Author: British Medical Journal

A GP partner who took covert mobile phone pictures of partly unclothed patients during examinations…

GPs will be asked to avoid referring some patients to secondary care as part of…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised Americans to stop using e-cigarettes as…

As a profession, we need to discuss suicide openly, and extend these discussions beyond patients…

The current global opioid epidemic is unprecedented, causing big increases in deaths from overdose.1 In…

What you need to knowHypertension affects about 10% of pregnant women, including those with pre-existing…

Don’t neglect self careLaura-Jane Smith, consultant in respiratory and internal medicine at King’s College London,…

Is this a Brexit thing?Mercifully, this is not the latest head scratching pronouncement about the…

As consultant occupational physicians we commend Glass for asking his patients about their jobs.1 Links…

The day before he died, Dutch medical microbiologist Johan Mouton still managed a call to…

New mothers should undertake a moderate amount of exercise to help them regain strength, ease…

bmj;366/sep06_9/l5455/FAF1faWhen Norman Kirby was training with the Parachute Regiment during the Suez crisis of 1956,…

bmj;366/sep06_8/l5402/FAF1faBryan Ross qualified from Sheffield University in 1959 and after several posts at Derby and…

In July 2019 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Improvement, and…

The expanding epidemic of Ebola virus disease in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…

Community pharmacists could be given the power to prescribe high dose statins as part of…

Kar expresses a dilemma that is well recognised, but often ducked, by medical sociologists: is…

Health checksTen years ago, the NHS in England began to offer health checks for everyone…

A 64 year old white man underwent flexible cystoscopy after reporting a three month history…

Increasing the price of sugary snacks such as biscuits, cakes, and sweets could be more…

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer with more than 5000 stores in the US, announced on…

A lot of confidence is being placed in primary care networks to deliver substantial positive…

Kar asks whether genuine choice is possible in the NHS.1 This is definitely an issue…

The US news has this week been issuing a constant stream of reports on the…

Almost half (47%) of new mothers get less than three minutes or no time to…

General practiceFully qualified FTEs decline in EnglandThe number of fully qualified, full time equivalent (FTE)…

The government’s spending on management consultants in the NHS has trebled during 2016-19 despite pledges…

Following a vegetarian (including vegan) or pescatarian diet is linked to a lower risk of…

Draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended licensed…

Gambling related harm seems to be a surprise to UK parliamentarians, NHS bodies, and even…

Why did you decide to move from frontline care to the offices of the European…

Many governments in middle income countries are working hard to deliver on political promises that…

What you need to knowConsider dermal sinus tracts in patients presenting with any cutaneous markers…

Just before taking up his post in Boris Johnson’s new support team, health policy adviser…

bmj;366/sep03_11/l5378/FAF1faNo Human Being Is Illegal (in all our glory) by the Australian artist Deborah Kelly…

A consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon has been suspended from the UK medical register for…

MP Norman Lamb, chair of the parliamentary Science and Technology Committee, has written to the…

A consultant neurologist who helped draw up the government’s contingency plans for exiting the European…

AbstractObjectiveTo explore whether thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration in patients with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism…

The National Patient Satisfaction survey results were published in July: patients gave their opinions on…

A High Court judge has given doctors permission to perform a caesarean section on a…

bmj;366/sep03_3/l5339/FAF1faPhoto credit: Emma Dalzel-JobEdward Shotter, dean emeritus of Rochester, founded the Journal of Medical Ethics,…

Cancer is now responsible for twice as many deaths as cardiovascular disease (CVD) in high…

Clinicians should consider nutritional optic neuropathy in any patient with unexplained vision symptoms and poor…

A survey of consultants in anaesthesia and paediatric intensive care working in the UK and…

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians faces being stripped of its charitable status amid concerns…

As a fresher medical student it can be daunting having to get used to lots…

Welcome back from summer holidays—and for freshers, welcome to medical school.From your first patient to…

Niamh O’Flaherty has been an occupational therapist for two years. After completing a BSc in…

What you need to knowInterventions such as increasing physical activity, optimising management of comorbidities, and…