Author: British Medical Journal

You can train your dog with a clicker, but it also works well for training…

Richard Smith is a self confessed sports fanatic whose passion has shaped his career. “I…

A doctor has appeared in court facing four charges of sexual assault at two hospitals…

A recent announcement by the chancellor promoted cheap cigarettes and alcohol as something we can…

Medicine is not an exact science, and some people consider it an art—the underlying assertion…

Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin accused of promoting excessive opioid use by US doctors,…

US president Donald Trump has pledged to ban the sale of most flavoured electronic cigarettes,…

The BMA has written to the government to call for new legislation to ensure accountability…

The global healthcare sector’s carbon footprint is equivalent to 4.4% of global net emissions, making…

In 2015, Student BMJ conducted a health survey of readers. On average, the 1122 respondents…

Expensive drugs to treat cystic fibrosis will be made available in the UK for the…

In August 2019 the UK government announced a welcome boost for artificial intelligence (AI) in…

The obesity epidemic started in the 1970s, initially in the United States and subsequently spreading…

Since the Human Genome Project in the 1990s, there has been discussion of how precision…

The government has acknowledged the scale of the potential impact of a no deal Brexit,…

What you need to knowBenign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) can be quickly diagnosed within a…

Which of today’s headline breakthroughs will still be judged important years from now? Many treatments…

A 55 year old white woman presented with a mass on her shin. It had…

We read with interest the recent study1 by Sabia et al showing that adherence to…

This study1 suggests that major surgery results in the equivalent of five months of cognitive…

This photograph shows dilatation of the left eye episcleral vessels (fig 1 a, arrows). Computed…

LithiumThe story of lithium as a mood stabilising drug began 70 years ago with the…

Early next year Channel 4 is set to broadcast a new reality show: in The…

Physical activity“Some exercise is good, more is better”New mothers should do a moderate amount of…

bmj;366/sep12_1/l5502/FAF1faNeurologist Michael Harrison is best known for his research into stroke and the neurological complications…

More people are surviving cancer for longer, but the UK has made slower progress than…

The government has set out its plans1 to widen the options available in the NHS…

A Dutch physician and activist known for bringing abortion services to countries with restrictive laws…

Boris Johnson recently announced that Prue Leith, the Great British Bake-Off judge and catering expert,…

ABSTRACTHuman respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) belongs to the recently defined Pneumoviridae family, Orthopneumovirus genus. It…

Malaria could be eradicated as early as 2050, according to a group of 41 leading…

bmj;366/sep10_18/l5507/FAF1faAlamyAround 200 cyclists took part in a symbolic funeral and “die-in” in London on 7…

Warren describes the use of example imagery to help patients describe their pain experience, which…

The General Medical Council is promising to take “whatever action is necessary” to improve training…

NHS health checks are unlikely to be cost effective, can expose patients to unnecessary interventions,…

bmj;366/sep10_14/l5480/FAF1faPhoto credit: US National Library of MedicineIn a 2014 lecture, Donald Lindberg gave an example…

GPs should help to identify people who are bereaved or otherwise affected by a suspected…

On a recent Sunday morning, at a small clinic in the east of the city…

A 9 year old boy, right hand dominant, presented to the emergency department after falling…

The NHS always polarises opinion, and many who work there are constantly divided over whether…

Yes—Andrew GelmanScience reformers are targeting P values and statistical significance, and rightly so.123 It’s wrong…

When my patients tell me their symptoms they put their trust in me: they trust…

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness and success of uterus preserving sacrospinous hysteropexy as an alternative to…

What evidence is there of poor care?The UK Equality Act 2010 says that LGBT people…

bmj;366/sep10_2/l5461/FAF1faJohn Ireland was a true giant of British orthopaedic knee surgery whose surgical excellence, clinical…

A landmark report into prescription drugs that have a risk of dependency has concluded that…

A London hospital’s refusal to allow a seriously ill 5 year old girl to travel…

The US Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture are limiting the…

Kmietowicz and colleagues refer to disparities affecting ethnic minorities across the health service.1Race is widely…

Midwives have called on the government to end the policy of charging some migrants for…