Why I . . . am a Brownie leader
“After a long day at work I know I’m going to have a great evening…
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Keep the faith in the NHS workforce
I read Kar’s article on losing faith in leaders with great sadness.1 At the beginning…
Fast track research approval “here to stay,” says regulator
The regulator of UK research says it wants to sustain “in peacetime” the fast track…
Nearly all doctors have faced a complaint in their career, survey finds
Nearly all GPs (97%) who responded to a survey from the Medical Defence Union (MDU)…
Preventing the next pandemic: the power of a global viral surveillance network
The covid-19 pandemic has exposed failures to respond effectively to the emergence of a highly…
NHS staff’s stress levels rose last year as covid pandemic took its toll
Almost half of NHS staff in England (44%) have reported feeling unwell from work related…
Covid-19: NHS will keep offering vaccinations to those who refuse, says minister
The NHS will continue to contact and hold one-to-one meetings with doctors and other staff…
Covid-19 leaves surgical training in crisis
The pandemic has brought innumerable difficulties, some immediately obvious and others more insidious. Focus has…
To see or not to see patients: What are your options for a non-clinical elective?
Electives provide a unique opportunity for medical students to explore clinically relevant interests in a…
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Diagnosing groin lumps
What you need to knowThe commonest causes of groin swellings are hernias or enlarged lymph…
Covid-19: Military coup in Myanmar sees virus response crumble as doctors are arrested
Since the military coup in Myanmar, which began on 1 February, the country’s response to…
Nicola Jean Campbell
bmj;372/mar11_10/n672/FAF1faNicola Jean Campbell was born in Salford. Her parents, Mary and Joe Campbell, were very…
Peter Stanley Harper
bmj;372/mar11_9/n671/FAF1faPeter Stanley Harper grew up in Barnstaple and developed a keen and lasting love of…
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Christine Beatrice Marenah
bmj;372/mar11_8/n669/FAF1faChristine Beatrice Marenah came from St Ives, Cornwall, where her father was a greengrocer. She…
A 5 year old girl with fever and rash
A 5 year old girl presented to her doctor in northern Taiwan with pyrexia for…
Stephanie Shaw
bmj;372/mar11_6/n674/FAF1faStephanie Shaw (also known by her married name “Wilkinson”) grew up in Sheffield and with…
Covid-19: European countries suspend use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots
Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary move after…
US task force recommends extending lung cancer screenings to over 50s
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the government’s influential guidelines panel, has updated its…
Richard James Rushton
bmj;372/mar11_18/n686/FAF1faRichard James Rushton (“Jim”) was a Cambridge scholar in 1957. After clinical training at the…
Colin Alexander Stewart Galloway
bmj;372/mar11_17/n683/FAF1faColin Alexander Stewart Galloway was appointed consultant paediatrician at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, in 1967. During…
Robert Peter Saundby
bmj;372/mar11_16/n687/FAF1faRobert Peter Saundby was always known as Peter. As a medical student he learnt to…
Gordon James Agnew Morris
bmj;372/mar11_15/n685/FAF1faGordon James Agnew Morris joined the Royal Air Force as an undergraduate and served at…
Anthony Denys Bostock
bmj;372/mar11_14/n682/FAF1faAnthony Denys Bostock (“Tony,” as he was always known) was born in Stockport. His father,…
Check covid status when planning emergency bowel surgery, doctors are told
Clinicians are being advised to seriously consider a patient’s covid-19 infection status when planning emergency…
Mohamed Mohamed Eid Soliman
bmj;372/mar11_11/n668/FAF1faIt is with great sadness that the family of Mohamed Mohamed Eid Soliman announces his…
At the end of the covid-19 storm, another one is brewing
Something’s coming, around the corner. With vaccine delivery progressing apace, encouraging efficacy data, cases and…
How the lessons of previous epidemics helped successful countries fight covid-19
Hong Kong—Scars of past epidemicsGabriel M Leung, University of Hong KongEast Asia’s response to covid-19…
Joseph Berke: counterculture revolutionary
bmj;372/mar11_3/n690/FAF1faPhoto credit: Family photographThe American born doctor and psychotherapist Joseph (“Joe”) Berke was a close…
Tai chi, sleep quality, . . . and other stories
Tai chi improves sleepA randomised trial in older adults with insomnia finds that 12 weeks…
Capsule endoscopies will be trialled in England
Miniature cameras contained in a capsule for patients to swallow are set to be trialled…
Update to living systematic review on covid-19 in pregnancy
This living systematic review on coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) by Allotey and colleagues (BMJ 2020;370:m3320)…
How easy will it really be to replicate the success of the covid-19 vaccine with neglected infectious diseases?
I read with interest Yamey’s article that suggested the success of the covid-19 vaccine gives…
Treat physical and sexual violence against women as public health problem, says WHO
The World Health Organization has said that physical and sexual violence against women should be…
Risk of mortality in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/1: matched cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo establish whether there is any change in mortality from infection with a new variant…
Stopping smoking may improve mental health, Cochrane review finds
People who stop smoking are not likely to experience a long term worsening in mood…
Severe covid-19 pneumonia: pathogenesis and clinical management
AbstractSevere covid-19 pneumonia has posed critical challenges for the research and medical communities. Older age,…
Rash after consumption of game meat
This is a disseminated maculopapular rash due to trichinellosis in a woman in her 50s,…
David Oliver: The case for transitional post-acute care
Discussions on the resourcing, staffing, and effectiveness of acute hospital care versus primary care often…
Fiona Caldicott: president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the first national data guardian, whose legacy includes the Caldicott principles and Caldicott guardians
bmj;372/mar09_15/n665/FAF1facaldicott090321.f1Photo: Lucy CaldicottIn November 2018 the Royal College of Psychiatrists honoured Fiona Caldicott with a…
Surgeon who lied about his experience to get consultant post is struck off
A surgeon who served three years in prison for lying about his experience to obtain…
Covid-19: US Catholics split after bishops’ conference recommends against Johnson and Johnson vaccine
US Catholics looking for church guidance on vaccination were left with several competing viewpoints this…
NHS pensions: what do changes to the lifetime allowance mean?
What’s happened to NHS pensions?Nothing has happened to NHS pensions specifically. But like all pensions…
Covid mutations: honest approach needed from politicians and scientists on pandemic outlook
Over the past year the government has enthusiastically told us about getting control over the…
Covid-19: Booster dose will be needed in autumn to avoid winter surge, says government adviser
A covid-19 booster vaccine is likely to be rolled out in the autumn to avoid…
Why test and trace will fail without support for self-isolation: lessons from San Francisco
It was gratifying to see the recognition of San Francisco’s effort to help people isolate…
Mitigating ethnic disparities in covid-19 and beyond: census linkage can help tackle the data deficit
We disagree with Razai and colleagues on the comparative lack of data on ethnicity in…
Helen Salisbury: Dealing with covid trauma and grief
Doctors spend a lot of time being counsellors and agony aunts. We listen to our…
Early surgical reconstruction versus rehabilitation with elective delayed reconstruction for patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture: COMPARE randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo assess whether a clinically relevant difference exists in patients’ perceptions of symptoms, knee function,…
Rammya Mathew: Workforce must be at the centre of covid-19 recovery plans
We seem to have been talking about recovery from covid-19 for some time now. With…
Achieving greater independence from commercial influence in research
Since the end of the second world war, research in medicines and devices has roughly…