Most deprived areas in England have fastest growing waiting lists, says think tank
People in England’s most deprived areas are nearly twice (1.8 times) as likely to experience…
Author: British Medical Journal
Heading, concussion, and dementia: how medicine is changing football forever
Denis Law was such a gifted footballer that he was the only British player who…
Covid-19: England sees biggest fall in life expectancy since records began in wake of pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic led to the biggest year-on-year drop in life expectancy in England since…
Role model: Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar
“A career in medicine was an accident,” says Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, a professor of health data…
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Health screening needs independent regular re-evaluation
From tentative beginnings over 70 years ago,1 screening to detect disease or risk factors before…
Consider internet use when assessing young people’s mental health
Having worked in child and adolescent mental health services, I recognised many of the approaches…
Winter is coming—but will the gloomiest forecasts come to pass?
What is the likely effect of flu this winter?The latest report from Public Health England,…
Neil Solomons
Neil Solomons undertook his higher surgical training at the Royal Free Hospital, London and the…
John Hilton Walker
bmj;374/sep24_7/n2351/FAF1faJohn Hilton Walker, who has died aged 93, was professor of general practice, family and…
David Roberts
bmj;374/sep24_6/n2347/FAF1faDavid Roberts was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, and then Leeds University Medical…
Marek Miller
bmj;374/sep24_5/n2344/FAF1faMarek Miller, who has died at 61, was born in Chiswick to Polish parents who…
Una Freeston
bmj;374/sep24_4/n2341/FAF1faMy mother, Una De Havilland Freeston, born on 4 March 1928, died peacefully on Monday…
Robert MacGregor Aitken
bmj;374/sep24_3/n2339/FAF1faA respected retired GP and community stalwart has died at the age of 96. In…
England’s new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
On 1 October, Public Health England, an executive agency of the UK’s Department of Health…
Children, covid-19, and India’s looming third wave
In September 2020, 15 year old Well Done Boy Marbaniang was brought to hospital in…
Has the UK government given up the fight to protect and promote health?
The struggle to improve the health of the public is never ending. As the pandemic…
Medical care will be prioritised in tackling CO2 shortages, says government
The UK government has vowed that continuity of treatment and access to NHS services will…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Diagnostics team of the year
Identifying wound infection—North East London NHS Foundation TrustShining success of fluorescence imagingFoot ulcers and their…
BMJ Awards 2021: Cancer care team of the year
Screening for Lynch syndrome—Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustPeople with Lynch syndrome carry a mismatch repair…
Tackling sexist inequality in medical school
As female medical students, we are not surprised that the BMA’s sexism in medicine survey…
Common intestinal stoma complaints
What you need to knowThe type of stoma may indicate the likelihood of a particular…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Digital innovation team of the year
#CallMe—Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustKnow my nameHow do patients wish to be addressed? It is…
Multiple oral erosions and ulcers in a patient with malignant melanoma
A man in his 70s presented with a 3 week history of multiple painful, bleeding…
It is our governments’ duty to protect health
The pandemic has shown how quickly and at what scale governments can act to protect…
Educational status and statins . . . and other stories
Statins in primary preventionCardiovascular risk scores were calculated for nearly half a million participants in…
BMJ Awards 2021: Quality improvement team of the year
Local safety standards for invasive procedures—University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation TrustReducing harms from preventable errors“Never events”…
Seven days in medicine: 15-21 September 2021
Covid-19Wales introduces covid passes for nightclubsFrom 11 October people wishing to enter nightclubs and other…
Use of metformin to prolong gestation in preterm pre-eclampsia: randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate whether extended release metformin could be used to prolong gestation in women being…
Overprescribing: 10% of items dispensed in primary care are inappropriate, review finds
An estimated 10% of items dispensed in primary care in England are inappropriate, a government…
Michael Peckham: professor of oncology and artist
bmj;374/sep22_8/n2325/FAF1fapeckham210921.f1Art was at Michael Peckham’s core. He painted and exhibited all his life, and his…
Ministers should have to seek advice from local doctors before closing services, say leaders
Plans to give ministers extensive new powers over local service changes, such as hospital closures,…
Professional infighting damages doctors and patient care
Par1 reminded me that some 25 years ago, as local medical committee chair, I was…
David Oliver: Social care plan furthers inequality and unfairness
In my last column I discussed the lack of detail or meaningful change in the…
Covid-19 vaccines for teenagers: conversations and consent
On 13 September, the UK chief medical officers recommended that all 12-15 year olds be…
Matt Morgan: Bursting FOAM’s bubble
A decade ago, the confluence of technology, internet access, and passionate people led to the…
What’s Health Data Research UK doing to help tackle covid-19?
What has HDR UK been doing during the pandemic?Last year, the government’s chief scientific adviser,…
Vitiligo-like depigmentation in a patient treated with PD-1 antibody
This is melanoma associated vitiligo in a man in his 70s after treatment with a…
John Borthwick Macdonald
bmj;374/sep21_18/n2276/FAF1faHaving secured a scholarship, John Borthwick Macdonald went up to Cambridge to read natural sciences,…
Darshan Kumar Suri
bmj;374/sep21_17/n2257/FAF1faDarshan Kumar Suri arrived at London’s Heathrow airport on 14 October 1969 with only three…
Gordon James Pack
bmj;374/sep21_16/n2260/FAF1faGordon James Pack was the son of a physics teacher and a nurse. He was…
Moin Subhani
bmj;374/sep21_15/n2259/FAF1faMoin Subhani always claimed that there were four important events in 1963: the assassination of…
Peter Murray Richard Hemphill
Peter Murray Richard Hemphill was born in Bareilly, north India, the first son of Kathleen…
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BMA demands meeting with health secretary to tackle abuse of GPs
The BMA has called for an urgent meeting with England’s health and social care secretary,…
Obesity in US children increased at an unprecedented rate during the pandemic
The proportion of US children who are overweight or obese, which has climbed steadily for…
Retaining the doctors we train
O’Dowd reports the proposed expansion in medical school places to meet the demand of students…
Children’s health: opportunities to have a real impact
We welcome this latest research on the impact of the Sure Start programme.12 The evidence…
Sure Start children’s centres did so much more than prevent paediatric admissions
I was thrilled to see the long term data on the impact of Sure Start…
Helen Salisbury: Has your weight changed recently?
As doctors, we ask questions about weight many times a day. We may ask because…
Compulsory covid vaccination: Loss of care home workers puts beds and care at risk, warn unions and providers
Social care of elderly and vulnerable people, a sector that currently has an estimated 120…
Effect of C reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate whether C reactive protein point-of-care testing (CRP POCT) safely reduces antibiotic prescribing for…