GP who dishonestly recorded patients’ vital signs without measuring them is struck off
A GP has been struck off the UK medical register after a tribunal found that…
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Doctors join Extinction Rebellion demonstrations
bmj;367/oct15_13/l6037/FAF1faDominic Lipinski/PADoctors and other healthcare workers joined demonstrations by the climate change action group Extinction…
Gender dysphoria researchers did not veer from research norms, says ethics review
The UK Health Research Authority has concluded that the team carrying out a controversial study…
GP who recorded patients’ vital signs without measuring them is struck off
A GP has been struck off the UK medical register after a tribunal found that…
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EMA and FDA decisions based on flawed evidence to approve new cancer drugs negatively affect Latin American patients
A recent editorial1 by Mintzes and colleagues warns about using flawed clinical trials to approve…
Universal health coverage: drug quality and affordability can go together
In her thoughtful essay, Elizabeth Pisani warns against some possible unwanted consequences of the efforts…
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Primary care networks: the risk of “mission creep” calls for focused ambition
Our research12 aligns with Wilson and Lewis’s recent editorial3 and with previous commentaries4 that emphasise…
Visualising health inequalities
Given the ubiquity of data in our lives it is perhaps unsurprising that methods to…
Matt Morgan: Those three little words
I still remember the first time I said those three little words. Growing up in…
Effectiveness of routine third trimester ultrasonography to reduce adverse perinatal outcomes in low risk pregnancy (the IRIS study): nationwide, pragmatic, multicentre, stepped wedge cluster randomised trial
AbstractObjectivesTo investigate the effectiveness of routine ultrasonography in the third trimester in reducing adverse perinatal…
Helen Salisbury: Reasons to be fearful
Most doctors take their work home with them—literally, in the shape of emails to write…
Can patient centred care plus shared decision making equal lower costs?
On a late summer’s day, bees are buzzing near Bernhoven Hospital, attracted by the flowers…
US hospital is accused of keeping vegetative patient alive to boost its transplant survival rate
Federal agents are investigating a New Jersey hospital accused of keeping a patient with catastrophic…
Vaping: UK experts defend safety in face of US lung injury cases
The outbreak of lung injuries in the US among people using electronic cigarettes should not…
Physician shortage worsened by cuts in job ads and lack of trainees, colleges warn
Hospital trusts have cut their advertising for consultant physicians despite the large number of vacancies,…
Downing St adviser had links to Babylon Health, investigation finds
The prime minister’s senior adviser worked for the company that operates the controversial GP at…
John M Last
bmj;367/oct14_8/l5867/FAF1faJohn Last was born in South Australia and educated at St Peter’s College and the…
John Michael Campbell Gray
bmj;367/oct14_7/l5869/FAF1faJohn Michael Campbell Gray grew up in north Belfast during the Troubles and attended his…
Why don’t CCGs ask for more money?
Cash strapped clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have asked general practitioners not to refer some patients…
Blood markers for cancer
What you need to know“Triage” blood tests in primary care, such as haemoglobin, platelets, serum…
New red meat guidelines are undermined by undisclosed ties and faulty methods, say critics
New guidelines on red and processed meat1 that cast doubt on the health benefits of…
Bacon rashers, statistics, and controversy
“No ifs or butties—bacon is safe to eat after all,” said the headline in the…
Why I . . . sing
Singing is a childhood hobby carried on into adult life that offers a great escape…
Chronically ill prisoners risk of being transferred without medication because of gaps in care
Around 120 prisoners with chronic conditions are moved between prisons every day in England, but…
Psychiatrist plans to leave NHS if his mother is refused permission to stay in UK
An experienced consultant child psychiatrist plans to leave the NHS and move to Australia unless…
Mandatory childhood vaccination could cause “irreparable damage,” says expert panel
Making it mandatory for children to be vaccinated could result in “irreparable damage” by turning…
Most fatal opioid overdoses are not caused by prescription drugs, US study finds
Most fatal opioid overdoses are caused by illicitly made fentanyl and heroin, rather than prescription…
Suicide among medical students: be firm on wellbeing
Gishen’s thoughts on mental wellbeing among medical students are refreshing.1 An area that has a…
Suicide among medical students: money worries affect mental health
In many ways, the stresses of being a medical student are the same as those…
US jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $8bn to man with gynaecomastia linked to risperidone
Johnson €7.3bn) in punitive damages to Nicholas Murray, 26, who developed gynaecomastia while taking the…
Suicide among medical students: investing in our future NHS
Gishen’s call for discussion around suicide in medical students is long overdue.1 As a profession,…
Can surgery be avoided in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease and no complications?
What you need to knowLaparoscopic cholecystectomy is the current treatment of choice for people with…
HRT and breast cancer risk
In the UK, most women go through the menopause between the ages of 45 and…
Sixty seconds on . . . Sesame Street and opioids
Today’s show is brought to you by . . . ?The letter “O” for opioid…
Severe obesity in year 6 children in England reaches new high
New data show that 4.4% of year 6 schoolchildren in England are classified as severely…
Boosting staff wellbeing improves NHS trusts’ CQC ratings, report finds
Initiatives to increase staff engagement and make leadership teams more approachable have helped to improve…
High dose statins on the high street: possible drug interactions
Should a good idea like allowing pharmacists to fill the dearth in general practitioners in…
UK is ranked best at resisting tobacco industry’s influence, Japan worst
The UK has the least tobacco industry influence in policy making while Japan experiences the…
High dose statins on the high street: where are the data?
Allowing pharmacists to prescribe high dose statins under the NHS plan is an extraordinary decision.1…
NHS bosses must tackle mental health crisis among doctors, says BMA
The BMA is calling on employers to sign up to a wellbeing charter to improve…
Lyme disease: chronic illness is rare, say experts
People who have had Lyme disease rarely develop chronic problems, experts have said, warning that…
The complicated, political, expensive, seemingly eternal US healthcare debate explained
The US is once again deep in a debate over the future of its health…
Pruritic annular concentric plaques
A previously healthy 32 year old man presented with a three month history of multiple…
Petechial rash with parvovirus infection
This is a petechial rash in a 9 year old girl with parvovirus B19 infection…
Seven days in medicine: 2-8 Oct 2019
RanitidineUK follows US and recalls potential cancer risk drugGlaxoSmithKline is recalling all unexpired stock of…
Antibiotics in farm animals . . . and other stories
Antimicrobial resistance in animalsWorldwide, nearly three quarters of all antimicrobial drugs sold are used in…
Antithrombotic treatment after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: systematic review and network meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the effects of different oral antithrombotic drugs that prevent saphenous vein graft failure…
Cancer screening: from uptake to informed decision making
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second most common cause…
GPs talked to fewer patients about alcohol after incentive scheme ended, study finds
GPs gave fewer patients advice on alcohol after practices stopped being paid through an alcohol…
Ageing workforce causes a rise in GP workload
Eaton emphasises that all doctors, general practitioners in particular, will face increasing demand to consider…