Private practitioners should treat, not just assess
I agree with Salisbury on the fallout from the rise in private referrals.1 As a…
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Robert Kenneth Jackson
bmj;377/may18_9/o1238/FAF1faAfter national service in the Royal Air Force Robert Kenneth Jackson trained in orthopaedics under…
Medical schools must do more to open the door to first generation and low income students
For first generation and low income (FLI) students the path to medical school does not…
Type 2 diabetes: summary of updated NICE guidance
What you need to knowWhen assessing or reviewing adults with type 2 diabetes, include an…
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Pigmented macules on the hands and lower lip
This is the left hand and lower lip of a man in his 60s with…
Why are there shortages of HRT and other drugs in the UK?
How big is the problem of drug shortages in the UK?Shortages of drugs are “becoming…
David Oliver: Protecting healthcare workers in future pandemics
Early in the pandemic, neither the NHS’s clinical or ancillary staff nor social care workers…
Discoloured finger in a young girl
A 3 year old girl presented with a one month history of progressive skin discoloration…
Future reporting of vaccine uptake needs to include any change in ethnic or socioeconomic disparities
We welcome Bedford and Donovan’s recent call for a greater focus on routine childhood vaccinations1…
The dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol may benefit some politicians, but is very bad for science and health
The 98 UK-based researchers who were awarded £145 million in the latest round of European…
Seven monkeypox cases are confirmed in England
Seven cases of monkeypox, a viral infection that can cause a rash similar to chickenpox…
Ann Isabel Fawcett
bmj;377/may17_16/o1137/FAF1faAnn Isabel Fawcett (née Ballantine) was born in Leicester, the daughter of a GP. She…
Michael Stuart Musgrave
bmj;377/may17_15/o1236/FAF1faMichael Stuart Musgrave was born in Edgware General Hospital on 9 July 1950 and received…
Narindar Nath Sood
bmj;377/may17_14/o1142/FAF1faNarindar Nath Sood (“Prof Sood,” as he was fondly known) was appointed as consultant ophthalmic…
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John Alan Loveless
bmj;377/may17_13/o1139/FAF1faJohn Alan Loveless (“Alan”) grew up in east Kent, where his father was a GP….
Sanjeev Datt Sharma
bmj;377/may17_12/o1140/FAF1faSanjeev Datt Sharma was born in New Delhi. He married Deepali Das in 1984 and…
Former Isle of Man medical director wins whistleblowing case against health department
The former medical director for the Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Care…
Matt Morgan: The death of the dictaphone
The clicking of dictaphones starting, stopping, and rewinding used to echo around busy outpatient clinics….
Improving the quality of US drug patents through international awareness
Prescription drugs are one of the most prevalent and useful interventions in medicine, accounting for…
Helen Salisbury: Managing feelings of failure
Most of the time, being a GP is a deeply satisfying mixture of being useful…
Why I . . . embroider
Doing embroidery is a good way of switching off from the stresses of work, says…
Acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children
Recent reports of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in previously healthy children across multiple…
The US turns its back on women’s reproductive rights
On 2 May 2022, Politico published a leaked draft of a US Supreme Court opinion…
Unborn in the USA: what happened and what’s next for Roe v Wade and abortion rights?
Obstetrician-gynaecologist Sarah Prager lives and works in Washington state, in the far northwestern corner of…
Breast cancer: NICE recommends innovative magnetic technology for locating sentinel lymph nodes
A magnetic liquid tracer and a handheld sensing probe are now recommended as an option…
Covid-19: North Korean leader blames his party’s incompetence after 393 000 cases of fever reported in a day
North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un has blamed the institutions of his own ruling Workers’ Party…
Visualising harms: barely scratching the surface
Good visuals and graphs can quickly convey substance in a way that words cannot. Graphics…
Generating evidence during a pandemic: what’s reliable?
The urgency of the covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need to leverage any and all available…
US abortion law: Scientist says his work on fetal pain has been misrepresented
A scientist at University College London has accused supporters of the US state of Mississippi,…
NICE sets out steps NHS must take to implement ME/CFS guidelines
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued an unprecedented implementation statement1 setting…
Colombia becomes first Latin American country to decriminalise assisted suicide
Colombia’s Supreme Court voted to decriminalise assisted suicide on 11 May, making it the first…
How should the UK respond to the Ukrainian migrant crisis?
In the horror and confusion of the war in Ukraine, the immediate healthcare needs of…
Government delay on ȷunk food multibuy ban is “shocking,” say health experts
Public health experts and campaigners have accused the UK government of turning its back on…
When I use a word . . . . Some words about the climate
New words in the Oxford English DictionaryWhat does it take for a newly coined word…
Government rejects MPs call for a broad health and care recovery plan
The UK government has rejected calls by MPs on the Commons health and social care…
Visualising harms in publications of randomised controlled trials: consensus and recommendations
Abstract ObjectiveTo improve communication of harm in publications of randomised controlled trials via the development…
Calling time on the use of war metaphors in covid-19
In 2020, as cases rose, health systems scrambled to adapt, and the economy was shut…
Tobacco industry is “talking trash” on environmental harms of production, say WHO and watchdog
The harmful effects of tobacco on health are well documented. Fewer people in developed economies…
A collaboration between physicians and journalists to create unbiased health information
In an era where “fake news” and biased information are shared in the traditional press…
India and Pakistan emerge as early victims of extreme heat conditions due to climate injustice
Summer weather and extreme heat came unusually early to South Asia this year leading to…
A call for de-implementation research and clinical practice in Chinese healthcare
Medical overuse in China and de-implementationIn recent years, The BMJ has published a series of…
Workforce planning: managers must be held accountable for safe staffing levels
It feels sadly ironic that news articles on the Ockenden report of repeated failures causing…
The red flag patient data breaches of a wannabe global data superpower
The design of economies, argues Gerry McCartney, is too important to leave to economists (doi:10.1136/bmj.o1075).1…
Ending affirmative action leads to less diversity at US medical schools, study shows
When some US states banned affirmative action it led to less diversity in admissions to…
Pregnant women should be included in clinical trials to improve outcomes, says commission
Pregnant women should have the opportunity to take part in clinical trials of medicines that…
Implementing Ockenden: What next for NHS maternity services?
Doctors have described the Ockenden review as a watershed moment for NHS maternity services, but…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews —12 May 2022
Self-monitoring of blood pressure—better or notDuring the pandemic, awareness has increased that self-monitoring is both…
Cardiac driving bans . . . and other stories
Driving after cardiac arrestMost countries impose a six month driving ban on people undergoing implantation…
Reforms to mental health laws will prioritise care and patient choice
A draft bill incorporating major reforms to outdated mental health laws in England and Wales…
Two tier healthcare: considering the private sector during a pandemic is not eschewing a whole system
In their editorial, Anderson and Mossialos present evidence that the private sector faces supply (staff…