…
HPV vaccination programmes for adolescent girls have led to a dramatic reduction in the number…
Junior doctors in England have voted to accept amendments to their contract, after the terms…
Doctors have been urged to inform their trusts when medical devices are difficult to use…
Doctors have expressed serious concern at increases in homelessness in the UK and the consequent…
The UK government must implement standards to prevent social media from sharing content that promotes…
Rising knife crime demands a public health response, and healthcare professionals have a role in…
We have insufficient resources to give every patient the treatments that they and their surgeons…
I recently interviewed two retired doctors, Michael and Bernadette Modell, both in their 80s, who…
Any emergency hospital admission of frail, elderly patients means a decision about what to do…
bmj;365/jun25_20/l4405/FAF1faReutersFamily members and healthcare workers gather for the funeral of a baby killed by Ebola…
Improvements in air quality cut the number of deaths attributable to pollution in the UK…
A poll of senior NHS employees including over 1800 consultants has found that one in…
The BMA has voted to poll its members to ascertain their views on whether the…
In this article by von Ehrenstein and colleagues (BMJ 2019;364, doi:10.1136/bmj.l962, published 20 March and…
In this article by Riley and colleagues (BMJ 2016;353, doi:10.1136/bmj.i3140, published 22 June 2016 and…
Make no mistake: loneliness is a killer.12 In our systematic review, depression was the most…
This Feature (BMJ 2019;365:l2281, doi:10.1136/bmj.l2281) has an error in the fifth paragraph of the section…
The NHS still needs to work out how to explain service closures to patients, the…
Nearly three years ago, Rimmer reported that senior doctors needed to do more to boost…
The BMA will co-host its first conference on gender bias with the Medical Women’s Federation…
The World Health Organization is discarding two opioid guidelines after a report by two members…
Zendle and Bowden-Jones are correct about the methodological shortcomings of research that aims to understand…
bmj;365/jun21_9/l4337/FAF1faShortly before his death, Marshall Marinker spoke at an event at the Royal College of…
Seven NHS trusts made up more than half of all inappropriate out of area placements…
bmj;365/jun21_6/l4347/FAF1faWilliam Pollok Black (“Bill”) joined Miss Wylie’s Class F at the High School of Glasgow…
Venous thromboembolism is a serious healthcare problem affecting over 1 in 1000 adults worldwide annually.1…
bmj;365/jun21_5/l4299/FAF1faSatinder Lal grew up in Delhi and moved to the UK in 1951, where he…
Satisfaction among hospital patients in England has stalled or fallen across many key indicators, show…
A 49 year old man with type 2 diabetes presented with a three day history…
Using economic evidence to support policy decisions to fund interventions for non-communicable diseasesAn editing error…
Medical associate professionals are integral members of the modern medical team.12 This role is new…
Legislation to improve vaccination ratesIn 2016 California tightened its immunisation requirements for schoolchildren. Parental requests…
Sales of alcohol in Scotland have fallen to their lowest recorded level in the year…