Point-of-care tests to inform antibiotic prescribing
The tests have potential but more evidence is neededGiven the global concerns about antibiotic resistance,1…
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Procalcitonin and lung ultrasonography point-of-care testing to determine antibiotic prescription in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in primary care: pragmatic cluster randomised trial
AbstractObjectiveTo assess whether point-of care procalcitonin and lung ultrasonography can safely reduce unnecessary antibiotic treatment…
The future looks bleak for the junior doctors
As doctors recruited early to help with the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic, we…
Risk prediction of covid-19 related death and hospital admission in adults after covid-19 vaccination: national prospective cohort study
In this paper by Hippisley-Cox and colleagues (BMJ 2021;374:n2244, doi:10.1136/bmj.n2244, published 17 September 2021), coauthor…
Covid-19: Monoclonal antibody treatment to be rolled out to hospital patients with no antibody response
Eligible patients with covid-19 in UK hospitals who have not mounted an antibody response against…
Man charged after assaulting staff at GP surgery
GP leaders have expressed their shock and anger after staff working in a surgery in…
Rooted in nature’s healing powers
bmj;374/sep20_11/n2308/FAF1faBritt Willoughby-DyerA new indoor botanical Sky Garden has opened at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London,…
Covid-19: How is vaccination affecting hospital admissions and deaths?
What do the data on hospital admissions show?An analysis of UK data from the National…
Sixty seconds on . . . Nicki Minaj
Who?!The US rap superstar, of course. Last week, Minaj found herself in an unlikely war…
Doctors can decide if children are able to consent to puberty blockers, say judges
It is for doctors to decide whether a child under 16 can give informed consent…
The search for antivirals for covid-19
Antiviral drugs are among the most researched tools for treating covid-19. They either prevent a…
Management of acne vulgaris: summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowFor mild to moderate acne, first-line treatment options include a fixed…
Embedding global access in development of future pandemic vaccines
Faster, broader, fairer global access to covid-19 vaccines is needed now. Vaccines can protect lives…
Blending patient care and academia: the consultant ophthalmologist
Jugnoo Rahi is a professor of ophthalmic epidemiology at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute…
Covid-19: Booster dose reduces infections and severe illness in over 60s, Israeli study reports
Rates of infection and of severe illness were substantially lower in people aged over 60…
New public health body will be responsible for “levelling up” health, health secretary says
The organisation set to take over Public Health England’s leadership role in health promotion and…
Covid-19: Migrants face barriers accessing healthcare during the pandemic, report shows
The covid-19 pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, who reported higher…
Cancer outcomes—what’s stalling progress in England?
England will miss the 2028 cancer targets set out in the NHS long term plan…
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Improving health in coastal communities
Seaside towns used to be desirable and thriving health spas, with a relatively strong economy:…
Rehabilitation after critical illness—why it isn’t happening
We support the call by White and colleagues for better care after critical illness.1 The…
Covid-19: How Native Americans led the way in the US vaccination effort
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that Native American…
Lifelong lessons in learning: definition of a GP and a specialist
Helen Salisbury sounds like a wonderful GP.1 Grand rounds where no one admits ignorance are…
The next step in immorality: charging to create and cure disease
Surrogate markers are seductive. In clinical trials and regulatory decisions, why not reach for something…
BMJ Awards 2021: Diversity and inclusion team of the year
Trainee led equality and diversity network—Health Education England (North West)Measuring the effects of working in…
Fever, arthritis, and painful skin nodules
A woman in her 40s presented to the emergency department with a 3 day history…
BMJ Awards 2021: Environmental sustainability and climate action team of the year
Signposting tool puts down strong roots—gardening4health Directory of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture“As a GP and…
BMJ Awards 2021: Respiratory team of the year
Respiratory high care team—Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustExperience of the first wave of the coronavirus…
Awareness of aldosteronism . . . and other stories
Primary aldosteronismA register based investigation from Sweden reveals a steep increase in the incidence of…
BMJ Awards 2021: Primary care team of the year
Reaching out to communities at speed—Elliot Hall Medical Centre and Patients’ Association Elliott Hall Medical…
Seven days in medicine: 8-14 September 2021
Covid-19Scotland approves vaccine passportsVaccine passports will be needed for entry to nightclubs and other “high…
Morris Greenberg: occupational health specialist on a lifelong quest to make the world asbestos free
bmj;374/sep15_11/n2265/FAF1faIn 1967 a young doctor, Morris Greenberg, noted that every surface in a London factory…
Government is urged to tackle “punitive pension taxation” to stop doctors retiring early
The BMA must push the government to remove “punitive pension taxation” that is exacerbating the…
Cross government strategy needed to reduce health inequalities, says alliance
A coalition of health and social care organisations has written to the prime minister to…
Why the NHS has slipped to fourth in healthcare ranking of 11 richest countries
It is disheartening, if not surprising, to see the NHS slipping to 4th in the…
Profiteering from vaccine inequity: nudge pharma towards “doing well by doing good”
I read with interest your editorial about profiteering from vaccine inequity.1 Fortunately the UK government…
Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer
AbstractMortality from colorectal cancer is reduced through screening and early detection; moreover, removal of neoplastic…
Evaluating agreement between bodies of evidence from randomised controlled trials and cohort studies in nutrition research: meta-epidemiological study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the agreement between diet-disease effect estimates of bodies of evidence from randomised controlled…
Covid-19: Government lays out its “plan B” to protect NHS this winter
Ministers will reintroduce a range of precautionary measures against covid-19 this autumn and winter if…
BMA moves to neutral position on assisted dying
The BMA has voted to move to a position of neutrality on assisted dying, including…
Helen Salisbury: Trouble with the new normal
We can probably all agree that normality, in medicine, is a good thing. When patients…
Clare Gerada: From clap to slap—general practice in crisis
A journalist sat with me in my clinic recently to witness the nuts and bolts…
Covid-19: Long covid must be recognised as occupational disease, says BMA
The UK government must recognise long covid as an occupational disease and invest in its…
Covid-19: Vaccinating children will help end pandemic, says minister
Offering 12-15 year olds covid vaccination is the way out of the pandemic, the vaccine…
Adult social care in England: more disappointment, delay, and distraction
Two years ago the prime minister, Boris Johnson, promised, “We will fix the crisis in…
Covid-19: Boys are more at risk of myocarditis after vaccination than of hospital admission for covid
The risk of 12-15 year old healthy boys experiencing cardiac adverse events such as myocarditis…
Chronic neglect of NHS contributed to excessive and tragic impact of the pandemic, says BMA council chair
Flawed government decisions and years of neglecting the NHS have led to needless deaths and…
Media attacks on GPs threaten the doctor-patient relationship
There’ve been many times in the past when general practitioners have unwittingly become the target…
The “shadow pandemic” of domestic violence
Nila, 30,* cradled her baby in one arm as her other hand was badly sprained….
Vaccinating people who have had covid-19: why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US?
When the vaccine rollout began in mid-December 2020, more than one quarter of Americans—91 million—had…
French to take legal action against drug regulator over levothyroxine
Hundreds of patients in France are expected to join a legal challenge against the country’s…