Pulse oximetry gives artificially high readings in presence of carboxyhaemoglobin
Greenhalgh and colleagues omit a serious limitation of two wavelength pulse oximetry.1 They mention “falsely…
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Covid-19: Two doses of Pfizer vaccine are “highly effective” against infection, hospital admission, and death, study finds
Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine provide more than 95% protection against infection, hospital…
Covid-19: Public health response should be “local by default,” say leaders
The vital relationships forged between national and local government, local public health teams, and the…
Excited delirium: what’s the evidence for its use in medicine?
Its close association with police enforcement has left the term “excited delirium” shrouded in controversy….
Covid-19: Female NHS and care staff report deteriorating health because of pandemic
Female health and care staff in England have experienced significantly worsening physical and mental health…
Delivering clinical research: the UK healthcare system needs a culture that supports research
OLOSD tell Nikki when publishedMedical academics welcomed publication of the government’s vision for the future…
Cost effectiveness of an intervention to increase uptake of hepatitis C virus testing and treatment (HepCATT): cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care
In this paper by Kirsty Roberts and colleagues (BMJ 2020;368:m322 doi:10.1136/bmj.m322) An error in one…
Khalid Yusoff: champion of excellence in Malaysian medical research
bmj;373/may05_9/n1075/FAF1faKhalid Yusoff, who has died at the age of 66, was a UK trained cardiologist…
Hypopigmented atrophic plaques in a young woman
A woman in her 20s presented to dermatology clinic with a four year history of…
Cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma
This is iatrogenic Kaposi’s sarcoma associated with human herpesvirus 8 on the leg of a…
Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy versus standard dressings in obese women undergoing caesarean section: multicentre parallel group randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of closed incision negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) compared with standard…
Hospital doctor who took {pound}41 000 in salary payments after contract ended loses appeal against erasure
A hospital doctor’s claim that he thought an NHS trust was giving him a gift…
Covid-19: Photograph collection records historic vaccine rollout
bmj;373/may04_9/n1125/FAF1faThis picture showing a 92 year old man receiving his covid vaccine is among a…
GPs are at “breaking point” and in need of respite, leaders warn
General practices are “reaching breaking point” because of the “intense” workload pressure facing doctors and…
I’m missing out on training, what should I do?
Raise the matter locally firstAbigail Nwaokolo, head of quality assurance at the General Medical Council,…
Helen Salisbury: Routes to recovery
One of the hardest parts of being ill is not knowing when, or even if,…
Mental health support through primary care during and after covid-19
The recent surge in cases of covid-19 in the UK has deepened concern over the…
Covid-19: Uptake of testing does not reflect chances of positive test, study finds
Social determinants of health and certain health conditions are associated with testing and with testing…
Covid-19: Students overlooked for vaccine in favour of family members at Dublin hospital
A decision at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital in Dublin to give leftover…
Role of coronary artery calcium score in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
AbstractFirst developed in 1990, the Agatston coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is an international guideline-endorsed…
David Antony Walmsley
bmj;373/may04_1/n667/FAF1faDavid Antony Walmsley started his anaesthetic career after house jobs with a four year short…
Spire Healthcare pleads guilty to failing to tell four patients about poor treatment
The private hospital group Spire Healthcare has pleaded guilty to breaching the duty of candour…
Covid-19: Most people admitted to hospital after vaccination were infected before immunity could develop, research shows
The majority of vaccinated people who were admitted to hospital for covid-19 were probably infected…
Why is India having a covid-19 surge?
On 26 April India saw the highest daily tally of new SARS-CoV-2 infections ever recorded…
Biden administration proposes making opioid addiction treatment more easily available
The US government has proposed rule changes that would make buprenorphine, a treatment for opioid…
Many more people could benefit from blood pressure lowering drugs, say researchers
Antihypertensive drug treatment can lower the risk of strokes, heart failure, and heart attacks even…
Control pollution, protect children, save lives
Asthma outcomes in the UK are among the worst in the world,12 but little is…
Sixty seconds on . . . concussion in football
What’s the score?A large study1 of US high school football (or, should we say, soccer)…
Covid-19: Heavy use of oxygen brings new danger to world’s hospitals
A week marked by deadly hospital fires and a mass asphyxiation of covid-19 patients has…
Covid-19: US relaxes rules on mask wearing for fully vaccinated people
Americans who have been fully vaccinated can relax their use of face coverings, especially outdoors,…
Covid-19: Booster vaccine to be rolled out in autumn as UK secures 60m more Pfizer doses
The UK will roll out a covid-19 booster vaccine at the beginning of autumn in…
We need clinical guidelines fit for a pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic unleashed itself onto healthcare services at pace. Evidence evolved,12 opinions conflicted,3 and…
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Fixed Term: One YearCentral London or virtualWould you like to take a year out of…
How Joe Biden has changed US healthcare in just 100 days
When it comes to health, Joe Biden’s first 100 days have been marked as much…
Covid-19: How can we keep the world’s doctors safe?
The world’s doctors have been at the forefront of the pandemic response. Already overstretched by…
Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: individual patient data meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the overall effect of delayed antibiotic prescribing on average symptom severity for patients…
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Should masks be worn outdoors?
Yes—Babak Javid, Dirk Bassler, Manuel B BryantThe likelihood of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is far greater…
Covid-19: One dose of vaccine cuts risk of passing on infection by as much as 50%, research shows
Adults infected with covid-19 three weeks after receiving one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca…
Covid-19: US will send 60 million AstraZeneca doses abroad as domestic demand falls
The Biden administration has announced that the US will send as many as 60 million…
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David Oliver: Valuing the medical take
Last month Richard Smith, former editor of The BMJ, wrote an opinion piece1 praising The…
Assisted dying: Hancock asks for more data on suicides of terminally ill people
MPs and campaigners have welcomed a request from England’s health secretary, Matt Hancock, for more…
Covid-19: India should stop mass gatherings and consider postponing elections, say doctors
A group of leading doctors has called for a raft of public health measures to…
Misconceptions about CPR distress patients at the end of life and bereaved people
Is any other medical procedure more affected by a misconception about its usefulness in real…
Sedatives for insomnia should not be stopped prematurely
Soong and colleagues’ paper1 recommending cognitive behavioural therapy as a first line treatment for chronic…
The robot will see you now: how machines could reshape post-pandemic medicine
During the early days of the pandemic, Bristol’s Southmead Hospital tested communication robots. Typically, these…
Why is dying not seen as a diagnosis?
My mother developed rheumatoid arthritis in her twenties and had joint replacements for knees and…
What’s in a line?
This is a linear basal cell carcinoma on the left cheek of a woman in…
Partha Kar: “Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani”—the anguish of the Indian diaspora
I have a strong sense of déjà vu, witnessing the scenes of carnage in India…
Another epidemic: racial abuse from patients and the public
I was struck by the reports of physical and racial abuse in the emergency department.1…
Myanmar: Medical organisations unite to condemn attacks on healthcare workers
The BMA, The BMJ, royal medical colleges, and several other doctors’ groups have condemned human…