The health case for urgent action on climate change
It is about 30 years since warnings first appeared in prominent journals about the potential…
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Making healthcare and health systems net zero
The climate emergency that is a key part of the Anthropocene poses substantial risks (and…
Stroke survivor should not have feeding tube withdrawn, rules judge in case heard by Skype
A stroke survivor who repeatedly told carers that he wanted to die should not have…
Covid-19: Trump extends physical distancing to 30 April, as cases climb in New York
President Donald Trump has extended physical distancing guidelines for the US to 30 April, reversing…
Helen Salisbury: Fear in the time of covid
While London’s hospitals are already nearing capacity, many other areas are still in the “phoney…
Covid-19: Mercedes F1 to provide breathing aid as alternative to ventilator
Mercedes F1 will produce continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines for the NHS to use…
Doctors as leaders: be honest about continued underfunding
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges recognises that the past decade has been difficult for…
Getting the right PPE: five minutes with . . . Sarah Hallett
“We’ve heard that deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being rolled out to hospitals…
Covid-19: how coronavirus will change the face of general practice forever
At practice level, primary care has altered dramatically in the past few weeks, with staff—clinical…
Covid-19: why is the UK government ignoring WHO’s advice?
On 24 February, there were nine confirmed cases of covid-19 in the UK. On the…
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Sixty seconds on . . . nightingales
Not the lark?Ha, very clever, but this is no time to quote Shakespeare.So, the nurse…
How can I cope with redeployment?
“You’re not alone”Max Denning, core surgical trainee, says, “You know more than you realise. As…
Covid-19: Doctors are told not to perform CPR on patients in cardiac arrest
Healthcare staff in the West Midlands have been told not to start chest compressions or…
Covid-19: what do trainees need to know?
I’m in training, am I likely to be redeployed to another department?This is an unprecedented…
Covid-19: Over 300 Italian doctors and scientists call for more testing
More than 300 Italian doctors and scientists have called on the prime minister, Giuseppe Conte,…
Offering Avastin for wet AMD is legal, says appeal court
The Court of Appeal has ruled unanimously that a policy of offering bevacizumab (Avastin) off…
Covid-19 and long term conditions: what if you have cancer, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease?
In this feature (BMJ 2020;368:m1174, doi:10.1136/bmj.m1174, published 25 March 2020) it was incorrectly stated that…
Doctors as leaders: I expect more of leaders than empty platitudes
I’m aware that Carrie MacEwen’s recent interview in The BMJ has been taken out of…
Covid-19: medical students and FY1 doctors to be given early registration to help combat covid-19
Final year medical students are to be offered early provisional registration and foundation year 1…
Organ donation: the clock is ticking for public awareness
The BMJ reports that England will move to an “opt-out” system of consent for organ…
Covid-19: Researchers launch app to track spread of symptoms in the UK
Nearly 700 000 people signed up in the first 24 hours of the launch of…
Guidance needed for singlehanded GPs to deal with covid-19 pandemic
Singlehanded GPs are worried about what will happen to their practice patients if they themselves…
Covid-19: diabetes clinicians set up social media account to help alleviate patients’ fears
A group of diabetes doctors and other clinicians has set up a social media account…
Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain in the general population, 1990-2017: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
AbstractObjectiveTo use data from the Global Burden of Disease Study between 1990 and 2017 to…
Covid-19: weathering the storm
The UK is at last in near lockdown. While further measures may be needed, the…
Unilateral bloodstained nasal discharge
A man in his 40s presented with six months of bloodstained nasal discharge from his…
Covid-19: Don’t forget the impact on US family physicians
As covid-19 continues its exponential growth in parts of the United States, we have heard…
Covid-19: Gilead withdraws orphan drug designation from potential treatment after criticism
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn orphan drug designation from a potential…
Europe’s migrant containment policies threaten the response to covid-19
The world has watched the growing global health crisis caused by covid-19 with alarm, fear,…
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Covid-19: FDA approves use of convalescent plasma to treat critically ill patients
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of plasma from recovered patients…
The world’s largest refugee camp prepares for covid-19
Bangladesh, with its 168 million inhabitants, is one of the poorest and most densely populated…
Covid-19: doctors’ leaders warn that staff could quit and may die over lack of protective equipment
The BMA has called the shortage of personal protection equipment (PPE) across the NHS “totally…
Italian doctors call for protecting healthcare workers and boosting community surveillance during covid-19 outbreak
Italy is in a dramatic situation owing to the spread of covid-19,1 but we could…
Fertility clinic must release records of dead man’s sperm to his brother, ȷudge rules
The top family court judge in England and Wales has ordered a fertility clinic to…
Medicine, so far from an exact science
McCormack and Holmes’s article clearly shows how far the practice of medicine is from an…
Seven days in medicine: 18-24 March
Covid-19NHS strikes major deal with private hospitals to boost capacityThe NHS in England will benefit…
Covid-19: India imposes lockdown for 21 days and cases rise
The Indian government has announced a countrywide lockdown for three weeks starting at midnight on…
Nurses’ professional ȷudgment: appropriate care for people according to their stage of life
The loss of a valuable nurse because of an irrational decision by the Nursing and…
Covid-19: what treatments are being investigated?
With no current specific treatment for covid-19, the race is on to develop or repurpose…
Covid-19: risk factors for severe disease and death
As the covid-19 pandemic accelerates, governments are warning people at high risk to be particularly…
Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective study
AbstractObjectiveTo delineate the clinical characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) who died.DesignRetrospective case…
Covid-19: medical schools given powers to graduate final year students early to help NHS
Medical schools have been granted the power to graduate their students early to allow them…
Covid-19: What is the UK’s testing strategy?
What tests are currently available in the UK?The NHS is using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…
The BMJ Awards 2020: Primary care team
Opioid reduction programme—Crimond Medical CentrePatients have gained a better understanding of chronic pain and cut…
The BMJ Awards 2020: Respiratory team of the year
The respiratory infection team—University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustBetter support for pneumonia…
Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic is likely to put healthcare professionals across the world in an unprecedented…
The hidden pupil: a unilateral congenital corectopia
This slit lamp photograph (fig 1) shows unilateral congenital corectopia in the left eye. The…
Causes of lower GI bleeds . . . and other stories
Lower gastrointestinal bleedsIf a patient taking oral anticoagulants has a lower gastrointestinal bleed, it’s a…
Organ donation: educating the public about the “opt-out” system is crucial
The switch to an “opt-out” system for organ donation is eagerly anticipated and represents a…
Interpreting test results: don’t blame the tools
McCormack and Holmes discuss the imprecision of medical measurements and suggest a method for estimating…