Covid-19: Study sheds light on how some people avoid the disease
Scientists say that they have discovered novel immune responses that help explain how some people…
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“Sick note culture” doesn’t exist, it’s toxic politics and our NHS that are failing us
In April 2024, current UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced a clampdown on “sick note…
RCGP calls for immediate freeze on recruitment of physician associates
General practices should stop recruiting physician associates (PAs) immediately until regulation and scope of practice…
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Russell Rees
bmj;385/jun21_5/q1366/FAF1faRussell was born in Swansea, the only child of a ship chandler, and was educated…
Ronald Stout
bmj;385/jun21_4/q1364/FAF1faRonald Stout was born in December 1949 in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear. His father, Ron,…
Harry Dalton
bmj;385/jun21_3/q1368/FAF1faHarry Dalton, formerly consultant gastroenterologist at the Royal Cornwall Hospital (RCH), has died at the…
James Burns
bmj;385/jun21_2/q1363/FAF1faJames (Jim) Burns was born in 1937 in Liverpool. He had a difficult early life…
GP who confronted Rishi Sunak received “hundreds” of supportive messages from doctors
The locum GP Jane Lees-Millais has told The BMJ that she has received “literally hundreds…
Social media: Add tobacco-style warnings to protect children, says US surgeon general
Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, has called for Congress to put warning labels on…
Avoidable mortality in England and Wales remains higher than before pandemic, data show
New data showing that avoidable mortality in England and Wales remained higher in 2022 than…
GPs unable to find new posts despite shortages, says royal college
Many GPs who are seeking a new job are unable to find a post despite…
A recommitment to continuity of care is central to reviving primary care
The UK in 2024: general practices setting up food banks, doctors writing prescriptions for over-the-counter…
Correction for vol. 385, p.
Derivation and external validation of a simple risk score for predicting severe acute kidney injury…
UK political parties pledge to strengthen security—yet ignore health security
Use of repetition as a debating device has characterised the 2024 general election campaign in…
Junior doctors offer prime minister “final chance” to avoid pre-election strike
The BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee in England has written to the prime minister, urging him…
NHS mental health services failing Muslims, researchers say
“People have to explain to healthcare professionals why a hijab is important or what their…
Erythroderma with islands of sparing
This man in his 70s presented with a two month history of pruritic plaques on…
Patchy alopecia in the central posterior occipital region
A woman in her 40s presented to the dermatology clinic with hair loss localised to…
Consultant who submitted false job references is struck off
A consultant psychiatrist who submitted false job references purporting to come from four other consultants…
Avian flu virus in raw milk … and other research
Avian flu and milk pasteurisationAn outbreak of avian flu in dairy farms in the US…
Antidepressants, glioma, . . . and other stories
Antidepressant drugs and risk of gliomaTaking antidepressant drugs doesn’t increase the likelihood of developing a…
We need to tackle the increasing mountain of wasted plastic and cardboard from diabetes technologies
For people living with diabetes, access to an insulin pump or sensing technologies such as…
Martin Bax: paediatrician and founder of controversial literary magazine Ambit
bmj;385/jun20_1/q1314/FAF1faMartin Bax, a paediatrician who specialised in child development and disability and who founded the…
Repairing general practice will be a priority for Labour, says Streeting
An incoming Labour government will focus on investing in general practice to help fix the…
Continuous observation for self-harm may be effective in psychiatric settings globally
A recent report from the UK’s Health Services Safety Investigations Body found that continuous observation…
NICE should adopt European guidance on preventing infective endocarditis
The coroner was right to raise concerns about a patient’s death related to infective endocarditis…
World is woefully unprepared for another pandemic, experts warn
Pandemic preparedness experts have warned that initial steps to successfully tackle a future pandemic on…
Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension
AbstractResistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure that remains above the therapeutic goal despite concurrent…
Listening is healing, listening is love
Richard Flanagan, a marvellous writer, describes in his recently published memoir Question 7 how he…
John Launer: Faces or candlesticks? Why we need continuity in teams
Sometimes a remark stays in your mind for a very long time because of what…
Nab-paclitaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine versus cisplatin and gemcitabine as first line chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: randomised phase 3 clinical trial
AbstractObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness and safety of nab-paclitaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine (nab-TPC) with gemcitabine and…
David Oliver: Will the actions pledged in Labour’s election manifesto save health and social care?
Last week the main UK parties published their manifestos ahead of the coming general election….
Homelessness in primary care—a day with an emerging GP specialism
Alina (name changed for anonymity) had been sleeping rough on the streets with her husband…
Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s the senior house officers trying to come back . . .
Wilkinson investigates deficiencies in workforce planning in the NHS.1Often commented on is the number of…
Care practitioners performing surgery: time to develop a different career structure
Surgeons have criticised a trust for using a surgical care practitioner (SCP) to perform laparoscopic…
Analysis reveals global post-covid surge in infectious diseases
A large post-covid global surge in common communicable diseases including influenza, measles, tuberculosis, and whooping…
The high cost of opportunity: how medical school electives deepen the class divide
Who were medical school electives created for? As a student who is estranged from my…
SAS doctors in England accept government’s pay offer
Specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from…
Helen Salisbury: Shortening the medical degree
NHS England has just announced that it will be piloting four year undergraduate medical courses…
Why will there be fewer female representatives at the BMA annual meeting this year?
On 24 and 25 June BMA members will gather in Belfast for the organisation’s annual…
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Recognition, diagnosis, and early management of suspected sepsis: summary of updated NICE guidance
What you need to knowCalculate NEWS2 scores to determine an adult’s risk of severe illness…
Vaccine shortages worsen the deadliest cholera outbreaks in years
It’s nearly 18 months since the World Health Organization (WHO) raised cholera to its highest…
GP staff are running food banks and giving advice on dealing with poverty
GPs, primary care staff, and schoolteachers are all taking on additional roles to help people…
Lateral episiotomy or no episiotomy in vacuum assisted delivery in nulliparous women (EVA): multicentre, open label, randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the effect of lateral episiotomy, compared with no episiotomy, on obstetric anal sphincter…
Major US church group votes to oppose IVF
The Southern Baptist Convention voted at its annual meeting on 14 June to oppose the…
US healthcare spending will reach nearly 20% of GDP by 2032, predict experts
US healthcare spending growth will likely exceed the growth in gross domestic product (GDP) during…
Lateral episiotomy during vacuum assisted childbirth
The linked paper by Bergendahl and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-079014) provides much needed evidence supporting the use…
Climate: Jury fails to convict medics charged with JP Morgan protest
A jury was unable reach a majority decision on four doctors and two nurses who…
Why I . . . go adventure sailing
After weeks of preparation, Trevor Thompson was finally out on the open sea in his…
Exploring different objectives in non-inferiority trials
Non-inferiority clinical trials conventionally try to show that a new treatment is not appreciably worse…