Author: British Medical Journal

What you need to knowIncidence of oesophageal cancer continues to increase in developed countriesMen are…

The NHS will pay drug companies up front for access to new drugs depending on…

Mental health patients want diagnostic descriptions in the World Health Organisation’s international classification of diseases…

Godlee discusses the workforce crisis in general practice. I retired early at age 56 after…

The flu season in Australia has started early, prompting some alarming headlines. But it is…

People with neurological conditions, including epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease, experience long delays before seeing specialists…

Vitamin what?Vitamin drips. In the latest trend to sweep the “wellness” market, some people are…

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of four drug (quadruple) versus three drug (triple) combination antiretroviral therapies…

I support Salisbury’s focus on continuity, but I must gently take issue with her saying…

Recruiting a new “Windrush generation” to fill NHS vacancies must not come at the expense…

A national survey of doctors in training has found that many are unsure of where…

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) recently announced a new NIHR Centre that will…

The government’s recently announced proposal to rectify doctors’ pension problems is inadequate, NHS Providers has…

The Tories are again holding their regular festival of anointing a new leader for the…

I have a bit of a reputation in my department for the letters I write….

General practice offers plenty of opportunities for career development. Many GPs choose to work one…

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsFeng Q, Zhou A, Zou H, et alStudy…

The Food and Drug Administration, which is tasked with the regulation of food, medicine, and…

The American Medical Association, normally known for steering clear of politics, has waded into the…

A doctor who was struck off the UK medical register in 2008 for engaging in…

A terminally ill man is launching a legal challenge to existing laws on assisted dying…

The government should launch a wide ranging investigation or inquiry to gather evidence on the…

The government should immediately invest an extra £8bn a year to tackle the “national scandal”…

Torjesen’s article on charging migrants for care in the NHS is misleading about who is…

Whistleblowing can lead to positive change but the way that the NHS deals with people…

Chandler discusses the difficulties in the pharmacovigilance of HPV vaccines due to the non-specific nature…

When President Trump took office in 2017, one of his first actions was to reinstate…

Draeger mentions herd immunity while discussing compulsory vaccination.1 The concept of herd immunity arises from…

Universal credit (UC)—the new benefits system which combines six separate welfare benefits into one monthly…

Vitamin D supplementsControversy over the value of vitamin D supplements continues. Wherever the balance of…

Should measles vaccination be compulsory?1 In 2011, the United States Supreme Court determined that vaccines…

The Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai has said that women, including female doctors, need to…

Vaccination programmes are an extension of the solidarity principle on which the foundations of living…

What you need to knowThrombocytosis is usually reactive or caused by clonal disordersInitial assessment includes…

In any public debate there may come a point when the evidence for a shift…

A 35 year old bricklayer presented with a six day history of numbness and tingling…

A 71 year old man had multiple scaly non-tender red plaques on his head, face…

I received a diagnosis of complex tics at the age of 6 and have experienced…

More than a dozen doctors are taking legal action against the government, claiming that they…

Primary care networksMost GPs in England join forcesAround 7000 practices in England—over 99%—have formed more…

In her final days in office the UK prime minister, Theresa May, recently called for…

While a massive international aid operation tries to control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…

“By training I’m a gastroenterologist, but on the side I do another role at Jefferson…

The NHS has set out plans to alter how it investigates serious incidents, as part…

Not that long ago, infectious disease was a pervasive fear in the minds of parents….

People are fond of saying that the NHS needs some sort of radical overhaul. On…

What you need to knowConsider vestibular migraine in patients with a history of migraine who…

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the association between hospital penalization in the US Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program…

AbstractObjectiveTo summarise the evidence of associations between dietary factors and incidence of type 2 diabetes…

More doctors should get involved in politics and run to be members of parliament, says…