Assisted dying: MPs call for inquiry into ban’s effects
The government should launch a wide ranging investigation or inquiry to gather evidence on the…
The government should launch a wide ranging investigation or inquiry to gather evidence on the…
The government should immediately invest an extra £8bn a year to tackle the “national scandal”…
Torjesen’s article on charging migrants for care in the NHS is misleading about who is…
Whistleblowing can lead to positive change but the way that the NHS deals with people…
Chandler discusses the difficulties in the pharmacovigilance of HPV vaccines due to the non-specific nature…
When President Trump took office in 2017, one of his first actions was to reinstate…
Draeger mentions herd immunity while discussing compulsory vaccination.1 The concept of herd immunity arises from…
Universal credit (UC)—the new benefits system which combines six separate welfare benefits into one monthly…
Vitamin D supplementsControversy over the value of vitamin D supplements continues. Wherever the balance of…
Should measles vaccination be compulsory?1 In 2011, the United States Supreme Court determined that vaccines…
The Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai has said that women, including female doctors, need to…
Vaccination programmes are an extension of the solidarity principle on which the foundations of living…
What you need to knowThrombocytosis is usually reactive or caused by clonal disordersInitial assessment includes…
In any public debate there may come a point when the evidence for a shift…
A 35 year old bricklayer presented with a six day history of numbness and tingling…
A 71 year old man had multiple scaly non-tender red plaques on his head, face…
I received a diagnosis of complex tics at the age of 6 and have experienced…
More than a dozen doctors are taking legal action against the government, claiming that they…
Primary care networksMost GPs in England join forcesAround 7000 practices in England—over 99%—have formed more…
In her final days in office the UK prime minister, Theresa May, recently called for…
While a massive international aid operation tries to control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…
“By training I’m a gastroenterologist, but on the side I do another role at Jefferson…
The NHS has set out plans to alter how it investigates serious incidents, as part…
Not that long ago, infectious disease was a pervasive fear in the minds of parents….
People are fond of saying that the NHS needs some sort of radical overhaul. On…
What you need to knowConsider vestibular migraine in patients with a history of migraine who…
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the association between hospital penalization in the US Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program…
AbstractObjectiveTo summarise the evidence of associations between dietary factors and incidence of type 2 diabetes…
More doctors should get involved in politics and run to be members of parliament, says…
In this article (BMJ 2019;365:l1773, doi:10.1136/bmj.l1773), figures 1 and 2 had been switched. This error…
Yes—Molly Meacher, David Nutt, Jonathan LieblingOpponents of legalisation and regulation of the supply of cannabis…
The UK government and the drug industry should act urgently to tackle “major gaps” in…
The risk of stillbirth increases with every week that a pregnancy continues past 37 weeks,…
bmj;366/jul02_8/l4488/FAF1faFalling Leaves by Sian Tucker hangs in the atrium of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London….
Is there going to be a fight?Only if you mean fighting infection. Nurses at Great…
When Astellas was reprimanded by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) in June…
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the association of dietary fatty acids with cardiovascular disease mortality and total mortality…
Playing netball has reawakened a long dormant passion for Hazel Talbot who works as a…
Aviation and medicine are sometimes compared, but in reality are fairly diverse professions. Unlike medicine,…
As I reach the top of the staircase a faded sign reads, “Block A, Tower…
The studyFawsitt C, Thom H, Hunt L. Choice of prosthetic implant combinations in total hip…
Overpopulation is an elephant in the room for climate change,1 but the medical profession seems…
Overpopulation is an elephant in the room for climate change,1 but the medical profession seems…
Researchers from the University of Liverpool examined lifestyle and environmental measures to identify the healthiest…
Researchers from the University of Liverpool examined lifestyle and environmental measures to identify the healthiest…
A GP is usually the first person a patient turns to for help and is…
A GP is usually the first person a patient turns to for help and is…
“This is an historic event—this is the first LGBTQ+ health and care conference being held…
“This is an historic event—this is the first LGBTQ+ health and care conference being held…
A significant number of NHS consultants have financial interests in private hospitals and many have…