Minister admits “urgent” need for science and technology workforce to be more diverse
There is an “urgent” need to change the diversity of the science, technology, engineering, and…
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A system reset for the campaign against too much medicine
The current burden on health systems is undoubtedly worsened by overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The BMJ…
Build back better: Why Indian construction must grapple with extreme heat
For years, Revathi Pechi, 43, worked for 10 hours every day in a windowless two…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—16 June 2022
No thanks, I’m sweet enoughI wonder how much coffee gets drunk by academics as they…
Guided, internet based, cognitive behavioural therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (RAPID)
AbstractObjectiveTo determine if guided internet based cognitive behavioural therapy with a trauma focus (CBT-TF) is…
ECG and pericarditis . . . and other stories
Electrocardiogram in pericarditisWidespread ST elevation on electrocardiogram (ECG) is generally thought to support a diagnosis…
Too little effort in tackling pollution is resulting in too many lives being lost
Outdoor air pollution accounted for 2.9 million deaths globally in 2000. Less than 20 years…
NHS to rollout two new drugs to tackle superbugs
The NHS has negotiated a new arrangement with two pharmaceutical companies to oversee the prescription…
International doctors are threatened with deportation after qualifying as GPs, MPs are warned
Immigration rules are threatening the supply chain of newly qualified GPs, a committee of MPs…
Doctor who worked as locum consultant despite being released as trainee is suspended
A doctor who worked as an NHS locum consultant despite having been released from the…
Covid-19: Omicron infection is poor booster to immunity, study finds
People infected with the omicron variant show poor immunity boosting against future covid-19 infection, researchers…
General practice: glass half Fuller?
As we enter the new era of integrated care systems, the recent Fuller Stocktake report…
Key tobacco control report focuses on children
Javed Khan’s report on tobacco control policy, published on 9 June 2022, will inform the…
We need reliable evidence to guide treatment choices for the many, not the few
The BMJ is right to highlight the Healthy Mum, Healthy Baby, Healthy Future report on…
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Comorbidities and covid-19
Over 530 million people worldwide are estimated to have had covid-19 by June 2022, resulting…
Rising cost of living’s effect on infant feeding
Feed is concerned by the cost of living crisis1 and, as a member of the…
GP partnership model “is viable” but needs proper resources, doctors tell MPs
Doctors giving evidence to MPs have defended the independent contractor model of GP partnership, arguing…
Suspended for a single word: why GMC processes need overhaul and how that could happen
In May the GP Manjula Arora was given a one month suspension for dishonesty over…
Learning to live in a body at war with itself
I started having symptoms in my early 20s that were initially dismissed as irritable bowel…
David Oliver: Should we shift more specialist doctors’ time into community care?
Last month NHS England published Next Steps for Integrating Primary Care, also known as the…
Bruising with pancreatitis—but not as you know it
A woman in her early 40s was admitted to the surgical department with severe pancreatitis…
Racism is forcing ethnic minority doctors to leave jobs, warns BMA report
Widespread racism in the medical workforce is “wrecking the lives of many doctors” and forcing…
Type 2 diabetes: Charity warns of “perfect storm” putting more children at risk
The number of children registered with type 2 diabetes and being treated in paediatric diabetes…
A lonely planet: time to tackle loneliness as a public health issue
Meaningful social relationships lie at the core of social wellbeing. Loneliness, defined as the discrepancy…
The bungled digitisation of Healthy Start is hampering low income families’ access to healthy food
The UK’s Healthy Start scheme helps low income families access healthy food and vitamins. It…
Doctors act to fulfil duty of care in the climate crisis
bmj;377/jun14_8/o1450/FAF1faHector Retamal/AFP/GettyHealthcare professionals from across the UK gather outside Downing Street to protest against the…
Helen Salisbury: Brickbats and bouquets
My appraisal this week led me to reflect on the highs and lows of general…
Government’s “feeble” food strategy fails to tackle health challenges, say experts
The UK government’s long awaited food strategy is “feeble,” disconnected, and ducks most of the…
Why I . . . practise south Indian classical dancing
When Famila Alagarsamy was looking at ways to relax, she was inspired by memories of…
Junior doctors in England threaten to take industrial action over pay
The BMA has said it will prepare to ballot for industrial action unless the government…
New data strategy for England aims to rebuild public trust
The government has set out its new data strategy for health and social care in…
Calorie labelling: change focus to unprocessed foods for health
Enforcing calorie labelling on menus1 would be an important milestone in government obesity policy—if a…
Use of disempowering language: see people as people first
The analysis by Cox and Fritz1 makes important points about the need for doctors to…
Health experts cry foul as food industry targets India’s ripe market
India’s packaged and processed foods will soon have a health star rating (HSR) displayed on…
How can I help my children understand my chronic autoimmune conditions and their management?
I live with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Over the past two…
When I use a word . . . . Counterfactual medical history: Milton’s blindness
A literary festivalThe email came out of the blue: “Your interest in how modern medicine…
Collateral damage in a reductionist strategy: the effect of calorie labelling on those with eating disorders
As a psychiatry trainee and someone who has been in recovery from anorexia nervosa for…
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Covid-19: Patients without respiratory symptoms no longer have to wear a face mask in GP surgeries
Patients who enter general practices in England no longer have to wear a face mask…
Development and validation of a decision support tool for the diagnosis of acute heart failure: systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study
AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the diagnostic performance of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) thresholds for acute heart…
NICE endorses new drug to prevent myocardial infarctions and strokes
Patients with established cardiovascular disease and raised triglyceride concentrations, despite taking statins, can be prescribed…
Revascularization in stable coronary artery disease
AbstractManagement of stable coronary artery disease (CAD) centers on medication to prevent myocardial infarction and…
Change in covid-19 risk over time following vaccination with CoronaVac: test negative case-control study
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the change in odds of covid-19 over time following primary series completion of…
Hazel Stibbe
bmj;377/jun10_10/o1411/FAF1faHazel Stibbe (née Rawlinson) was born in Birmingham. Her parents were schoolteachers and she spent…
Philip Morris Fleming
bmj;377/jun10_9/o1387/FAF1faPhilip Morris Fleming was a consultant psychiatrist at St James’ Hospital, Portsmouth, where he had…
Providing care for those fleeing war: challenges and solutions for Polish doctors looking after refugees from Ukraine
The ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine has caused the biggest migration crisis Europe has faced…
Covid-19 vaccine in prison: a not-to-be-missed opportunity to promote access to vaccination in adolescents
Covid-19 vaccination campaigns for adolescents have been taking place in many countries for some months.12…
The resilience myth
We just finished a week of clinical service in intensive care units (ICUs) on opposite…
Approach for reporting master protocol study designs on ClinicalTrials.gov: qualitative analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo describe an approach for reporting master protocol research programs (MPRPs) that is consistent with…
Politicians must behave differently and support NHS leaders to change cultures and improve patient care
The late Harvard Business School professor, Clayton Christensen, once described hospitals as “some of the…
Thomas Charles Mayer
bmj;377/jun10_8/o1407/FAF1faThomas Charles Mayer (“Tom”) grew up in war-torn east London and despite his humble beginnings,…