Kawaldip Sehmi: global champion of patients’ rights
bmj;383/nov23_1/p2682/FAF1faKawaldip Sehmi, chief executive of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO), has died unexpectedly.Kawaldip’s…
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Seven days in medicine: 15-21 November 2023
Long covidClinicians must get financial support, say unionsThe BMA and the Royal College of Nursing…
Does timely vaccination help prevent post-viral conditions?
Vaccines substantially mitigated the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic worldwide, saving millions of lives. The…
Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against post-covid-19 condition among 589 722 individuals in Sweden: population based cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of primary covid-19 vaccination (first two doses and first booster dose…
Association between patient-surgeon gender concordance and mortality after surgery in the United States: retrospective observational study
AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether patient-surgeon gender concordance is associated with mortality of patients after surgery in…
Vincent Marks: pioneering researcher into insulin and hypoglycaemia and sought after expert witness
bmj;383/nov22_11/p2750/FAF1faPhoto credit: Jane AllisonVincent Marks was the star expert witness who helped to secure the…
Cirrhosis in over 16s: assessment and management—updated summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowNon-selective beta blockers (NSBBs) are likely to prevent or delay decompensation…
Sharp Scratch episode 99: A problem shared is a problem halved
In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we talked about the support systems available in medical…
The power of the small stuff
“Mummy, when you were in hospital why did you have big bruises around your arms?”Being…
How the world is tackling the cold homes health crisis
PRINT: The cold homes health crisis in the UK and beyondA couple admitted to hospital…
John Launer: Reflective writing and feeding the monster
Reflection is all the rage. Medical students are asked to write reflections on their encounters…
Mandatory pay gap reporting is key to achieving workforce gender equality in the global health sector
This year’s Equal Pay Day in the UK is 22 November. The UK based Fawcett…
Hearing the patient’s voice in AI-enhanced healthcare
Behind every data scientist and entrepreneur celebrating the powers and potential of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Palantir gets {pound}480m contract to run NHS data platform
NHS England has awarded the £480m contract for its federated data platform (FDP) to the…
Health equity: we need political action not performative promises
The Alma Ata Declaration of 1978 called for health for all.1 Most declarations since reiterate…
More Gaza hospitals come under fire as Israeli forces search al-Shifa
Twelve people were reported killed by tank fire as Gaza’s Indonesian hospital became the latest…
Helen Salisbury: GPs and the fallout from patient research
GPs spend a lot of time talking to patients about test results, and this can…
Doctor who visited relative during lockdown in scrubs receives no sanction from tribunal
A doctor who wore scrubs and a stethoscope to visit a relative in hospital during…
Kitty Mary Watt
bmj;383/nov21_8/p2748/FAF1faKitty Mary Watt trained in orthopaedic nursing and physiotherapy. She worked until she married Alan…
Gerald Sandler
bmj;383/nov21_7/p2746/FAF1faGerald Sandler (“Gerry”) was born and raised in the East End of London. He won…
Advocating for patients: the GP and facilitator in palliative care
Sarah Griffiths decided to become a GP when she was working as a volunteer at…
Matt Morgan: The NHS needs to be less efficient
When I recently returned to the NHS after working in Australia for a time, I…
Deal on drugs pricing scheme promises to save {pound}14bn for the NHS
A deal has been reached to renew the voluntary pricing scheme for drugs in the…
Measles: Royal college issues updated guidance as outbreaks loom
Guidance on managing children with viral respiratory tract infections has been updated for the first…
Systematic sexism and sexual violence harm doctors’ pay and career chances, report finds
Doctors who have been victims of sexism and sexual violence by clinical colleagues at work…
Children are especially vulnerable to air pollution: we need data on transport emissions near schools
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh’s air pollution working group read Kingdon’s article with…
Time to de-implement urine dipsticks in older adults
We thank Zhang for comments regarding our article.1 Urinary tract infections are overdiagnosed among older…
Cardiac arrest occurs in three in 10 000 surgeries involving anaesthesia, audit finds
Cardiac arrests occur in around three in 10 000 surgeries requiring anaesthesia, with this number…
Vitamin B12
What you need to knowThe clinical picture is the most important factor in assessing the…
US abortion restrictions led to an 11% increase in children placed in foster care, study finds
Restrictions on abortion access in the US in the past 20 years led to an…
Measles cases and deaths are increasing worldwide, say WHO and CDC
The world faces a growing measles crisis with cases and deaths rising, the World Health…
Sixty seconds on . . . NHS productivity
What’s the problem now?NHS productivity is in the news again, with disagreements over how it’s…
Sleep disorders are an overlooked risk factor for non-communicable diseases
In recent years, multiple efforts have been dedicated to reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases…
Advances in the understanding and management of alcohol-related liver disease
AbstractAlcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological trends…
ROB-ME: a tool for assessing risk of bias due to missing evidence in systematic reviews with meta-analysis
A key feature of systematic reviews of quantitative research is the attempt to identify all…
Will the ROB-ME checklist prevent omission bias in meta-analyses?
The checklist industry has produced another output, the ROB-ME instrument for assessing risk of bias…
The state of care in England’s maternity services
The latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) report on the state of care in England is…
We must remove access barriers to endocrine drugs for breast cancer prevention
It was a welcome surprise to see anastrozole in the national headlines recently.1 The Medicines…
Pharmacy health checks and contraceptive service could save 10 million GP appointments
More patients in England could get care directly from community pharmacists, after a government agreement…
New hospitals highly unlikely to be delivered on time, say MPs
MPs from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee have said they have “no confidence”…
The English football team has a new story, but we badly need ones for the whole country and the NHS
“England needs to learn how to lose” was, I thought, the most important phrase in…
Sharp Scratch episode 98: Medical milestones
In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we considered those times that felt like important moments…
Doctor apprenticeships risk return to a two tier medical system
Nusrath asks for clarification about the new doctor apprenticeship scheme.1 Undergraduate apprenticeships will provide opportunities…
Alabama sets January date for world’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia
The US state of Alabama has said that it will execute convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene…
Partha Kar: Sorting out the mess around medical associate professionals
The whole situation around medical associate professionals (MAPs) is an unqualified mess. What had been…
Chronic prostatitis (chronic pelvic pain syndrome)
What you need to knowChronic prostatitis, also known as chronic pelvic pain syndrome, is defined…
CBT can help with a range of menopausal symptoms, says NICE
Cognitive behavioural therapy can help to reduce menopause symptoms, including hot flushes and night sweats,…
“Work limiting” health conditions affect 3.7 million people in UK, analysis finds
One in eight people currently in work in the UK have a “work limiting” health…
UK regulator approves “groundbreaking” gene treatment for sickle cell and {beta} thalassaemia
UK regulators have approved a “world first” gene treatment for treating sickle cell disease and…
Morality of convenience: the ongoing failure to protect hospitals and health workers in conflict zones
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, is pleading for protection of…