Covid-19: UK cases continue to rise amid warnings of impact of schools reopening
The numbers of covid cases, hospitalisations, and deaths are continuing to rise across the UK,…
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Nine in 10 female doctors in UK have experienced sexism at work, says BMA
Most doctors think that sexism is an issue in medicine, the BMA has said.In a…
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Glioblastoma: intraoperative monitoring and tumour classification
Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain cancer in adults.1 Some additional information has come…
Real time remote symptom monitoring during chemotherapy for cancer: European multicentre randomised controlled trial (eSMART)
In this paper by Maguire and colleagues (BMJ 2021;374:n1674, doi:10.1136/bmj.n1674, published 27 July 2021), co-author…
Covid-19: Protection from two doses of vaccine wanes within six months, data suggest
Protection provided by two doses of the Pfizer and the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccines wanes within…
How the world is (not) handling surplus doses and expiring vaccines
In late July 2021, US states were reported to be sitting on around 26 million…
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Covid-19: 40% of patients with weakened immune system mount lower response to vaccines
Four in 10 people who are clinically vulnerable generate lower levels of antibodies than healthy…
Blood tube shortage: Healthcare staff should not be asked to delay tests, says BMA
Doctors have raised concerns about the effects that a shortage of blood tubes in England…
Covid-19: FDA approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in record time
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to the two dose Pfizer-BioNTech…
Sixty seconds on . . . driving licences
I like that song!That’s nice, but we’re not talking about Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License”—one of…
Covid-19: Which countries are doing well on test and trace—and how can we tell?
Research by Imperial College London suggests effective test, trace, and isolate systems could reduce the…
Mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents during the covid-19 pandemic
What you need to knowWhen assessing mental health and wellbeing, consider developmental stage, functional or…
Polarisation, incivility, and scientific debate during covid-19—an essay by Agnes Arnold-Forster
The past 18 months have been bizarre and unprecedented. It has been an unusual time…
Ear wax removal and core services in general practice
Minerva finds it inexplicable why many general practices no longer remove impacted ear wax.1Many people…
Problem is not hospital beds as such but staff to look after people in them
Oliver rightly points out that hospital bed numbers were inadequate before the pandemic and will…
Covid-19 vaccines: GPs boost uptake by calling patients and teaming up with community groups
An east London general practice that called every one of its patients to discuss covid-19…
Covid-19: US hospitals are overwhelmed as cases rise at “alarming rate”
The representative body of more than 5000 hospitals in the US has appealed to the…
Decisions to opt out of NHS Digital scheme rest with patients, not GPs
Whatever you think about NHS Digital’s GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme, the…
Women’s health is made a priority in Scotland
The UK’s first ever comprehensive plan designed to improve health outcomes for women is set…
How South Africa is dragging its vaccine rollout back from the brink
It’s a winter of discontent in South Africa. Only a small fraction of the population…
Should I take an “F3” year?
It’s a chance to stop and reflectHelen Chidera Ota, surgical teaching fellow, says, “For a…
Julian Andre Bradley
bmj;374/aug20_10/n2051/FAF1faJulian André Bradley gave so much to the local medical community, and so many of…
George Kouloumas
George Kouloumas, also known as Josh, was born in Holloway, north London, the son of…
J Henry Goldin
bmj;374/aug20_8/n2054/FAF1faJ Henry Goldin was a pioneering craniofacial surgeon, known nationally and internationally, who helped transform…
Hospital bed occupancy rates in England reach dangerously high levels
The number of beds occupied in hospitals in England is nearing levels seen before the…
Why the Philippines’ long lockdowns couldn’t contain covid-19
In August 2020, the Philippines, already under quarantine measures involving shuttered businesses, enforced curfew hours,…
Long covid clinics should be run as research hubs
The current and future effect of long covid—which includes both ongoing symptomatic covid-19 (4-12 weeks)…
A day in the life of a medical student from Ecuador
“They feel like they’re doing their patients a favour by providing care, just because it’s…
RSV: The year the respiratory infection “took its gloves off”
Why are we seeing a surge in infections?Respiratory syncytial virus activity was very low in…
Other good reasons for covid-19 vaccination in pre-adolescent and adolescent populations
Head to Head, 17 JulyIn Wilkinson and colleagues’ article giving the reasons for and against…
If data save lives, consent saves data and data donation
The key message of the ministerial foreword of the “Data saves lives” policy paper is…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Critical care team of the year
Post-Intensive Care Unit Presentation Screen tool: covid-19 and beyondAbout half of the 156 000 patients…
Aducanumab, amyloid, and culture wars
Those who thought that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was a conservative regulator…
What’s in the in-tray of NHS England’s new chief executive?
Any new chief executive of NHS England will have a daunting in-tray at the best…
Migraine, motion, . . . and other stories
Migraine and motion sicknessPeople who get migraine often have motion sickness too. They are also…
Covid-19: How Kerala kept itself above water in India’s devastating second wave
India’s first confirmed case of covid-19 was detected in the southern state of Kerala on…
How universities can make reopening safer this autumn
One year ago, when universities in the United States reopened for their fall semester, the…
Vaccines should not be the preserve of rich countries
Since their 18th century beginnings vaccines have been one of humanity’s most profound public health…
Doctors’ pay and the future of the NHS
Mathew is right to say that the debate on doctors’ pay is not about the…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Anaesthesia and perioperative medicine team of the year
Airway Matters—MOOCComplications from poor airway management can lead to death, brain damage, emergency tracheostomy, or…
Covid-19: How many variants are there, and what do we know about them?
AlphaConsidered a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, alpha was first identified in…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Clinical leadership team of the year
Older person’s assessment in the emergency departmentBefore the pandemic, over 4000 patients were presenting with…
Eating disorders: Record number of young people wait for treatment as demand soars
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned that the number of children and young people…
Cognitive stimulation at work and dementia
Dementia, a devastating condition that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide, is not an inevitable…
Cognitive stimulation in the workplace, plasma proteins, and risk of dementia: three analyses of population cohort studies
AbstractObjectivesTo examine the association between cognitively stimulating work and subsequent risk of dementia and to…
Covid-19: Australian outbreak surges as New Zealand sees first domestic cases in six months
New Zealand and much of eastern Australia are in lockdown this week, but these two…
Scotland is (over)ripe for corporate takeover of general practice
London’s doctors may fear privatisation by large corporations but in Scotland it could be happening…
Kailash Chand: general practitioner, NHS campaigner, and medical politician
bmj;374/aug18_8/n2041/FAF1faBorn in the hills of Shimla, northern India, on 10 June 1948, Kailash Chand Malhotra…
Ivory Coast rolls out Ebola vaccine after first confirmed case since 1994
Health officials in the Ivory Coast are scrambling to vaccinate healthcare workers and trace all…
Shared decision making: an ideal and an art
Shared decision making (SDM) consists of communication, collaboration, aspects of evidence based medicine, and relationship…