Author: British Medical Journal

Amazon has been given access to all “healthcare information” of the NHS in England except…

Ferner and colleagues discuss current drug shortages in the UK and worldwide, noting that “sometimes…

I am a third year medical student from a working class background. I went into…

Despite robust study designs, even double blind randomised controlled trials can be subject to subtle…

White points out the need to tackle the barriers that are preventing students from socioeconomically…

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are recognised to be a major barrier to human health and development,…

bmj;367/dec06_10/l6826/FAF1faJudy Levi had a full and sometimes challenging life. She retired in 1991 from University…

bmj;367/dec06_9/l6820/FAF1faPeter Robert Bradley Pedlow was born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, into a medical family. He…

Almost 900 000 deaths in England over the past decade and a half have occurred…

bmj;367/dec06_5/l6821/FAF1faJohn Geater was born in Shrewsbury, attended King Edward’s School, Birmingham, and then Birmingham University,…

bmj;367/dec06_4/l6822/FAF1faJohn Gwyn Thomas (“Gwyn”) was born and educated in Denbigh. After national service he entered…

bmj;367/dec06_3/l6824/FAF1faBrought up in Lytham St Annes, Simon John Connell was certain of his chosen career…

bmj;367/dec06_2/l6828/FAF1faPhilip Francis Rose, known as Phil, was born on 19 April 1960 in Liverpool. As…

bmj;367/dec05_10/l6792/FAF1faPhoto credit: Glenn Corpus/ShutterstockFrank Dobson was the first Labour health secretary for nearly 20 years…

Thanks for the fantastic column about the ethics of medical memoirs.1 I wanted to tell…

What you need to knowIntrusive thoughts are distressing, unwanted thoughts, images, impulses, or urges that…

bmj;367/dec05_7/l6807/FAF1faWaterAid/James KiyimbaIn Kharumwa Hospital in northwestern Tanzania doctors such as Casmir Lubango (pictured) have seen…

The NHS is heading into winter with its performance against key targets the worst on…

Violent crimeIt’s easy to imagine that young men who experience combat in a military role…

The NHS in England is facing a crisis in nursing workforce numbers.1 The problem is…

This photograph (fig 1) shows features of vitamin A deficiency: follicular keratotic papules (A) and…

A lack of social care provision will have led to 2.5 million lost bed days…

Cohen and Barnes clearly articulate the ongoing debate on the effects of puberty blockers (gonadotrophin…

We welcome discussion around the treatment of children with gender dysphoria, particularly the concerns that…

Two House of Commons select committees have recently produced reports on problematic drug use and…

The troubles around the Gender Identity Development Service’s study12 seem to be symptomatic of our…

Doctors’ age, race, sex, or country of qualification play no role in deciding the seriousness…

In the coming general election on 12 December, 51 doctors are standing as candidates. Most…

Alex Armitage, a paediatric emergency doctor, is sitting cross legged in a school hall in…

Shaw fails to recognise why journalists have been drawn into reporting on interventions and research…

Investigative journalism has an inherent publication bias. Rather than shedding light on the relevant sociopolitical,…

AbstractObjectiveTo determine associations between important pre-arrest and intra-arrest prognostic factors and survival after in-hospital cardiac…

An error occurred in figure 1 of this paper by the UKATT Research Team (BMJ…

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate whether remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) prevents myocardial injury in patients undergoing hip fracture…

The recent sponsorship deal between the England and Wales Cricket Board and KP Snacks is…

The US wants “free flow of data,” including health data, as part of any trade…

Song et al’s thought provoking paper and the accompanying editorial by Bisson highlight the life…

Rimmer writes about supporting colleagues who are under investigation, but the article is focused on…

At this time of year, sounds chilly . . .Well, no, actually, we’re talking about…

bmj;367/dec03_6/l6804/FAF1faOld, frail, and not really with it, my father, Premananda Roy, was visited at home…