Covid-19: Doctors urge government to step up on global vaccine funding
A group of influential NHS doctors and medical bodies have called on the government to…
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Tom Nolan’s research reviews—17 March 2022
Radioiodine goes off airRates of death from stage I or II differentiated thyroid cancer are…
Covid-19: Hong Kong reports world’s highest death rate as zero covid strategy fails
Coronavirus infections are surging in Hong Kong as the city has reported the highest number…
Proton pump inhibitors should not be used to treat persistent throat symptoms
The studyWilson JA, Stocken DD, Watson GC, et al. Lansoprazole for persistent throat symptoms in…
Climate, pandemic, and war: an uncontrolled multicrisis of existential proportions
In the heat of the pandemic we parked our response to climate change. In the…
Pakistan remains polio free—despite covid-19, the Afghan conflict, and a waning global eradication effort
Every day, for eight hours, 29 year old Mohazma Shakeel, a polio worker in Pakistan’s…
Tracing SARS-CoV-2 . . . and other stories
Origin of the pandemicUsing maps strikingly reminiscent of those used by John Snow during his…
Alessandro Liberati understood the loneliness of uncertainty
Surkalim and colleagues’ systematic review frames loneliness as not only an individual feeling but also…
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to baby is rare
Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals have struggled to provide practical evidence…
Association between covid-19 vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and risk of immune mediated neurological events: population based cohort and self-controlled case series analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo study the association between covid-19 vaccines, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and risk of immune mediated neurological…
Multi-agency approach is needed to improve services for homeless people, says NICE
The NHS, local government, and other agencies must work together more closely to improve services…
Pregnant women should be asked how much alcohol they are drinking, says NICE
Doctors should routinely ask pregnant women how much alcohol they are drinking throughout their pregnancy…
The illusion of evidence based medicine
The advent of evidence based medicine was a paradigm shift intended to provide a solid…
Elizabeth Shore: former deputy chief medical officer for England who championed women in medicine
bmj;376/mar16_14/o659/FAF1faFormer deputy chief medical officer Elizabeth (“Liz”) Shore, who worked passionately to create more career…
Post-traumatic weakness of elbow extension
A man in his 50s presented with a one month history of left elbow weakness…
Popcorn universalis
This is a sagittal computed tomography scan showing diffuse ill defined calcifications in subcutaneous tissues…
Twelve US doctors are jailed for billing fraud and opioid distribution scheme
Twelve physicians are among 16 people jailed by a US federal court over a healthcare…
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British Journal of Sports Medicine retracts editorial by former editor over plagiarism concerns
The British Journal of Sports Medicine has retracted an editorial written by its former editor…
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David Oliver: Interrupting doctors’ work
Constant interruptions bedevil the work of doctors in hospital wards and emergency departments. We practise…
Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of cluster headache
ABSTRACTCluster headache, a primary headache disorder, consists of short (15-180 minutes), frequent (up to eight…
Government has overseen “years of decline” in cancer and elective care, say MPs
The Department of Health and Social Care for England has presided over a sustained decline…
The NHS isn’t alone in its problems—but other countries can help with solutions
The government has unveiled plans for how the UK might live with covid-19, but the…
Abortion: Two trusts are criticised for inadequate assessment of woman’s capacity to decide
A judge has criticised two NHS trusts for flawed assessments concluding that a pregnant woman…
The reinvasion of Ukraine threatens global food supplies
Reliable access to adequate nutrition is essential for physical and mental health. Vladimir Putin’s illegal…
Reduce GPs’ workload to tackle workforce crisis, MPs are told
The unsafe workload of general practitioners needs to be reduced to prevent an exodus of…
Partnership or salaried GP: what about the engaged GP?
Sajid Javid’s suggestion that general practitioners should be employed by hospitals has caused anger by…
The NHS is being bullied
We are being bullied through diktats issued by NHS England and NHS Improvement and delivered…
A government concerned with health disparities would not lift covid-19 protections
Recently, Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister announced the government’s “Living with covid” plan. It…
Johnson & Johnson &x201C;regrets” 1971 study that inȷected asbestos into US prisoners
The drug company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has expressed regret after court documents unsealed in…
Complex but rewarding patients: the consultant in learning disabilities
After completing his medical training at Trinity College, Cambridge, and Barts and The London School…
Helen Salisbury: Valuing our reception teams
Sometimes I cover the practice reception for an hour to make time for staff training….
Partha Kar: To improve clinical leadership we need a dose of realism
Review after review has concluded that one key weakness of the NHS is that it…
Ukraine invasion: Hope of new life in the tragedy of war
bmj;376/mar15_3/o669/FAF1faEvgeniy Maloletka/AP/ShutterstockAs the war in Ukraine enters its fourth week, the fate of Mariana Vishegirskaya…
Surgeon who tried to cover up operating on wrong side of patient’s hip is struck off
A consultant orthopaedic surgeon who tried to cover up the fact that he had worked…
England saw record 4.3 million referrals to mental health services in 2021
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has urged the government to publish a fully funded recovery…
London major plans to take more action to reduce air pollution
As I cycle along London’s South circular road from Clapham to Forest Hill to hear…
Implementing existing air pollution policies will improve health and save lives
Every minute of every day, the majority of people in the world inhale toxic particles…
Finding the learning in clinical admin
As the most junior doctor in the acute medical unit, each of my days starts…
Scotland’s new staffing plan is criticised for failing to tackle retention problems
Plans to plug critical gaps in the health and social care workforce in Scotland through…
Empowering Islamic leaders to help patients practise a safe Ramadan
I thank Mahmood and colleagues for writing about how to advise patients with existing conditions…
Ukraine: the medical students left behind, helping out, and left wondering
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its third week, the United Nations has estimated that over…
We need to move care away from hospitals
As a senior general practitioner in the twilight of his career, having been a partner…
Ukraine war: GPs get updated guidance on treating refugees and returning citizens
GPs have received updated guidance on providing healthcare to people coming from Ukraine.1In a bulletin…
Sixty seconds on . . . AI heart checks
What’s this all about?A new artificial intelligence tool can detect heart disease at record speed…
Covid-19: Countries in the Americas are warned not to lower their guard
Covid-19 is on the retreat across the American continents but it is too early for…
Are we heading for a two tier healthcare system in the UK?
Extrapolation from a recent poll suggests that about 16 million adults in the UK found…
Subsuming general practice into acute NHS services is a red herring
Limb’s article on the government’s plan for hospitals to employ more general practitioners conflates two…
The rupture of anonymity for sperm donors—a tangled web of conflicting rights
Between the 1970s and early 2000s, many people in the UK were conceived using anonymous…
Shifting tides: reflecting on medical education in the time of covid-19
It was a cool January evening when I plugged in my headphones and plunged into…
Covid-19: Hospital admissions rise as cases increase in over 55s
England has seen a rise in covid related hospital admissions in the past week, data…