Asthma: assess all patients for future attack risk and tailor care accordingly, new guideline advises
All patients with asthma should have their risk of having a future attack assessed and…
All patients with asthma should have their risk of having a future attack assessed and…
Use of antibiotics that have not been prescribed occurs throughout the US population and is…
While in good health, older workers “can be some of the most valued and experienced…
Every year the NHS Ombudsman receives hundreds of complaints about assessment, funding, and provision of…
AbstractObjectivesTo develop and validate a prediction model for fat mass in children aged 4-15 years…
The introduction of a local Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) alternative in Somerset led to…
bmj;366/jul23_15/l4832/FAF1faJoel GoodmanThe GMC is in the midst of preparations to open its new test centre…
bmj;366/jul23_14/l4797/FAF1faJames Denis Fair Lockhart (“Denis”) was born in February 1932 at the European Hospital in…
John Ernest Bowerman was born on 13 March and brought up in Torquay. His father…
bmj;366/jul23_12/l4808/FAF1faRobert Bailey (“Rob”) was a general practitioner in Peterborough for the past 30 years. He…
The government’s green paper on preventing ill health in the next decade has been widely…
The World Health Organization has recommended that the HIV drug dolutegravir (DTG) be the preferred…
Hospitals and hospital consultants have a responsibility to the wider community, not just their patients,…
A drive by NHS England to reduce GPs’ prescribing of drugs sold over the counter…
Bernstein draws much needed attention to the catastrophic loss of biodiversity.1 I agree we need…
I thank Tom Moberly for his article “Doctors’ Early Retirement Triples in a Decade,” and…
Patient choice. Patient empowerment. As doctors we may say that we welcome, want, or support…
On 22 May 2019, a BBC documentary showed footage from a reporter working undercover in…
I should perhaps be grateful to Matt Hancock, England’s health secretary, for his attempts—no doubt…
Josie Cheetham’s idea for her sanitary protection on site (SOS) scheme came about after talking…
The NHS in England is spending increasing amounts of money in the private sector to…
The government has launched a consultation on proposals that would allow senior clinicians to halve…
Consultants and specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors in England will receive a 2.5% pay…
bmj;366/jul22_6/l4795/FAF1faPhoto credit: David WohlAn emeritus professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the University of…
I brushed them this morning . . .Well done, but the government is concerned that…
Patients are deterred from using online services offered by general practices, such as booking appointments…
The determinants of health respect no national boundaries, says Sally Davies in her final report…
Anaesthetists work within, and across, many specialties and so can have a very varied and…
bmj;366/jul22_1/l4789/FAF1faJohn Norman McMichael Schofield did his national service with the Royal Navy as a surgeon…
The president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood, Leana Wen, left her job on Tuesday…
What you need to knowBeing observed and receiving feedback prompts reflection and constructive modification of…
Results from patient scans and x rays are sometimes lost and not acted on, with…
bmj;366/jul19_16/l4706/FAF1faJohn Edward Lennard-Jones was a pioneering gastroenterologist and an exceptional man in many ways. Known…
The government’s voluntary pact with the food industry, which aims to reduce salt content, may…
bmj;366/jul19_14/l4729/FAF1faArchibald Neil McDougall (“Neil”) followed his brother, a classicist, to St Andrews. After house jobs…
bmj;366/jul19_13/l4732/FAF1faGraham Hamilton Love was brought up in Glasgow. He enjoyed medical school in Dundee, before…
The BMA has reiterated its call for Capita be stripped of its contract to provide…
Discussions about patient safety describe healthcare as an industry. If that’s the case then what…
The global pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections and increasing access to treatment…
What you need to know Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome is a new diagnosis, accounting for up…
Development of evidence based guidelines requires people with clinical, public health, or other relevant expertise…
The House of Lords has voted overwhelmingly to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland in the…
A federal grand jury in Washington DC is examining company documents as part of a…
This is an abdominal computed tomography scan showing hepatic (red arrows) and splenic (blue arrow)…
Clinical negligenceNHS pay-outs of £2.4bn prompt call for reformMedical defence experts urged the UK government…
Robertson discusses the notions of cure and wellness.1 In mental health, the vision of healing…
A 50 year old man presented with a two day history of “heavy legs,” reduced…
Public health experts are investigating the harm caused by gambling to allow better targeted support…
Travel is good for the mindThe UK introduced free bus travel for older people in…
Experts in public health are calling for major policy reforms to tackle the growing disparities…