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Purpuric rash on the lower legs
A woman in her late 50s presented with reduced mobility and a 16 month history…
Author: British Medical Journal
I can see your halo
A girl presented with a longstanding naevus on the scalp that had recently become smaller…
Trade-off between medicalisation and early diagnosis of the lucky few
Mathew’s eloquent piece and its rapid responses prompt me to point out that there are…
Tackling overmedicalisation: give people the opportunity to learn about self-care
The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS should make overmedicalisation a major theme…
Defensive medicine is a driver of overmedicalisation
Mathew makes several excellent points on the need for political policies to tackle overmedicalisation,1 but…
Will the UK abortion pills case have wider healthcare implications?
What happened in this case?On 12 June a 44 year old woman in the UK…
Prostate cancer screening: well intentioned initiatives may use up resources but not improve health outcomes
We read with interest the coverage of prostate cancer screening, particularly the creep of case…
Risk prediction of covid-19 related death or hospital admission in adults testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection during the omicron wave in England (QCOVID4): cohort study
AbstractObjectivesTo derive and validate risk prediction algorithms (QCOVID4) to estimate the risk of covid-19 related…
Scarlett McNally: Simplifying teamworking and upskilling in the NHS
We’re in the middle of a healthcare workforce crisis. We also have an increasingly unfit…
The government has a moral duty to help those harmed by prescribed dependence forming drugs
This week, BBC1’s Panorama drew sharp attention to the problem of prescribed drug dependence and…
Review that questioned serotonin theory of depression was flawed, say researchers
A group of scientists have said a review which concluded there was no consistent evidence…
Poor visibility of retracted articles: a problem that should no longer be ignored
Article retraction—the withdrawal of an article published in an academic journal1—is “a mechanism for correcting…
Educators, students, and plagiarism in age of AI
Graham highlights the risk of plagiarism allegations that students face in the “age of AI,”1…
Primary care access plan means GP workload is likely to further increase
The limitations of the government’s plan for recovering access to primary care are identified by…
England’s HPV vaccine programme will move to a single dose from September
Children aged 12 to 13 and gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with…
Why climate change health policy needs ethics to achieve health equity and climate ȷustice—a call to action
It is incontrovertible that anthropogenic climate change is driving a range of serious threats to…
Harald zur Hausen: groundbreaking HPV researcher and vaccination advocate
bmj;381/jun20_13/p1421/FAF1fahausen160623.f1Credit: Thomas Lohnes/DDP/AFP/Getty ImagesIn 1842 an Italian physician in Florence observed that married women were…
Helen Salisbury: Comprehensive care and patient demand
GPs are buckling under their workloads, and the bottom line is that we simply have…
Rammya Mathew: Are we a cancer service or a health service?
For years, cancer survival rates in the UK have lagged behind those of other countries…
Increases in GP cancer referrals reflect successful health policy, not accidental overmedicalisation
Mathew is right to highlight the problem of overmedicalisation and the need for a coherent…
Multimorbidity: time to stop defending our silos
Richards’s reflections on NHS England’s new major conditions strategy resonate with me.1 Most of the…
India investigates alleged leak of personal data from covid vaccination database
The Indian government is investigating reports that the personal information of Indians stored on CoWIN,…
Coroner asks drug regulator to review advice about ciprofloxacin after doctor’s suicide
A coroner has given a warning about a rare side effect of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin,…
Can my career progress after a break?
Ask for what you needLucy Henshall, GP and founder of Welcome Back to Work (www.welcomebacktowork.co.uk),…
ENT surgeon who performed operations outside his expertise is struck off
A general ear, nose, and throat surgeon who undertook surgical procedures for which he was…
We have a duty to promote disability inclusive refugee responses to achieve the highest attainable standard of health in the European region
In 2021, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that there were 27.1…
Criminal trial and lawsuit follow scandal of body parts stolen from Harvard Medical School
The manager of Harvard Medical School’s anatomical gifts programme is one of six people standing…
Illegal Migration Bill poses serious threats to children’s health, warn doctors
Leading medical organisations have called for an emergency meeting with the home secretary and the…
Protests flare up across Poland as another pregnant woman’s death is blamed on abortion law
People in Poland marched in at least 80 towns and cities last week to protest…
Disaster waste management after earthquakes: lessons from Turkey and Syria
Two consecutive earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023, causing devastating harm to…
Tax the rich to fund the NHS
Smith asks whether it is sensible to spend ever more on the NHS and less…
Obesity: Avoid using BMI alone when evaluating patients, say US doctors’ leaders
Doctors should no longer use only body mass index (BMI) when assessing patients for overweight…
Royal College of Surgeons of England moves to neutral position on assisted dying
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has voted to drop its opposition…
Multimorbidity: small steps in the right direction
Richards gives a voice to millions of patients, both in the UK and across the…
A framework for assessing selection and misclassification bias in mendelian randomisation studies: an illustrative example between body mass index and covid-19
Mendelian randomisation (MR) can be implemented as an instrumental variable analysis, with genetic variants as…
Towards net zero: asthma care
What you need to knowHydrofluorocarbon propellants used in pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) disproportionately contribute…
Why are consultants balloting on strike action?
In recent months NHS consultants in England have been supporting their junior doctor colleagues who…
Government agrees to fewer national targets for ICSs but rejects call on prevention spending
Calls for regional NHS bodies to have fewer nationally imposed targets have been agreed by…
Thomas Stephens West
bmj;381/jun16_8/p1376/FAF1faThomas Stephens West (“Tom”) made distinguished careers in two separate clinical fields. He was a…
Michael Radcliffe Lee
bmj;381/jun16_7/p1371/FAF1faMichael Radcliffe Lee went to Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was…
Christopher Julian Pritchett
Born in Chippenham, Christopher Julian Pritchett (“Chris”) undertook an intercalated degree in anatomy and medicine…
Eva Hrobonova
bmj;381/jun16_5/p1370/FAF1faEva Hrobonova (Wilkinson) was an experienced and politically astute consultant in public health, who combined…
What is my risk, doctor? How to convey disease risk and treatment effects
What you need to knowRelative effects of treatments are often described in patient encounters, scientific…
Boy with cerebral palsy awarded {pound}21m settlement from NHS for birth inȷuries
A boy with severe cerebral palsy as a result of oxygen deprivation at birth has…
Prime minister urged to “get around the table” with ȷunior doctors to end strikes
The Labour Party has called on the prime minister Rishi Sunak to personally “get around…
In response to the call for black blood donors
I am a Nigerian doctor who, before moving to the UK, donated blood twice a…
Fungal infections are especially dangerous for covid-19 patients, CDC study warns
Patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 were more likely to die if they also had…
Indulging passions: a route to good doctoring
Most articles in The BMJ aren’t written by staff. Many are commissioned, and the rest…
Steps in the right direction—changes to the UK foundation programme are welcome
During their final year of medical school, students who wish to begin work as a…
Retired consultants are called on to help cut NHS backlog through flexible working platform
Consultants who have recently retired will be able to provide remote and face-to-face appointments as…