David Oliver: Conveyor belt medicine
Over the New Year period I worked three 12 hour stints on the acute medical…
Author: British Medical Journal
Brexit and the NHS: where are we now?
At the end of this week Brexit will be done. The UK will have left…
Following the evidence, from coronavirus to terrorism response
The emergence of a novel coronavirus has led China to impose travel restrictions around Wuhan…
How to stop the dying, as well as the killing, in a terrorist attack
Mobile attackers with bladed weapons, firearms, or explosive devices are currently a significant global threat…
A woman with acute dyspnoea
A 60 year old woman with end stage renal disease presented with acute dyspnoea over…
Fitbit for flu . . . and other stories
Monitoring flu by FitbitA few years ago there was hope that internet search data and…
Immigration: leaders warn that proposed post-Brexit changes will harm the NHS and social care
Recommendations for the UK government to cut the salary threshold for people with job offers…
Seven days in medicine: 22-28 Jan 2020
MeningitisUK cases fall after infant vaccination programmeThe UK’s infant vaccination programme against group B meningococcal…
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Urgent inquiry is ordered into trust that subȷected doctors to “witch hunt” to identify whistleblower
The government has ordered NHS England and NHS Improvement to commission an urgent inquiry into…
Child mental health: improvements are too slow, says report
The government’s pledges to improve child mental health services are not being delivered quickly enough,…
Lung cancer: CT screening in former or current smokers significantly reduces mortality, study finds
Regular computed tomographic (CT) screening in current and former smokers reduces lung cancer mortality by…
Wuhan: Britons to be evacuated as scientists estimate 44 000 cases of 2019-nCOV in the city
The UK government has announced plans to fly hundreds of British citizens back from Wuhan,…
Baby at centre of legal battle can have life support removed, says judge
A High Court judge has ruled that a 4 month old baby at the centre…
China coronavirus: partial border closures into Hong Kong are not enough, say doctors
As the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) outbreak rapidly expands across the border in mainland China, healthcare…
Thyroid disease assessment and management: summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowA starting levothyroxine dose of 1.6 μg/kg/day (rounded to the nearest…
US doctors are testing teenage girls needlessly
Most teenage girls do not need pelvic examinations or cervical cancer screening tests, but many…
Chinese premier rallies medics in coronavirus fight
bmj;368/jan28_18/m343/FAF1faXinhua/Li Tao/PAChina’s premier, Li Keqiang (centre), visited the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital this week to see…
UK offers fast track visas to top researchers and scientists
An expanded visa scheme to make it easier for leading researchers and scientists to work…
Lindsay Symon: neurosurgery professor and distinguished surgeon whose research into the ischaemic penumbra improved stroke treatment
bmj;368/jan28_16/m319/FAF1faOne evening in the mid-1970s, neurosurgeon Lindsay Symon was walking to dinner at Queen Square…
Physical activity: a (mobile) call to action
The need to take “urgent action to improve low levels of physical activity”1 seems true…
The psychological effects of quarantining a city
The emergence of a novel form of coronavirus in Wuhan, China, is creating a confused…
Over 200 patients recalled amid concerns that surgeon did unnecessary operations
More than 200 patients of an orthopaedic surgeon who practised at a private hospital where…
John George Coxon
John George Coxon qualified during the war, and so his graduation ceremony was postponed. After…
Brian Frost-Smith: physician, author, and horologist
bmj;368/jan28_12/m289/FAF1faBrian Frost-Smith was born in Liverpool, in the year of the general strike, to Jane…
To include or not include: renal dialysis policy in the era of universal health coverage
End stage renal disease (ESRD) is a fatal condition that affects 10 million people annually….
Linking risk factors and outcomes in autism spectrum disorder: is there evidence for resilience?
AbstractAutism spectrum disorder (referred to here as autism) is one of several overlapping neurodevelopmental conditions…
Boost for sustainable healthcare
At the preventing overdiagnosis conference in Sydney, Australia, in December 2019, Cochrane launched a new…
Matt Morgan: Meetings without meat
The flowers in my garden sprouted before the Christmas tree was taken down. Australia welcomed…
Helen Salisbury: Is transactional care enough?
I’m lucky enough to have been in the same practice since 2002, and I’m still…
Prevention of non-communicable disease: best buys, wasted buys, and contestable buys
Increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) creates epidemiological and economic burdens everywhere and influences everyone…
China coronavirus: mild but infectious cases may make it hard to control outbreak, report warns
Uncertainty over the severity spectrum of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and whether people with mild…
Sixty seconds on . . . minimum unit pricing
You mean banning cheap booze?In a manner of speaking. The policy to control the price…
Questioning the benefit of lung metastasectomy in colorectal cancer
In The BMJ five years ago my colleagues and I questioned the appropriateness of a…
Almost a third of UK doctors may be burnt out and stressed, study suggests
Doctors working in emergency medicine and general practice are most at risk of exhaustion, stress,…
GMC is committed to supporting staff grade, associate specialist, and specialty doctors
Wield is right to point out that staff grade, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors…
Authors’ reply to: Sepsis recognition algorithms add to the toxic NHS working environment
We thank Martin for her response to our editorial.12 Electronic health records bring many benefits…
Evidence based transatlantic orthography
How reassuring that The BMJ allows authors to perpetuate myths, albeit whimsically, encouraging us all…
Cochrane reviewer sues Roche for claiming Tamiflu could slow flu pandemic
A UK epidemiologist and Cochrane Collaboration researcher is suing the drug company Roche in the…
GPs condemn new specifications for primary care networks
Back in July when primary care networks (PCNs) got off to a flying start, I…
Why I . . . take a lunch break
“It’s important for me to make time to eat and have a break, irrespective of…
Writing outpatient letters to patients
What you need to knowMost patients and general practitioners prefer outpatient letters to be written…
Reaching all women, children, and adolescents with essential health interventions by 2030
If the sustainable development goals (SDGs) were a marathon we’d be approaching the 14 km…
Advancing women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health and equity
In 2015 the UN secretary general launched the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) global strategy…
Structural determinants of gender inequality: why they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health
In sub-Saharan Africa, four out five new HIV infections among 15-19 year olds are in…
Junior doctor who was convicted of downloading child pornography is struck off
A junior doctor who worked in paediatrics before his arrest and conviction for downloading child…
China coronavirus: what do we know so far?
Since reports of a mysterious pneumonia-like condition began circulating in December, the public health world…
US executive heart screening programmes violate “do not harm” rule, say medics
US “executive screening programmes” offer expensive cardiovascular testing even though the tests are not justified…
Bridget Concepta “Connie” Fahey
bmj;368/jan24_19/m267/FAF1faBridget Concepta “Connie” Fahey (née MacDonagh) was part of the Irish medical generation who migrated…
WHO’s rollout of malaria vaccine in Africa: can safety questions be answered after only 24 months?
Key messagesPhase III trials of the RTS,S malaria vaccine identified three safety concerns: higher risks…
Life as a physician in obstetrics and gynaecology
A career in obstetrics and gynaecology is flexible, exciting, and fulfilling. There is a great…