Young women and anal sex: should we consider rectal PAP smear testing?
Thank you for drawing attention to the increase in heterosexual anal intercourse.1 In 1983 while…
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Young women and anal sex: healthcare professionals must normalise questions about what is normal for many people
Discussion about sex, particularly the neglected topic of anal sex in women, is uncommon in…
Government must proceed with landmark anti-obesity regulations in England
Saturday 1 October 2022 was meant to be a landmark date in food policy, with…
Patients cut back on drugs to save on prescription fees as cost of living crisis bites
Patients are rationing their use of vital medicines to save on prescription charges in response…
Recognising lived experience is essential to empowering disabled patients
Disability is not rare: 15% of the world’s population—more than a billion people—are affected by…
Syphilis and gonorrhoea cases soar in US
Syphilis is surging in the US, with reported cases climbing 28% last year to 171…
Vaping is “unlikely to be risk free,” finds evidence review
Nicotine vaping is far less harmful than smoking cigarettes in the short and medium term…
John Millie Dow Galloway
bmj;378/sep30_3/o2333/FAF1faJohn Millie Dow Galloway (“Ian”) was born in Auchtermuchty, in central Fife, and attended Bell…
Henry Mc William Lyle
bmj;378/sep30_2/o2346/FAF1faHenry Mc William Lyle (“Harry”) was the first doctor in his farming family in Northern…
Replenishing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
The replenishment conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria on 21…
UK childhood vaccination rates fell last year in almost all programmes, figures show
Vaccination coverage for young children fell last year in 13 out of 14 routine programmes…
Lessons in resilience: what covid-19 taught us about preparing for the crises to come
As of September 2022, there have been over 613 million cases of covid-19 and a…
Torticollis in a child with otalgia
A 2 year old girl attended the emergency department with a slowly progressive, 10 day…
Implementation of covid-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
Key messagesThe development of safe and effective covid-19 vaccines is one of the great success…
New government’s plan for health and social care in England
The new government has set out its plans for the NHS and social care in…
Multiple oropharyngeal ulcerations with acute myeloid leukaemia
These are multiple ulcers on the oropharynx of a 19 year old man with acute…
John Launer: The art of paying attention
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been an exceptionally compassionate or empathetic doctor, and it…
Stroke, diabetes, . . . and other stories
Stroke in people with type 2 diabetesIn Denmark, time trends of ischaemic stroke in people…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—29 September 2022
Hope for psoriasis treatmentsPsoriasis is a serious global condition, and according to the WHO, has…
David Marsh: GP and l{-}{-}eading golfer who won a “small chunk of immortality”
bmj;378/sep28_23/o2342/FAF1faCredit: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images.The acclaimed golf writer Herbert Warren Wind reported in the New Yorker:…
A plan for unhealthy growth
The UK government’s plans for the NHS and the economy, unveiled last week, don’t bode…
Labour vows to invest in workforce to improve GP access and cut waiting times
Improving access to GPs and slashing NHS waiting times will be key priorities for a…
Seven days in medicine: 21-27 September 2022
Covid-19Cases rise as hospital admissions remain steadyThe number of people testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 has…
Covid-19: PAHO calls for Americas to reverse vaccination setbacks caused by pandemic
Senior officials at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have called for renewed efforts to…
Brain health in young adults
Early detection and management of risk factors is the best way to prevent the neurodegenerative…
Health visitor shortages are risking child health and piling pressure on other services
When Phillippa Guillou had her daughter in 2020, she was determined to breastfeed, but it…
Parents are urged to vaccinate 2-3 year olds against flu as NHS warns of “twindemic”
The UK Health Security Agency has urged parents to take up the offer to vaccinate…
“Hyperbole” in government media releases on new drugs can undermine confidence in NHS, says editor
Phrases such as “cutting edge,” “game changing,” and “ground breaking” have no place in the…
John Lamont Cameron Dall
bmj;378/sep27_10/o2293/FAF1faJohn Lamont Cameron Dall worked in the NHS in and around Glasgow for 40 years….
Most black people in UK face discrimination from healthcare staff, survey finds
Most black people living in the UK have experienced prejudice from healthcare professionals because of…
The new government’s plans bring the sustainability of the NHS into doubt
Last week’s announcement of the government’s plan for the NHS followed by a mini-budget, which…
What can the UK learn from the EU’s covid plan for winter 2022-23?
This winter is likely to be brutal. The rising cost of living will force many…
Pensions issue is anything but “sorted,” say doctors
Doctors are both unconvinced and baffled by government proposals announced last week to reform their…
Archie Hutchison
bmj;378/sep27_11/o2290/FAF1faBorn into a medical household in the Ayrshire mining village of Muirkirk, where his father…
US transgender health guidelines leave age of treatment initiation open to clinical judgment
New clinical guidelines that will influence the care of transgender people in the US and…
Helen Salisbury: A poor plan for patients
A new plan for the NHS was unveiled last week by the recently appointed secretary…
Recreational use of nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide (N2O) has been used non-medically since the early 19th century, but only over…
Rammya Mathew: Doctors shouldn’t feel guilty for working “part time”
My son started school this September, and I’ve been reflecting on what it’s been like…
Labour would double the number of medical school places if elected, says shadow chancellor
A Labour government would double the number of medical school places in the UK, the…
Psychiatrist died by suicide four days after learning of GMC investigation
A psychiatrist has died by suicide after he was notified that he was being investigated…
Role model: Making the job fun: the consultant rheumatologist
Team building and making the job “fun” may explain why consultant rheumatologist Sandeep Dahiya has…
The commercial determinants of health: The mini-budget is a consequence of foundational forces medicine must bear witness to
In the preface to his 1982 book “Capitalism and Freedom,” the influential economist and free-market…
Unfettered economic growth will destroy us: we need an alternative
Economic growth is supposed to save Britain, but sadly it’s more likely to destroy us.Growth…
Levelling up prevention in primary care
Much of what we do in primary care is prevention. We diagnose and manage hypertension,…
Mental health hospital is rated inadequate two years after patient’s death
Woodbourne Priory Hospital in Birmingham has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission after…
The “mini-budget” will make the UK the most unequal country in Europe
The UK currently has the second highest income inequality of any OECD country in Europe….
Health and social care levy: Scrapping raises questions over NHS finances
The “health and social care levy,” introduced in April to fund NHS backlogs and fund…
Doctors should screen Americans under 65 for anxiety, draft guidelines say
Americans under 65 should be screened for anxiety, according to draft guidelines published by the…
Consultant who claimed for shifts covered by his salary is struck off
An obstetrician and gynaecologist who claimed pay for weekend shifts already covered by his salary,…
The human right to a healthy environment—time for the public health community to take urgent action
With growing recognition of the extent to which human activities are imperilling planetary health, it…