Parosmia—a common consequence of covid-19
What you need to knowParosmia is a common sequelae of smell loss associated with covid-19,…
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Emergency department attendance is an opportunity to help homeless people
In their analysis article, Hopkins and Narasimhan highlight that the universal right to health will…
Anglicising colleagues’ names: we should call people what they want to be called
Russell’s letter calling for an end to the anglicisation of our colleagues’ names1 caused me…
Development and validation of the symptom burden questionnaire for long covid (SBQ-LC): Rasch analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo describe the development and validation of a novel patient reported outcome measure for symptom…
Hepatitis in children: What’s behind the outbreaks?
How many children have been affected?The World Health Organization has so far reported 169 cases…
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MPs reject amendment that would require proper workforce planning
The government continues to reject attempts to make parliament accountable for NHS workforce planning.This week…
Molnupiravir might be dangerous without clarification of its indications
The data on which the approval of molnupiravir was based in Japan1 and the data…
Will obtaining digital consent from patients in advance of undergoing procedures improve the quality of the consent process?
I’m due to be taken to the cardiac catheter theatre this morning. Yesterday evening, a…
Untapping the hidden value of clinical trial registries
Systematic reviews provide a summary of all relevant evidence on a research topic. Since around…
Helen Salisbury: Fallout from the rise in private referrals
When I started out in general practice I made very few referrals to consultants working…
Partha Kar: Don’t obstruct change
When it comes to managing the adoption of new technology, change always takes time. The…
Imbalance in baseline characteristics in molnupiravir trials
Brophy emphasises the dangers of making decisions based on a single prematurely terminated trial.1 The…
Life expectancy: Parts of England and Wales see “shocking” fall
Data showing greater falls in life expectancy in the poorest areas of England than in…
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A long term workforce plan for the English NHS
Pressures on the English NHS are extreme. In March 2022, 22 500 people waited more…
The tear, flare, and repair model of osteoarthritis
Rheumatology practice has rapidly progressed in the past three decades, including many new evidence-based treatment…
The BMJ Interview: WHO chief scientist optimistic for a pan-coronavirus vaccine in two years
It’s a challenging time to be a scientist, let alone the first ever chief scientist…
Diagnosis and management of covid-19 in pregnancy
AbstractPregnant women with covid-19 are at greater risk of severe disease than their non-pregnant peers,…
Searching clinical trials registers: guide for systematic reviewers
Summary pointsSearching of clinical trials registers is strongly recommended for comprehensive systematic reviews and is…
Why I . . . write novels
“I’ve been a community psychiatrist in Southwark, a deprived area of London, for 20 years…
Molnupiravir’s authorisation should be re-evaluated after the Panoramic trial is reported
Brophy’s editorial on Merck’s Move-Out trial of molnupiravir raises important concerns about the approval of…
Women, children, and adolescents face extreme vulnerability in conflict—and so do the health workers striving to protect them
As bombs fall down on defenceless communities in Ukraine, we have been reminded yet again…
Covid-19: Mix and match booster vaccination approach offers best protection, study reports
Using a different covid-19 vaccine for the third “booster” dose than was used for the…
Level of abuse of GPs must be “wake-up call” for policy makers
Three quarters of GPs have faced an increase in verbal abuse or aggression from patients,…
Ohio doctor is acquitted of murdering 14 intensive care patients with fentanyl overdoses
An intensive care physician in Ohio has been acquitted on 14 counts of second degree…
A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19
This living guideline by Arnav Agarwal and colleagues (BMJ 2020;370:m3379, doi:10.1136/bmj.m3379) was last updated on…
White male authors still dominate top academic medical publishing, two studies report
White men predominate as authors of research and original articles in the New England Journal…
Covid-19: Only a quarter of patients admitted to hospital feel fully recovered after a year, study finds
Only around one in four people who had covid-19 reported feeling fully recovered within a…
Making decisions about radiological imaging in pregnancy
What you need to knowConsider imaging when the risk of potential pathology outweighs the potential…
All medical graduates who applied for the foundation programme will be able to train
The UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) has confirmed that all remaining 787 medical graduates on…
Ukraine: one in three people with chronic conditions have problems accessing healthcare
Two in five households remaining in Ukraine have at least one person with a chronic…
Sixty seconds on . . . salt fighting chopsticks
Is this a new superhero?You could say that. In an attempt to reduce the amount…
Major public works ahead for a healthy data-centric NHS
Tasked by the UK government with daring terms of reference, the Goldacre report, published on…
When I use a word . . . . Medical hyacinths
VacciniaMention the word “vaccinia” to a healthcare professional and they will almost certainly assume that…
Non-invasive prenatal screening tests may give false results, warns US regulator
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about the risks of false…
Covid-19: NHS relaxes infection prevention and control measures
The NHS has relaxed infection prevention and control (IPC) requirements for hospitals and GP practices…
Top consulting firm hid opioid conflicts of interest from the FDA, says Congressional report
McKinsey & Company, the world’s largest management consulting firm, worked for the US Food and…
York eating disorders hospital is placed in special measures after care judged unsafe
Schoen Clinic York, a specialist eating disorder hospital for adults in England, has been placed…
Overturning Roe v Wade would be an unprecedented attack on the bodily autonomy of women, girls, and pregnant people
This year Americans’ right to access abortion hangs in the balance, but the scales seem…
Request for GPs in Nottinghamshire to help out on hospital ward rounds hits “raw nerve”
GPs in Nottinghamshire have been asked by the local clinical commissioning group to help take…
Northern Ireland: medical royal colleges appeal for urgent action on NHS workforce and waiting lists ahead of election
UK medical colleges are calling for urgent measures to rescue the NHS in Northern Ireland,…
Sodium valproate continues to be prescribed in hundreds of pregnancies, data show
The epilepsy drug sodium valproate, which carries a risk of birth defects when taken during…
Medical students escape war torn Ukraine but face limbo
Shreyoshree Sheel, a first year student at Ukraine’s Ternopil National Medical University, loved the “academic…
Frozen shoulder
What you need to knowPatients with diabetes are at higher risk of developing frozen shoulder…
Avoid prescribing pregabalin during pregnancy if possible, says UK drug regulator
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has strengthened its warning about avoiding pregabalin…
It takes more than data to help patients and their families navigate the murky waters of living and dying
Several years ago, as a new pulmonary/critical care physician, I saw a patient who was…
An untrustworthy government during a pandemic—a lethal combination
At a time when millions of people were legally restricted from seeing their loved ones,…
Covid-19: Has the spread of omicron BA.2 made antibody treatments redundant?
The US Food and Drug Administration has removed its authorisation for anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody treatment…
Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela: expert on neglected tropical diseases and champion of local leadership
bmj;377/apr20_8/o1000/FAF1faCredit: LSHTMMwelecele Ntuli Malecela was born into a wealthy Tanzanian family, the daughter of a…
Government agrees to brief MPs on climate change after health leaders back hunger striker’s demands
A man ended a hunger strike of more than five weeks outside the UK parliament…
JAMA’s incoming chief editor promises to get political to improve health for all
It’s 7.30 am, but there is no whiff of morning weariness from Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo as…