New onset unilateral arm swelling in a child with periorbital oedema
An 8 year old girl was referred to the paediatric assessment unit with four weeks…
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Author’s reply to Sharvill
Sharvill raises valid concerns about women accessing early pregnancy care.12 The National Institute for Health…
Only one in 10 outpatient appointments use video despite appetite for greater use of the technology, survey finds
Most UK physicians have not conducted any outpatient consultations by video recently, despite 70% thinking…
Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: how long should a woman have to wait for a scan?
The summary of updated NICE guidance on ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage seems mainly aimed at…
Universal health coverage in the UK
The UK’s national health service was founded on the principles of treatment based on need…
Sixty seconds on . . . cling film
Cling film?This is not just any cling film. This is bacteria resistant cling film invented…
Isotretinoin: experts convene to investigate new concerns over suicide risk
An expert group has been reconvened to review recent safety data relating to the acne…
More than 80% of total knee replacements can last for 25 years
The studyEvans JT, Walker R, Evans W, Blom AW, Sayers A, Whitehouse MRHow long does…
More than 50% of hip replacements seem to last 25 years
The studyHow long does a hip replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case…
Which tasks could GPs drop to free up time for home visits?
I agree with Salisbury about visiting patients in their homes.1 As a GP in Kent,…
Over 600 practices in England have no female GPs, investigation finds
Over a million women in England do not have access to a regular female GP,…
Home visits are the cornerstone of family medicine
General practitioners voting to cease home visits—has the profession gone mad?1 I am a GP…
Massachusetts healthcare group to spend $100m to “rebrand” itself
Partners HealthCare, the largest healthcare provider in Massachusetts, has been criticised for spending an estimated…
Partial knee replacement could be first choice for some patients with osteoarthritis
The studyBeard D, Davies L, Cook J, et al. The clinical and cost-effectiveness of total…
C reactive protein testing in general practice safely reduces antibiotic use for flare-ups of COPD
The studyButler CC, Gillespie D, White P, et al. C-reactive protein testing to guide antibiotic…
Wins, losses, and draws in global health in past 10 years
Much has happened in the past 10 years. There’s a new international interest in the…
Despite being a dim memory in some parts of the world, TB grinds on in many low and middle income countries
A few weeks after being selected as a postdoctoral research fellow at an Indian engineering…
Rising above racism is for the individual, not the system
Mathew’s focus on patient centred, open access care is valid and important,1 but as BAME…
Education first, confrontation second?
Matthew’s comments on racism are welcome.1 Aggressive racism is always offensive, but perceiving racism is…
Racism is still underplayed by the NHS
Mathew seems to be advocating a compassion focused treatment approach for patients who commit violent…
Working as a doctor in Australia
With its promise of sun and a laidback lifestyle, Australia has long been a popular…
Challenges abound for women’s sexual and reproductive rights
Q: It’s been 25 years since the first ICPD conference was held. How far has…
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Vaccine hesitancy: an interview with Stanley Plotkin, rubella vaccine developer
Stanley Plotkin is something of a celebrity in the vaccine world. He’s even picked up…
Esketamine is approved in Europe for treating resistant major depressive disorder
Esketamine nasal spray—sold under the name Spravato—has been approved by the European Commission (EC) in…
GP who is cleared of sexual assault says he “lost everything” after conviction
A GP who was wrongly jailed for sexually assaulting a patient has had his conviction…
Fall in male tobacco users is “turning point,” says WHO
The director general of the World Health Organization has hailed the first measured decline in…
Academic publishers urge Trump not to demand open access for federally funded research
More than 125 journal publishers and scientific and medical societies have signed a letter to…
Reduce out-of-area rehabilitation placements for complex psychosis, says NICE
Commissioners should work to reduce the number of out-of-area rehabilitation placements for people with complex…
Author’s reply to Crane
My view is that it’s clearly wrong to ask for a white doctor, but our…
Enshrining funding in law won’t bring down waiting times straight away, health leaders warn
The five year funding settlement for the NHS in England will be enshrined in law…
Racism should have consequences
Mathew is correct in her assertion that our response to patients’ racism is not always…
US set to raise smoking age to 21 and to fund gun violence research after 20 year freeze
The annual spending bill advancing through Congress this week1 will ban the sale of tobacco…
Ranitidine: patients taking certain batches should “immediately discontinue use,” says FDA
Patients who have ranitidine tablets from certain batches, identified through the US’s National Drug Code,…
Don’t scrap the sugar tax, doctors tell Johnson
Doctors have called on the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, to retain the soft drink…
Pensions: government review will “fix” annual allowance tax trap, says Hancock
The government has launched a review into the annual allowance taper imposed on doctors’ pensions…
The BMJ Appeal Christmas 2019: With WaterAid’s help, cleaner clinics offer safer healthcare
Avelina Alfred’s first child died just hours after she gave birth. This 21st century experience…
Gamal Mahdi
bmj;367/dec18_10/l7017/FAF1faGamal Mahdi was a paediatric gastroenterologist who practised throughout Scotland, but primarily in Aberdeen and…
David Christopher MacDonald Burns
bmj;367/dec18_9/l7018/FAF1faDavid Christopher MacDonald Burns trained originally as a gynaecologist in London and Portsmouth but chose…
Robert Dick
bmj;367/dec18_8/l7014/FAF1faRobert Dick (“Bob”), who died in April 2019, was a founding father of interventional radiology,…
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Thelma M Phelps
bmj;367/dec18_7/l7015/FAF1faThelma M Phelps was born in south London. She attended the Mary Datchelor School and…
Marijuana use in e-cigarettes increases among US teens, studies find
Self-reported use of marijuana in electronic cigarettes has risen among US teenagers, two studies have…
Tribunal reȷects call to strike off doctor who received “inadequate induction” from hospital
A medical practitioners tribunal has refused the General Medical Council’s (GMC) request to strike off…
Coca-Cola marketing to children is “serious public health concern,” researchers warn
Two major campaigns from Coca-Cola were targeted at teenagers and mothers and used social media…
John Robin Munro Gibson
bmj;367/dec18_12/l7016/FAF1faJohn Robin Munro Gibson was appointed consultant to the Chichester Hospital Group in 1968. As…
John Anthony Lynn
bmj;367/dec18_11/l7020/FAF1faThe endocrine surgeon John Anthony Lynn was born in Caversham, Berkshire, on 28 July 1941,…
Revascularisation: reducing variation in waiting times could reduce amputations, audit finds
All patients admitted as an emergency with critical limb ischaemia should have a revascularisation procedure…
Fewer cars, healthier cities
Globally, substantial change in population demographics is afoot with 65% of the world’s population estimated…
Reducing overuse in healthcare: the drive to act is strong
Born and colleagues’ article about the Choosing Wisely campaign brought “action bias” to mind.1 This…
Make medical training more flexible to accommodate doctors’ changing needs, says GMC
Existing training pathways are too inflexible to meet doctors’ desire for a better work-life balance,…
E-cigarettes are independent risk factor for respiratory disease, study finds
Use of electronic cigarettes appears to be an independent risk factor for respiratory disease in…