John Arthur Lunn
bmj;374/jul09_3/n1740/FAF1faJohn Arthur Lunn left school in 1948 to start medical studies at St Mary’s Hospital,…
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Covid-19: China’s CoronaVac vaccine offers 83.5% protection against symptomatic infection, interim analysis finds
Two doses of the new CoronaVac vaccine made in China have an efficacy of 83.5%…
Covid-19: Looking back at the experiences of graduates and educators during the interim Foundation Year 1
Redesigning the registration processAs the body responsible for registering and regulating doctors in the UK,…
Primary care takes the brunt of chronic NHS underfunding
I read Salisbury’s article on remote consultations with interest.1 The value many patients place on…
Covid-19: Billions spent on private contracts should have gone to public services, says people’s inquiry
The government’s reliance on private sector contracts at the expense of existing public structures and…
Covid-19: Failings in imaging services have put cancer patients at risk, watchdog says
The government should urgently prioritise improving NHS imaging services in England, which are too often…
Prabhu Dayal Nigam
bmj;374/jul08_7/n1748/FAF1faAfter a Commonwealth fellowship at Guy’s Hospital in London, Prabhu Dayal returned to Lady Harding…
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Covid-19: Biden renews vaccines push as cases and deaths rise among unvaccinated people
President Joe Biden has outlined the ways his team is pushing to get more Americans…
Covid-19: Rapid testing cuts cases in pilot but questions remain over use of lateral flow tests
A full evaluation of the community testing pilot scheme in Liverpool concluded that it led…
Data saves lives
The Department of Health and Social Care in England recently published its new data strategy…
Covid 19: We need a full open independent investigation into its origins
When news first broke that a contagious and deadly new virus had emerged in Wuhan,…
Activity after atrial fibrillation . . . and other stories
Exercise in people with atrial fibrillationPhysical exercise helps most things, but a retrospective study of…
The covid-19 lab leak hypothesis: did the media fall victim to a misinformation campaign?
For most of 2020, the notion that SARS-CoV-2 may have originated in a lab in…
Asymptomatic rapid testing for SARS-CoV-2
Community mass testing for SARS-CoV-2 using rapid lateral flow antigen detection tests is being used…
BMA will support legal fight of whistleblowing junior doctor Chris Day
The BMA will back the legal case of a junior doctor, Chris Day, as part…
Imposter syndrome: a degree of doubt is essential
I am glad that Kar has written about imposter syndrome and how common it is…
Gambling adverts: should they stay or should they go?
A YouGov poll published in June 2021 of 12 247 adults and 2513 children suggested…
Covid-19: Adults in poorest areas are almost four times more likely to die, inquiry finds
Working age adults in England’s poorest areas were almost four times more likely to die…
David Oliver: What has the pandemic taught us about using frailty scales?
For decades the geriatric medicine clinical and research community has been discussing the concept, definition,…
A patient with an enlarged neck and alcohol excess
This is a man in his 60s with benign symmetrical lipomatosis (fig 1). This rare…
Nutritional basis of type 2 diabetes remission
Type 2 diabetes mellitus was once thought to be irreversible and progressive, but a series…
Just another eczema case for you, but to me it’s the world
I was diagnosed with eczema as a child and have lived with it for two…
A recurrent rash on the penis
An uncircumcised man in his late 70s presented with a six month history of recurrent…
Covid-19: Vaccines journal retracts controversial paper after editorial board members quit
A research paper that was promoted by anti-vaccination activists has been retracted by the journal…
Covid-19: Vaccine corruption allegations spark protests across Brazil
Tens of thousands of people marched against Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro last weekend after the…
Over 60s in England could pay for prescriptions until retirement, says government consultation
The government is consulting on plans to align the upper age exemption for NHS prescription…
Nation marks NHS anniversary with light shows
bmj;374/jul06_11/n1704/FAF1faPeter Byrne/AlamyLandmark sites across England, including Number 10 Downing Street and the Liver Building in…
Covid-19: Judge gives permission for NHS trust to remove life support from patient
A High Court judge has given permission for an NHS trust to remove a 52…
Helen Salisbury: No room for growth at general practices
There aren’t enough GPs to meet patient demand, and we’ve been invited to plug the…
The slow march of privatisation makes hospitals less sensitive to people’s needs
There was a time when hospital car parking was free.1 From 1992 the Treasury required…
Covid-19: Doctors criticise government’s plan to make mask wearing a personal choice
The BMA has spoken out against plans to allow people to make their own decisions…
Mask related acne is a problem for healthcare workers and those with pigmented skins
Mask related acne and other facial dermatoses highlighted by Rudd and Walsh1 are big problems…
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Mask related acne: alternative PPE for facial dermatoses
Although evidence relating to facial dermatoses associated with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)…
Open your mind without leaving your sofa
As we head towards the end of term and the summer holidays, many of you…
Partha Kar: Let’s avoid the trap of division
Last month an outcry erupted over comments by Dido Harding, former head of Test and…
Maternity services are not improving fast enough, say MPs
The government’s plans to improve maternity services in England and take action to make progress…
Doctors question NICE recommendation to induce labour at 39 weeks in ethnic minority women
Doctors and campaigners have raised concerns over proposed NICE guidance that recommends that inducing labour…
Clinical trials: regulators’ inaction has left EU registry “riddled with inaccurate and missing data”
Nearly 6000 clinical trial results are currently missing from the European trial registry, despite transparency…
Sajid Javid: What can doctors expect from the new health secretary?
As the new secretary of state for health and social care in England proudly sat…
Sixty seconds on . . . EU covid certificates
Europe-wide, covid secure travel is finally here . . .Unfortunately, many people in the UK…
Heat wave causes hundreds of deaths and hospitalisations in Pacific north west
Governments in south western Canada and the north west corner of the US are now…
Covid-19 cough: use all your senses to make a diagnosis
Your “cough in a box” item1 reminded me of my first experience of general practice…
Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s disease?
The US licensing of Biogen’s aducanumab as “the first ever disease modifying drug for Alzheimer’s…
Bawa-Garba is free to practise again without restrictions after tribunal ruling
Hadiza Bawa-Garba has been allowed to practise again without restrictions, 10 years after a 6…
Health and wealth in pandemic times: not a zero sum game
Sajid Javid’s policy of “opening up” seems ill timed. Since his appointment on 26 June…
Why we . . . escape the wards for a walk
One day, during a lull at work in the paediatric department at Barnet Hospital, Joseph…
Consultants will consider industrial action if government’s 1% pay rise offer is not improved
Senior doctors will be consulted on taking industrial action if the government’s 1% pay rise…
Doctor who left post at emergency department to collect takeaway food is struck off
A locum doctor who left his post at a hospital emergency department without notice to…
Recognising the value of “shared pain”—mandatory covid-19 vaccination should include all NHS workers
There has been considerable discussion about the wisdom or otherwise of making covid-19 vaccination mandatory…
Covid-19: Millions could be offered booster vaccinations from September
Covid-19 booster vaccinations should be offered in England from September 2021, the Joint Committee on…