Author: British Medical Journal

Since Northern Ireland’s law was amended last month, women who want an abortion can be…

The secretary of health and social care in England has written to NHS staff to…

BurnoutMost UK doctors work when sick, survey suggestsThe Medical Protection Society found that 72% of…

A letter was published in the Lancet last week, entitled “Sepsis hysteria: excess hype and…

“I’ve long been involved in legislation in parliament about a woman’s right to choose—most recently…

Over a million patients could wait for over four hours at emergency departments this winter,…

Joffe and colleagues point out some of the environmental effects of infant feeding.1 Another aspect…

We appreciate the intent of Joffe and colleagues’ editorial to use growing concerns about the…

Joffe and colleagues discuss the environmental benefits of breastfeeding over formula milk.1As a doctor and…

A junior doctor who used her sister’s disabled London travel pass 80 times before being…

An independent advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration has recommended that approval…

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for hundreds more NHS mental health beds in…

The current level of knife crime in the UK has been termed an epidemic by…

A 48 year old woman with no medical degree who worked as an assistant doctor…

What is the latest claim?On 3 November the Labour Party released figures showing that 78…

The UK election season kicked off last weekend amid what is already shaping up to…

bmj;367/nov05_18/l6378/FAF1faReuters/Adnan AbidiA public health emergency has been declared in New Delhi by authorities concerned at…

“A couple of years ago we [University College London’s Institute of Health Equity] reported that…

BMJ recently made the decision to stop publishing adverts from formula milk companies.1 This is…

If the UK loses its ability to negotiate drug prices or to import generic drugs…

Morgan1 and Abbasi2 highlight the importance of humility in medicine. Morgan seems to suggest that…

Abbasi acknowledges that admitting “I don’t know” can be the trigger for more nuanced and…

The government has announced that all inpatients with learning disabilities or autism in mental health…

GPs should “not take at face value, or attempt to interpret” reports from direct to…

ABSTRACTDiabetes is a major and costly health concern worldwide, with high morbidity, disability, mortality, and…

The threats of overuse in healthcare are increasingly well characterised, affecting patients, providers, and health…

“Interoperability,” “AI,” “tech”: these phrases fly around in discussions about the NHS, but what do…

One of the things I like most about my job is the opportunity to learn…

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the clinical effectiveness and safety of stand alone and blended internet based vestibular…

On a warm summer morning in the hospital, “Mr P” sat in the recliner chair…

bmj;367/nov05_1/l6243/FAF1faPhoto credit/copyright: Alonso Nichols/Tufts UniversityIn 1963 in Paris the young Stuart Levy was introduced, as…

bmj;367/nov04_10/l6350/FAF1faIn 1940 John Pentland Alexander and his family were evacuated from the south of England…

bmj;367/nov04_9/l6349/FAF1faIt is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Nicholas David Carr (“Nick”),…

A doctor who trained in cardiology but worked for many years as a private practice…

Minerva mentions de Musset’s sign of aortic incompetence and its earlier recognition by William Withering.1In…

bmj;367/nov04_14/l6356/FAF1faBrought up in Troon, Ayrshire, Isabella Mary Shirley (“Diz”) had her first encounter with sarcoidosis…

bmj;367/nov04_13/l6351/FAF1faIan Michael Lowit, who died peacefully two months after his 100th birthday, had a remarkable…

Pressure is increasing for a radical change to UK drug policy that focuses on harm…

The triple therapy Trikafta (elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor) has the potential to lead to “transformative…

bmj;367/nov04_8/l6340/FAF1faPicture credit: University of Texas South-western Medical Centre, Dallas, USARobert McClelland was born in the…

Is this about how much GPs are worth?Yes, but this isn’t about money. GPs Sam…

Treatment of young people with learning disabilities or autism in mental health hospitals is so…

The studyGilbert R, Brown M, Rainford N et al. Antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters for prevention…

Wild swimming is an incredible way to simultaneously numb and heighten different senses, says Clare…

The studyEveritt H, Landau G, Little P. Therapist telephone-delivered CBT and web-based CBT compared with…

On 22 October 2019 abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland.1 This historic change followed decades…

The results of clinical trials should be disseminated to those who took part in them….

A 7 year old boy who has spent most of his life being branded naughty…

As a foster carer who has completed inpatient stays with children and attends multiple medical…

I always cringe when I hear colleagues calling mothers “mum.”1 Fathers seem to be called…