Author: British Medical Journal

Inflation in the UK has soared to a rate not seen in four decades. Growth…

Waking up to diversityWe’ve woken up to the fact that research that focuses on richer…

This man in his 90s with back pain was found to have compression fractures in…

Rheumatoid arthritis and the gut microbiomeFusobacterium nucleatum is a common anaerobic organism implicated in periodontal…

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that test the efficacy of a drug against a “placebo control”…

In the paper by Jacobs and colleagues (BMJ 2023;381:e074968, doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-074968, published 17 May 2023), “male…

The General Medical Council (GMC) has been ordered to pay the costs of the former…

The NHS in England will soon introduce a new genetic blood matching test for people…

A doctor who was struck off in 2003 and then reinstated in 2018 has been…

This week’s joint investigation by The BMJ and Guardian reveals a culture in the NHS…

As a medical student in the 1980s, I was told that the reason there were…

BMJ Best Practice takes healthcare professionals quickly and accurately to the latest clinical information, whenever…

AbstractObjectiveTo study the effects of a primary care medication review intervention centred around an electronic…

bmj;381/may24_1/p1186/FAF1faGuy Bell/AlamyThe Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea flower show has long been an advocate of the…

“Brevity is the soul of wit,” says Polonius in Hamlet.1Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could disrupt…

Race equality is essential in universities and the NHS.1 Diversity and inclusion should be one…

The NHS is conducting an urgent review into physical and sexual abuse of staff on…

The government is failing to take a “proportionate and serious approach” to tackling alcohol related…

Junior doctors in England will go out on strike for 72 hours from 14 June,…

“The economy is not delivering the security and widely shared prosperity expected by large parts…

Evidence shows clearly that much of today’s NHS workload was created by yesterday’s economic policy.1Healthy…

The covid-19 pandemic was an avoidable catastrophe. Moreover, it was an outcome of our collective…

bmj;381/may23_12/p1172/FAF1faKathleen Cecilia Moira Fann was born in London, to Kathleen (née Brennan) and John Fann,…

Whether Pfizer’s maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate increases the risk of preterm birth…

The importance of maternal and child health has long been recognised, and it was made…

The NHS turns 75 this year, but with this birthday milestone comes an urgent need…

I have tried on many occasions to ask this: where is the workforce plan?Where is…

Lucy Pollock teaches her trainees to accept uncertainty and use all their senses. “Read the…

Key messagesOne in five women experience a perinatal mental health condition, but historical neglect has…

The past decade has seen rapid growth in the use of information and communications technologies…

Rapid epidemiological and demographic transitions globally have seen the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including…

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental health conditions,…

The purpose of medical school is to train people to practise medicine so that they…

Scotland’s government has offered junior doctors a 14.5% pay rise, which includes a 6.5% increase…

The southern Indian state of Kerala has approved new legislation to provide stronger protection for…

Nineteen of the 50 US states have enacted bans or restrictions on transgender care with…