Complaints about politicians’ use of statistics rise sharply
Statistics experts have questioned politicians’ and civil servants’ use of data dozens of times over…
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What’s behind the government’s new review of health and care leadership?
What is the review examining?On 2 October the UK government launched a review to “improve…
Government promises 40 new diagnostic centres to tackle backlog
The government has pledged £350m (€410m; $470m) to set up 40 new “one-stop-shops for checks,…
Covid-19: Chikwe Ihekweazu: “It’s a rare privilege” to lead new pandemic hub
Was the world sufficiently prepared for covid-19? Whatever the answer to that question, WHO’s new…
Covid-19: Molnupiravir reduces risk of hospital admission or death by 50% in patients at risk, MSD reports
The antiviral drug molnupiravir reduced the risk of admission to hospital or death by around…
Overdiagnosis is increasing the carbon footprint of healthcare
Clinical practice varies—some is excellent, delivering high quality care, improving health outcomes, and representing excellent…
Why I . . . am a green GP
Like many of us, Tamsin Ellis had thought that we were years away from a…
Treatments for poorly controlled asthma
What you need to knowIn a patient with worsening symptoms of asthma, confirm the diagnosis…
Covid-19: Spreading vaccine “misinformation” puts licence at risk, US boards tell physicians
Three US medical licensing boards have warned doctors that they risk losing their licence if…
Sixty seconds on . . . #IAmNotYourVillain
Who’s been shaken and stirred by the new Bond movie?The charity Changing Faces has called…
Covid-19: Lancet investigation into origin of pandemic shuts down over bias risk
The work of a task force commissioned by the Lancet into the origins of covid-19…
Mass testing of university students for covid-19
People can clearly incubate and transmit SARS-CoV-2 in the absence of symptoms.1 Nonetheless, the value…
Vaccine induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis: summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowVaccine induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) is caused by anti-platelet…
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Vaccinating against covid and flu at same time is safe, study shows
Administering an influenza vaccine at the same time as a second dose of a covid-19…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Outstanding contribution to health
Think back to high summer and the lure of so called “Freedom Day.”1 Were you…
Labour would guarantee mental health treatment in less than a month, says Starmer
A Labour government would introduce a new NHS target for patients to start receiving appropriate…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Research paper of the year
“Dexamethasone in hospitalized patients with covid-19,” by the Recovery Collaborative GroupThe BMJ’s judges said this…
Thinking time, the scarce rocket fuel of health services
The psychologist Edward de Bono, who died earlier this year, popularised lateral thinking (doi:10.1136/bmj.n1831).1 An…
The BMJ Awards 2021: Special recognition award for science communication
Devi SridharThroughout the pandemic, Devi Sridhar, professor of global public health at the University of…
A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance
Complex interventions are commonly used in the health and social care services, public health practice,…
Investigating subclinical hypothyroidism . . . and other stories
Subclinical hypothyroidismAmong 9000 people who took part in a series of Danish surveys of iodine…
The UK should take the lead in pushing for reform of WHO, MPs say
The covid-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the “shortcomings” of the World Health Organisation, highlighting…
Half of people who stopped long term antidepressants relapsed within a year, study finds
Just over half (56%) of people who stopped taking antidepressants after long term use experienced…
The BMJ Awards 2021: “Landmark” study on dexamethasone wins paper of the year
Researchers whose rapid investigations into possible covid treatments that helped to save over a million…
Post-discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring-1 (PVC-RAM-1) technology versus standard care: randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine if virtual care with remote automated monitoring (RAM) technology versus standard care increases…
DR Congo: WHO staff abused women and girls in Ebola outbreak, says “harrowing” independent report
Sexual exploitation and abuse, including rape and demands of sex in return for jobs, were…
Afghanistan’s health system nears collapse as donors withdraw support
Afghanistan’s health system is collapsing and will cause an imminent humanitarian crisis if not tackled…
Covid grief: medical examiner’s office could be central point of access for counselling and support services
The covid-19 pandemic has shaken the lives of every person in virtually all aspects. We…
Regulatory drug approval: protecting patients or serving impatient shareholders?
Gyawali and colleagues showed that a third of anticancer drugs approved by the US Food…
Covid grief has cracked us open: showing vulnerability can be a sign of strength
I never thought I would say this about The BMJ, but reading Lucy Selman’s essay1…
Early computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectivesTo establish if the use of early computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography improves one year…
David Oliver: How hospital doctors’ own pressures affect GPs
Even before covid hit in early 2020, the NHS faced growing pressures from capacity, performance,…
Chronic unilateral nasal obstruction
A woman in her early 20s presented to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with a 10 month…
An unusual cause of toxic megacolon
This is an abdominal radiograph of a man in his 20s showing toxic megacolon (transverse…
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Eliminating HIV transmission through breast milk from women taking antiretroviral drugs
Mothers taking antiretroviral drugs with low plasma viral loads may still transmit HIV to their…
Long waits for NHS treatment are forcing patients to go private, warns Labour
Growing waiting lists for NHS treatment are forcing more people to pay thousands of pounds…
Covid-19: New York’s health workers agree to vaccinate as mandate bites
A predicted staffing crisis in hospitals around New York state seems to have been largely…
Healthcare workers must be given priority access to fuel, say unions
Unions including the BMA have called on the government to give health and care workers…
Partha Kar: If you believe you can change it, prove it
Data and process are both key. Without outcomes, however, they become yet another paperwork driven…
Helen Salisbury: Official hesitancy is not helping
“Doctor, should my teenager have the covid jab?”“Yes, I think that would be sensible. What…
Shortages of rheumatoid arthritis drugs hit Europe after demand surges for treating covid
European countries are reporting worsening shortages of anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat arthritis, vasculitis, and…
Covid-19: Fully vaccinated patients no longer need to test or isolate before elective procedures, hospitals are told
Fully vaccinated patients no longer need to have a polymerase chain reaction covid-19 test or…
Regional vaccine production is key to ensuring equity
Ensuring equal access to vaccines for rich and poor countries is of utmost importance to…
A dark, surreal, and tuneful tribute to the NHS
bmj;374/sep28_3/n2371/FAF1faSteve Tanner“It’s as if three patients have fallen down the rabbit hole and, instead of…
Consent for covid-19 vaccination in children
A Court of Appeal, on 17 September 2021, overturned a previous High Court ruling and…
Performance of prediction models for nephropathy in people with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and external validation study
AbstractObjectivesTo identify and assess the quality and accuracy of prognostic models for nephropathy and to…
Most deprived areas in England have fastest growing waiting lists, says think tank
People in England’s most deprived areas are nearly twice (1.8 times) as likely to experience…
Heading, concussion, and dementia: how medicine is changing football forever
Denis Law was such a gifted footballer that he was the only British player who…
Covid-19: England sees biggest fall in life expectancy since records began in wake of pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic led to the biggest year-on-year drop in life expectancy in England since…
Role model: Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar
“A career in medicine was an accident,” says Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, a professor of health data…