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In Malta, 21 September is a national holiday. It celebrates the country gaining independence from…

What you need to knowTrauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy interventions in the acute phase after…

Former professional football (soccer) players are more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease than the…

A GP who wrote expert reports on holiday sickness claims for his wife’s law firm…

I read about the death of an asylum seeker with sadness.1 Asylum seekers are refugees….

bmj;367/oct21_10/l6123/FAF1faCharles Christopher Smith (CC to many friends and colleagues) was a larger than life character…

Johnson & Johnson, which for decades has insisted that its Baby Powder contains zero asbestos,…

One of the doctors who raised the issue of sexism at the BMA has called…

Dyer reports on the devastating case of Kelemua Mulat, a 39 year old asylum seeker…

bmj;367/oct21_6/l6115/FAF1faJacqueline Brenda Ketley (“Jackie”) was an exceptional GP who was passionate about the care of…

What you need to knowDiscuss treatment with people with stage 1 hypertension and a 10…

The suicide rate in the US rose by 56% among people aged 10-24 between 2007…

The Australian state of Victoria has become the latest jurisdiction to legalise assisted dying, joining…

Draft recommendations by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) did not recommend…

Don’t be afraid to start smallKirsty Brownlie, GP specialty trainee year 3 and quality improvement…

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has amended its guidelines1 on depression to…

The proportion of eligible patients in England attending an NHS health check is at its…

bmj;367/oct18_8/l6054/FAF1faSt John’s College, CambridgeChristopher Dobson, master of St John’s College, Cambridge, whose work on proteins…

A record seven million people around the world were treated for tuberculosis (TB) in 2018,…

Surgeons who perform cosmetic genital operations such as labiaplasty should take steps to ensure that…

We thank Jones, Peel, and English for their comments on our Practice Pointer on promoting…

To help patients take more exercise we need to make it easier for them.1 This…

The Chinese and Indian governments have taken steps to restrict access to electronic cigarettes.12 The…

What you need to knowMycoplasma genitalium is a sexually transmitted infection that is asymptomatic in…

The UK government must overhaul housing, transport, and education policies that are currently putting young…

Vincristine, a cornerstone of paediatric cancer treatment, is in critically short supply across the United…

Low back painLow back pain is the world’s leading cause of disability. Although there are…

A locum consultant who told his wife’s GP that he had been slipping the antipsychotic…

One thing that is crystal clear from the spending announcements of Boris Johnson’s government is…

The benefits of exercise are well known; but how to encourage people to take more…

A review into sexism at the BMA has found that the association has a discriminatory…

Diabetes teams in some NHS trusts are blocking patients’ access to new technologies that could…

Doctors must identify and review patients with prescriptions for ranitidine tablets for gastrointestinal conditions and…

The World Health Organization is supporting officials in Pakistan amid an escalating outbreak of dengue…

Hospital managers who are responsible for charging overseas patients for NHS treatment asked some general…

A US doctor who donated sperm to his university’s fertility clinic while a medical student…

How do you solve a complex problem such as poverty? You might begin by saying,…

Interstitial cystitisNICE recommends drug for chronic bladder conditionThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence…

This abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan (fig 1) shows gastric dilation, a massive amount of…

A 7 month old baby presented to the dermatology clinic with a three month history…

Opioids are effective in managing acute and cancer pain.1 However, their effectiveness in chronic pain…

Haseler and colleagues’ article on discussing physical activity with patients is helpful.1 Doctors of all…

Salisbury is spot on in her discussion of the NHS’s hostile position towards healthcare provision…

Predicted shortages of healthcare workers throughout Europe over the next few decades mean that the…

Cardiothoracic surgeons are surgical specialists who perform procedures on the structures in the chest, including…

Mahase mentions the finding that obesity among nurses and unregistered care workers is “concerning.”1 Although…

Despite the “Hello my name is” campaign, doctors introducing themselves to patients is not yet…

The NHS should provide more convenient access to cancer screening services to increase early diagnosis…

A study of a chemotherapy-free targeted regimen for colorectal cancer published recently in the New…

One weekend, as a consultant for acute admissions, I spoke to the families of three…