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Medical students involved in sex work need better support, conference hears
The General Medical Council and Medical Schools Council must ensure that medical students involved in…
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Covid-19: Children aged 12-15 should be offered vaccine, say UK’s chief medical officers
All children aged 12 to 15 should be offered covid-19 vaccination, the UK’s chief medical…
Access to the digital NHS is not much of a problem in Wales
True representation is essential when it comes to attesting facts and busting myths, especially related…
Pain tools are problematic in dementia
Nguyen and colleagues’ overview of the management of patients with behavioural and psychological symptoms of…
Covid-19: Bureaucracy and targets are distracting from patient care and should be suspended, say doctors
Unnecessary bureaucracy and targets are distracting from patient care and should be suspended until the…
Sixty seconds on . . . sex
You’ve got my attention, what’s new?Research that’s just won the IgNobel prize for medicine has…
David Dunger: paediatric endocrinologist and clinical scientist
bmj;374/sep13_8/n2232/FAF1faDavid Dunger was born in Southend on Sea to Brian Dunger who was an army…
Covid-19: US imposes mandatory vaccination on two thirds of workforce
All US companies employing more than 100 people must require their staff to be fully…
GPs are being blamed for government failures in primary care, say doctors
Over the past few weeks a significant chunk of the UK national press have been…
Biliary colic
What you need to knowArrange liver function tests and routine outpatient abdominal ultrasonography for all…
How can I manage conflict in my team?
What isn’t being said?Rachel Morris, GP, speaker, coach, and host of the You Are Not…
Team debriefings in healthcare: aligning intention and impact
What you need to knowLearning-oriented debriefings support patient care by helping teams learn and improveTeam…
Proposed takeover of Vectura by Philip Morris International
We misspelt Philip Morris in this editorial by Sanjay Agrawal (BMJ 2021;374:n2186, doi:10.1136/bmj.n2186). The online version…
David Oliver: What the plan for social care omitted
Standing on the steps of Downing Street as he took office as UK prime minister…
Study that finds good sex clears a stuffed nose as well as a decongestant wins Ig Nobel prize for medicine
Good sex cures a stuffy nose, fear is in the air at a scary movie,…
Covid-19: Vaccine passports approved in Scotland despite criticism
Vaccine passports will be required for entry to nightclubs and other “high risk” venues in…
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Covid-19: Hospital may cease giving patient ivermectin, US court rules, as prescriptions soar
An Ohio judge has overturned an earlier court order that forced a hospital to treat…
Covid-19: “Health in all policies” will help protect world from future pandemics, says commission
The health of humans, other animals, plants, and the environment must be considered together by…
Assisted dying around the world
Assisted dying goes by a variety of names from country to country.1 These are often…
NHS England should release trust level data from the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard
The Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MWRES) report found major discrimination and disparities across the…
NICE takes ethnicity out of estimating kidney function
The updated guidelines on chronic kidney disease from the National Institute for Health and Care…
A third of ethnic minority staff working in mental health trusts have experienced harassment, bullying, or abuse at work
Thousands of ethnic minority staff working in mental health trusts are subjected to harassment, bullying,…
Inviting adolescents aged 12-17 for covid-19 vaccination: the need for patience
The UK shows restraint in rolling out covid-19 vaccination for adolescents by reserving it for…
It’s more vital than ever that we have data to support the debate on assisted dying
In May 2021, Matt Hancock, the then secretary of state for health, commissioned the Office…
BMJ Awards 2021: Mental health team of the year
Meeting the physical needs of mental health patients“Mortality rates in patients with a severe mental…
It’s time for all doctors to engage on assisted dying
The UK’s debate on assisted dying is regaining momentum. The UK and Scottish parliaments are…
BMJ Awards 2021: Women’s health team of the year
Telemedicine abortion care in the pandemic“As the covid-19 pandemic took hold, abortion services in Britain…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Workforce and wellbeing team of the year
Wide ranging psychological support for intensive care staffPsychological consequences of work such as burnout and…
BMJ Awards 2021: Stroke and cardiovascular team of the year
Providing a TAVI service during the pandemicIn March 2020 at the beginning of the covid-19…
Mexico decriminalises abortion in unanimous Supreme Court vote
Mexico has decriminalised abortion after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that prosecuting abortion cases was…
Primary care backlog will add to urgent care pressures over time
Oliver discusses whether separating the NHS into “hot” (urgent) and “cold” (elective) inpatient sites might…
General practice rescue package: a mutually agreed framework of negotiation is essential
For those of us working in primary care there’s much about the Royal College of…
Ward based management of dementia symptoms: check the patient can hear you
Essentials, 7-14 AugustGood news! Unlike so many papers from specialists treating dementia, Nguyen and colleagues…
David Oliver: When organisations’ behaviours betray their value statements
Value statements are intended to list the core principles guiding an organisation and its culture,…
Health and social care tax to be introduced across UK
The prime minister has announced a UK-wide “health and social care levy” to fund NHS…
NHS funding: {pound}5.4bn boost must be first of many, say health leaders
The NHS in England will get an extra £5.4bn (€6.3bn; $7.5bn) in funding over the…
Proposed takeover of Vectura by Phillip Morris International
In July 2021, Phillip Morris International (PMI) tabled a bid worth over £1bn (€1.2bn; $1.4bn)…
A “smiling face” on the hip
This is a tinea corporis lesion in the form of a smiling face on the…
National Food Strategy: urgent and robust government support is needed
We welcome the publication of the National Food Strategy report as it quite rightly includes…
Rammya Mathew: Building compassionate and joyful workplaces
Whether we like it or not, work is what we spend most of our waking…
Use of private management consultants in public health
Governments across the globe use management consultancies to help implement and advise on public health…
Helen Salisbury: Blood bottles, vaccines, and freight
In our clinical work there’s always an element of surprise: we never know when our…
Tackling the climate of fear faced by ethnic minority groups in medical education and regulation
As final year UK medical students entering the foundation training programme next year, we welcome…
BMA refuses to engage with consultant pay review process amid call for reform
Consultants in England will not engage with the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration…
Covid-19: “Most complex patient in the world” should have ventilation withdrawn
A 56 year old woman described by doctors as “the most complex covid patient in…
When will the GMC admit that its processes might be racially biased?
Esmail and Everington call for the General Medical Council to eradicate faster the disadvantages faced…
What is driving the pandemic related surge in disordered eating?
As Feinmann points out, the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on disordered eating is striking…
Covid-19: Infection increases the risk of kidney disease even in mild cases, finds study
People who have recovered from covid-19 have a greater risk of kidney disease, even if…
Genetics journal that carried articles helpful to Chinese state surveillance hit by editorial board resignations
Nine members of the editorial board of the journal Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine have…
Chronic kidney disease: summary of updated NICE guidance
What you need to knowThe updated guideline does not recommend adjusting the estimation of glomerular…