The dynamics of monkeypox transmission
An error occurred in this editorial by Freeman and colleagues (BMJ 2022;379:o2504, doi:10.1136/bmj.o2504, published 2…
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Reputation, review, . . . and other stories
Biases of peer reviewAuthors’ reputations have a strong influence on peer reviewers’ recommendations, according to…
Surviving the new normal
This week in The BMJ there is much reflection on the “new normal” of NHS…
Oral antibiotics before colorectal surgery?
Most patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery will have an uncomplicated postoperative course. For some, however,…
Effect of oral antimicrobial prophylaxis on surgical site infection after elective colorectal surgery: multicentre, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate whether oral antimicrobial prophylaxis as an adjunct to intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis reduces surgical…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—3 November 2022
Taking the pressure off after a strokeIt seems that aggressive—sorry “intensive”—blood pressure targets in the…
England’s free school meals scheme should be expanded to help more children living in poverty
The cost of living crisis is deepening as inflation in the UK has hit double…
Scotland will have its biggest ever rise in medical training places next year
Next year will see the biggest ever rise in medical training places in Scotland, its…
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Scotland’s social care reform plan raises questions
Ambitious plans to create a national care service in Scotland are facing mounting opposition, as…
Abortion: Four doctors in Italy receive suspended sentences for manslaughter after denying woman procedure
Four doctors in Italy, all of them “conscientious objectors,” have received suspended prison sentences after…
The molecular action of antidepressants is irrelevant
For many years I have explained to patients that the molecular action of antidepressants is…
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Revitalising mental healthcare after covid-19
At the start of the covid-19 pandemic, mental health services needed to maintain access to…
What can we learn from the Manjula Arora case?
The diversity of the medical profession has never been greater—42 per cent of doctors in…
Why does demand for medical imaging keep rising?
Demand for medical imaging is rising at a faster rate than most other aspects of…
Facial oedema and destructive lesion of the hard palate
This is a necrotic ulcerated lesion with irregular margins on the hard palate (fig 1)…
Oncologist who attended surgery on two patients while he had covid is suspended for three months
A consultant oncologist who ignored a hospital instruction and attended patients’ cancer surgery on two…
Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking—lack of guidance is failing patients and clinicians
The right to make informed decisions, and to be supported compassionately and confidently to do…
Collective action may be the missing link in the UK’s pandemic performance
As the UK lurched from lockdowns to restrictions throughout 2020-21, many people will have felt…
Rollout of patient access to records is paused amid safety concerns
The health secretary has said that the scheme to allow patients in England access to…
It doesn’t add up: where are the training ȷobs for double the number of medical students?
As a foundation doctor, I was relieved to hear the Labour party lay out plans…
Helen Salisbury: Confusion over patient access to notes
From 1 November patients were supposed to have access to their electronic GP record and…
Rammya Mathew: Long and uncertain waiting times are leading to poorer health outcomes
There are certain questions I really hope patients don’t ask me these days in general…
Polio in New York: will it just go away?
Get vaccinated and eradicate polio globally, say public health authorities after reappearance of the paralytic…
Cities and global health: fragmented housing policies increase health risks for vulnerable people
The association of housing with health was recorded scientifically over 170 years ago, and housing…
Amber Elizabeth Young
bmj;379/nov01_9/o2618/FAF1faAmber Elizabeth Young was the eldest of three children born to Patricia, a nurse, and…
Beresford Roger Melville Crook
bmj;379/nov01_8/o2616/FAF1faBeresford Roger Melville Crook (“Berry”) trained as a cardiologist in several London hospitals and carried…
Prioritise retaining trainee doctors before creating medical school places
There is no doubt that doubling the number of medical school places could have a…
Social media, self-harm, and suicide: we should be promoting research informed decision making about how and what to regulate
Numerous summaries of the findings of the Molly Russell inquest conclude that the case is…
Neville Davis: GP who pushed for clinical forensic medicine as a separate medical specialty
bmj;379/nov01_5/o2611/FAF1faWhen Neville Davis wanted to study law in 1939, his headmaster advised: “You may have…
Clinical and cost effectiveness of single stage compared with two stage revision for hip prosthetic joint infection (INFORM): pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectivesTo determine whether patient reported outcomes improve after single stage versus two stage revision surgery…
Gender change: Scotland moves closer to simplifying process
Legislation that would allow people to change their gender by self declaration without the need…
Sixty seconds on . . . bad dreams
Is this a Halloween thing?No, although it does involve nightmares.You mean like getting a new…
Hidradenitis suppurativa
What you need to knowAsk about recurrent patterns and typical sites of boil outbreaks to…
Edward Allen Martin
bmj;379/oct28_10/o2596/FAF1faEdward Allen Martin (“Eddie”) did postgraduate work at the Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and Maida Vale…
We need affordable homes for healthy, happy lives
The recent turmoil in UK politics has done little to ease the anxiety felt by…
Efforts to limit global heating to 1.5{degrees}C are “well off track,” analysts warn
Experts are warning that delays to planned climate action are hampering efforts to achieve numerous…
Anti-GP narrative is receding but government remains uninterested in crisis, warns GP leader
The head of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has defended going public about…
The NHS fails to care for its own employees
Oliver’s article on the realities of being a junior doctor is refreshingly honest and summarises…
Inequalities among staff harmed by patient safety incidents should also be tackled
Attention has been drawn to viewing health inequalities through the lens of patient safety.1 This…
Redefining the professional identity of the surgeon
The study conducted by Okoshi and colleagues1 supports the claim that female surgeons can achieve…
GPs express concerns about the quality and safety of their services with current resources
GPs are concerned about the quality and safety of the services they are currently providing…
Donald Stewart McLaren
bmj;379/oct27_10/o2562/FAF1faDonald Stewart McLaren (“Don”) was one of a group of pioneers in the area of…
William Fairbank Doe
bmj;379/oct27_9/o2566/FAF1faWilliam Fairbank Doe (“Bill”), an academic gastroenterologist, professor of medicine at Sydney University, dean of…
Minou Dokht Foadi
bmj;379/oct27_8/o2555/FAF1faMinou Dokht Foadi was born in Tehran, Iran, to Hasan Foadi, a linguist and teacher,…
Leslie Harold Blumgart
bmj;379/oct27_7/o2558/FAF1faLeslie H Blumgart (“Les”), one of the world leaders in hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery, was a…
Health and climate crises will shape Sunak’s legacy
The UK has its first prime minister of Sotonian origin. It matters little who you…
Rotherham trust is fined {pound}200 000 for failing to take safeguarding action in the case of four babies
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £200 000 (€230 000; $232 000) after admitting…
Home and Online Management and Evaluation of Blood Pressure (HOME BP) using a digital intervention in poorly controlled hypertension: randomised controlled trial
In this paper by McManus and colleagues (BMJ 2021;372:m4858, doi:10.1136/bmj.m4858, published 20 January 2021), the…
Helen Lightbody Kirkwood
bmj;379/oct27_12/o2561/FAF1faHelen Lightbody Kirkwood (née Steven) was born in Bargeddie, Lanarkshire, and was the first person…
Philip Owen Nicholas
bmj;379/oct27_11/o2564/FAF1faMy father, Philip Owen Nicholas, was born in Gloucester. He was the younger of two…