Incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy
Smoking during pregnancy is a common modifiable risk factor for adverse child health outcomes.1 Although…
Author: British Medical Journal
Financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: multicentre randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of financial incentives dependent on continuous smoking abstinence on smoking cessation…
The eyes have it: getting the gist of covid-19 transmission
Many words have been written and numbers collected about covid-19 over the past two years,…
Elective care backlog could rise to 12 million patients by 2025, warns watchdog
The waiting list for elective care in England could reach 12 million by early 2025…
Aducanumab: 4 in 10 high dose trial participants experienced brain swelling or bleeding
Over 40% of trial participants who had a high dose (10 mg/kg) of the Alzheimer’s…
We abandon face-to-face practice at our peril
With many prominent voices in our profession opposing a return to face-to-face consultations as part…
The BMJ appeal 2021-22: MSF is working to ensure the people of Afghanistan have access to healthcare
Afghanistan’s health service is now close to collapse, after the World Bank, the International Monetary…
St John Ambulance volunteers prepare to boost capacity in ambulance trusts
The charity St John Ambulance is in discussions with NHS leaders in England to set…
Subscribe to thrive: paid subscriptions to online medical education materials should be included with tuition fees
Medical students across the UK subscribe to “paid for” online content in addition to spending…
Covid-19: Government was “grossly negligent” in its handling of pandemic, says people’s inquiry
The UK government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was “grossly negligent” and amounted to misconduct…
GP committee’s move towards industrial action will stoke animosity in the press and from the public
The BMA’s general practitioners committee for England is moving towards industrial action in response to…
Overactive bladder in women
What you need to knowAssess potential underlying causes of overactive bladder syndrome, which is characterised…
Please tell me what the long term effects might be
I was 34 weeks pregnant when I first experienced an unexplained persistent itch. I couldn’t…
Extensive ecchymosis and symptomatic anaemia
These are large atraumatic ecchymoses on the legs of a patient in her 70s (fig…
The UK government’s migration policy plans will only cause more suffering and death
On Wednesday 24 November 2021, at least 27 people, including three children and a pregnant…
Why I don’t support GPs taking industrial action
I don’t support the British Medical Association’s view that NHS general practitioners in England should…
Putting patients first in medicines regulation?
On 4 July 2021, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) published its delivery…
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How significant is the Ventavia scandal?
The behaviour of Ventavia in relation to Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine1 is serious and demands a…
Voluntary erasure of Northern Ireland neurologist being investigated for poor diagnosis to be challenged
A decision to allow the neurologist at the centre of the biggest patient recall in…
Some ways to tackle overprescribing
Mir and colleagues suggest that £2m is wasted annually on unnecessary and potentially harmful prescriptions.1…
Camels in Kenya provide a mobile clinic like no other
bmj;375/nov30_6/n2947/FAF1faAmy VitaleThirteen camels accompanied by their team of seven handlers in bright yellow T shirts…
Supporting NHS staff facing abuse from patients frustrated by long waits for care
We are doctors’ associations representing NHS staff and employers. We welcome the concerns about abuse…
Covid 19: Omicron is a cause for concern, not panic, says US president
President Joe Biden told Americans that the newly identified omicron variant of the covid-19 virus…
What happened to our national emergency stockpiles?
In the first half of 2020, Europe, the US, and UK experienced a chronic shortage…
David Oliver: Lessons for NHS staff from the Grenfell inquiry
I recently saw a play entitled Value Engineering: Scenes from the Grenfell Inquiry.12 The theatre…
Improving support for children with autism and their families using a 100 day challenge framework
Lauren Wallace-Thompson, communications and content manager, Ideas Alliance:Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect approximately 1 in…
Civil disobedience is a last resort
A worsening climate crisis evidently carries several associated negative health outcomes in given populations, including…
Recycling in the NHS—where does the buck stop?
It was an ordinary working day at hospital and I was in the treatment room…
Aiming for economic recovery from covid-19 and better climate resilience is a win-win
I agree with Sherman and colleagues that “health professionals should encourage change through individual practice,…
Chris Bartlett: expert in legionnaire’s disease and director of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
bmj;375/nov29_9/n2928/FAF1faPhoto credit: Louise BartlettIn January 1977 senior registrar Chris Bartlett arrived at a Portakabin in…
Covid-19: Omicron may be more transmissible than other variants and partly resistant to existing vaccines, scientists fear
Omicron, the SARS-CoV-2 variant responsible for a cluster of cases in South Africa and that…
As we head into a tough winter, the NHS is under huge pressure
Over recent months, the pressures on ambulance services across the country have risen steeply, frequently…
GPs call for “fee for service” contract that allows them to charge for private services
The current General Medical Services (GMS) contract has been deemed “outdated and inadequate for the…
Sixty seconds on . . . trust in scientists
Ah, those polite people in the media who talk softly and reasonably about data ….
Helen Salisbury: Omicron—panic mongering or appropriate caution?
Most doctors are cautious people. Even if it’s not our natural temperament, we learn it…
Timing of dialysis initiation to reduce mortality and cardiovascular events in advanced chronic kidney disease: nationwide cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo identify the optimal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at which to initiate dialysis in…
Why I . . . play Santa Claus
“For me, being Santa is about seeing the smiles on children’s faces and the faces…
Coordinated eco-leadership can unite clinicians towards net zero
Sherman and colleagues provide practical and realistic ways in which clinicians can shape healthcare’s progress…
Management of ischaemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA)
AbstractUp to half of patients undergoing elective coronary angiography for the investigation of chest pain…
Paraplegic man is first person to be allowed to die by assisted suicide in Italy
A 43 year old man has become the first person in Italy to be granted…
Open access for human—and planetary—health
In the early weeks of the covid-19 pandemic, many scientific publishers across the world made…
Over half of general practices in England would quit primary care networks, indicative ballot shows
More than half of the general practices in England would be willing to withdraw from…
Arthur David Bethune
bmj;375/nov26_6/n2899/FAF1faArthur David Bethune was born in Edinburgh and, thanks to a bursary gained at George…
Maureen Drummond Forbes
bmj;375/nov26_5/n2901/FAF1faBorn in Bebington, Cheshire, Maureen Drummond Martin attended Birkenhead High School for Girls. In 1952…
Alan Martin Driscoll
Alan Martin Driscoll was born in Plymouth. His father was chief pharmacist to the navy…
Driving down embedded emissions from medical nitrous oxide
When I joined NHS Lothian, sustainably minded colleagues despaired about our persistently high medical nitrous…
Triggers for treaty negotiations: could lessons from environmental protection inform a prospective pandemic treaty?
In March 2021, 26 heads of state called for a global pandemics treaty, illustrating the…
Why don’t we ȷust open the windows?
The world is finally coming to terms with the realisation that transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is…
Adverts for cosmetic surgery targeting teenagers to be banned from next year
Adverts for cosmetic surgery that target under 18s will be banned from 25 May 2022,…
The dangers in policy and practice of following the consensus
What is the consensus? How is it that women carry out 11 billion hours a…