Author: British Medical Journal

Be precise to stand outLiz O’Riordan, consultant breast surgeon, says, “Getting a job used to…

Most deaths related to non-cardiac surgery occur in the recovery period (after surgery and after…

The US federal government announced last week that it would resume executing prisoners in December,…

What you need to knowUntreated antenatal depression is associated with poorer pregnancy outcomes, adverse child…

What you need to knowThe interventions of highest value for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary…

In May 2019 the Court of Appeal in England and Wales handed down a ruling…

AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the association between experience in the management of acute pulmonary embolism, reflected by…

bmj;366/jul26_10/l4883/FAF1faVijyarangam Senthilkumar Shanmugam (“Kumar”) was an incredible, brave, and sincere doctor. He completed his medical…

bmj;366/jul26_9/l4882/FAF1faJohn Alfred Rycroft was born and brought up in Purley, Surrey, and educated at Dean…

bmj;366/jul26_8/l4844/FAF1faAnthony David Griffiths (“Tony”) was born on 5 March 1937 in Merthyr Tydfil. Tony’s mother,…

bmj;366/jul26_7/l4839/FAF1faJane Rennie did hospital jobs in Scotland in obstetrics and paediatrics after house jobs at…

bmj;366/jul26_6/l4840/FAF1faCatherine Helen Roberts (“Cathy”) studied preclinical medicine at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, in 1996-99. She…

bmj;366/jul26_5/l4842/FAF1faDawn Elizabeth Hazlehurst was a very experienced, committed, and dedicated general practitioner. She grew up…

bmj;366/jul26_4/l4843/FAF1faMalcolm Chiswick, previously honorary professor of neonatal medicine at the University of Manchester and medical…

Anaesthetists are trained to provide pain relief services, to manage resuscitation problems, and to support…

In recent years, Germany has strengthened its commitment to global health by increasing its political…

Poor sexual and reproductive health causes major morbidity. Sexually transmitted infection diagnoses continue to rise;1…

Patients should get quicker access to GP appointments, and hospitals will receive “upgrades,” as part…

A World Health Organization guideline development group will convene next week (29-31 July) to review…

The Welsh government must develop policies to recruit more GPs to improve out-of-hours services in…

Increasingly, patients are involved in setting up new healthcare services, from consultation through to designing…

A new study has provided evidence that “Medicare for all” in the United States will…

Almost half (47%) of patients with cancer do not think that they have been sufficiently…

Emergency admissions to hospital from care homes could be reduced significantly by increasing NHS support…

An 18 year old man presented with a seven day history of gradually worsening throat…

What you need to knowPatients with chronic retention are usually still voiding urine and it…

Digital technology is a fact of modern life. With the NHS Long Term Plan embracing…

Behaviour in early childhoodIn the 1980s, nearly 3000 children living in Quebec had their behaviour…

This is an image from a positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan (fig 1) showing…

Anticoagulation is the cornerstone of management for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). After a provoked VTE…

All patients with asthma should have their risk of having a future attack assessed and…

Use of antibiotics that have not been prescribed occurs throughout the US population and is…

While in good health, older workers “can be some of the most valued and experienced…

Every year the NHS Ombudsman receives hundreds of complaints about assessment, funding, and provision of…

AbstractObjectivesTo develop and validate a prediction model for fat mass in children aged 4-15 years…

The introduction of a local Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) alternative in Somerset led to…

bmj;366/jul23_15/l4832/FAF1faJoel GoodmanThe GMC is in the midst of preparations to open its new test centre…

bmj;366/jul23_14/l4797/FAF1faJames Denis Fair Lockhart (“Denis”) was born in February 1932 at the European Hospital in…

John Ernest Bowerman was born on 13 March and brought up in Torquay. His father…

bmj;366/jul23_12/l4808/FAF1faRobert Bailey (“Rob”) was a general practitioner in Peterborough for the past 30 years. He…

The government’s green paper on preventing ill health in the next decade has been widely…

The World Health Organization has recommended that the HIV drug dolutegravir (DTG) be the preferred…

Hospitals and hospital consultants have a responsibility to the wider community, not just their patients,…

A drive by NHS England to reduce GPs’ prescribing of drugs sold over the counter…

Bernstein draws much needed attention to the catastrophic loss of biodiversity.1 I agree we need…

I thank Tom Moberly for his article “Doctors’ Early Retirement Triples in a Decade,” and…

Patient choice. Patient empowerment. As doctors we may say that we welcome, want, or support…

On 22 May 2019, a BBC documentary showed footage from a reporter working undercover in…

I should perhaps be grateful to Matt Hancock, England’s health secretary, for his attempts—no doubt…

Josie Cheetham’s idea for her sanitary protection on site (SOS) scheme came about after talking…