Covid-19: Offer staff military-style mental health support, say healthcare leaders
The government should take inspiration from the mental health services offered to veterans when designing…
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How Wellcome’s opaque fossil fuel investments harm its global health mission
In recent years, the Wellcome Trust has pivoted in its role as a leading charitable…
Politicisation of ivermectin raises concerns about how we communicate with the public
Wadvalla reports the global politicisation of ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug that some doctors claim can…
Long covid: coding is caring
Research, 24 AprilSivan and colleagues1 and Ayoubkhani and colleagues2 describe the scale of adverse health…
Accuracy of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression subscale (HADS-D) to screen for major depression: systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
In this paper by Wu and colleagues (BMJ 2021;373:n972, doi:10.1136/bmj.n972, published 10 May 2021), the…
David Oliver: Squaring the circle on ward visiting
A recent BMJ column of mine, “When visitors return to the wards,”1 sparked a great…
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Covid-19: How India’s doctors found their voice in the country’s devastating second wave
Like many Indian doctors, Kafeel Khan says that he’s long known about the country’s lack…
Gingival hyperplasia associated with diltiazem
This is swelling of the upper and lower gums secondary to diltiazem use in a…
Treatment of opioid use disorder in primary care
AbstractOpioid use disorder (OUD) is a common, treatable chronic disease that can be effectively managed…
Healthcare decision making should be democratised
The covid-19 pandemic has precipitated radical changes in healthcare practices and highlighted outdated ways of…
Covid-19: Poor links between NHS and social care weakened England’s response, says NAO
Pre-pandemic issues such as severe budget cuts to local government and poor integration between the…
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A day in the life of a medical student from Portugal
“The city of Coimbra is completely empty. No one stays there on the weekends, it’s…
Post-covid reforms: can we avoid fighting the last war?
Covid-19 has exposed glaring gaps in the global system for preventing, detecting, and responding to…
BMA demands urgent meeting with health secretary over GP appointments row
The BMA has urged the government to provide clarity to general practices and patients about…
Covid-19: Most UK adults had antibodies after one dose of AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine, data suggest
More than nine in 10 UK adults have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 following one dose of…
Doctors shine light on legal fight against PPE contracts
bmj;373/may18_8/n1259/FAF1faRobert ColeActivist doctors took their fight for ministers to be accountable for decisions made during…
Rammya Mathew: Digital access has opened the floodgates to patient demand
For years the cost of healthcare has increased at a rate that has outpaced general…
Covid-19 vaccines: In the rush for regulatory approval, do we need more data?
In April 2021, Pfizer and Moderna announced efficacy results at the six month mark from…
Use patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in treatment of long covid
The challenges outlined in Sivan and colleagues’ commentary on Ayoubkhani and colleagues’ evidence of the…
GMC sets targets to end disproportionate complaints against ethnic minority doctors
The General Medical Council has set itself new targets to eliminate disproportionate complaints from employers…
Helen Salisbury: GPs deserve better than this micromanagement
Last week I was working on a new timetable for our surgery, thinking about how…
Covid-19: Second vaccine doses expedited in areas of England where new variant is high
The government has said it was implementing a “belt and braces” approach to tackle rising…
Covid-19: Reducing background aerosols could reduce infectivity
To be effective, public health measures should be both simple and easily applied. The focus…
Continued versus discontinued oxytocin stimulation in the active phase of labour (CONDISOX): double blind randomised controlled trial
In the abstract and results section of this paper by Sidsel Boie and colleagues (BMJ…
Antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 by autumn?
The UK government has launched a covid-19 antivirals taskforce with the aim of deploying drugs…
The covid-19 vaccine patent waiver: a crucial step towards a “people’s vaccine”
In rich nations that have plentiful doses of covid-19 vaccines, including the UK and the…
How can I refocus on my career after the pandemic?
Think back to why you went into medicineAdam Harrison, doctor and career and leadership coach…
When visitors return to the wards: “You’re welcome . . . anytime”
Clinicians’ experiences inform my work in medical education. Oliver’s suggestions for post-covid hospital visiting restrictions,…
GPs should return to offering face-to-face appointments without prior triage, says NHS
The NHS has told general practices to return to offering patients face-to-face appointments without needing…
David Hull
bmj;373/may14_10/n1222/FAF1faDavid Hull was a true clinical scientist who made major contributions to the understanding of…
Anthony Ginns
bmj;373/may14_9/n1226/FAF1faBorn in Kanpur, India, Anthony Ginns (“Tony”) was the only child of George Reginald and…
John I Harper
bmj;373/may14_8/n1224/FAF1faIt is with great sadness that we announce the death of John I Harper, who…
Peter Bryan Bailey
bmj;373/may14_7/n1220/FAF1faPeter Bryan Bailey spent most of his life in Bristol. He was educated at Colston’s…
James Alan McKinna
bmj;373/may14_6/n1221/FAF1faJames Alan McKinna was the youngest son of two GPs. He was educated at West…
Who is hacking the NHS during a pandemic?
What is hacking?Hacking is the deliberate unauthorised access of computer systems, including devices like laptops…
Pharmacy professionals are part of the solution to reduce GPs’ workload
We are sure that many general practitioners share Salisbury’s pain about the current workload in…
Academic journal is criticised for publishing special issue funded by tobacco industry
The American Journal of Health Behaviour has come under fire from anti-smoking charities and academics…
BMJ appeal raises {pound}60 000 for the Independent Food Aid Network
Food aid charities have bought personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff and volunteers and helped…
GPs should be able to delist patients who racially abuse staff, say leaders
Health ministers should commit to a “zero tolerance” approach to any patients’ complaints against general…
Urgent call to prevent late stage presentation of head and neck cancer
We agree with Tang and colleagues that safer indoor environments are needed as covid-19 becomes…
Register of doctors’ financial interests: definition needs to be wide enough to close loopholes
The support by professional associations for a register of doctors’ interests is welcome.1In 2011, I…
GP who altered patient’s notes to deflect complaint is struck off
A GP who altered consultation notes then used the revised version to deflect a patient’s…
Covid-19: India sees record deaths as “black fungus” spreads fear
India has recorded its highest weekly covid-19 death toll, reporting an average 4029 deaths a…
Covid-19: Global response was too slow and leadership absent, report finds
The covid-19 pandemic was a preventable disaster with weak links at every point in the…
Effectiveness of England’s initial vaccine roll out
In its human host, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has followed unusually volatile and seemingly unpredictable…
Vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2
Following widespread vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 of older adults and other highly vulnerable groups, some high…
Covid-19: Why we must temper urgency with diligence
How should we balance the need for speed with our duty towards care and rigour?…
Hearing loss, exercise, . . . and other stories
Hearing loss and physical activityOlder people with hearing loss engage in less physical activity than…
Effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines on covid-19 related symptoms, hospital admissions, and mortality in older adults in England: test negative case-control study
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the real world effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 and Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S vaccines against…
Pandemic lessons from India
In January 2021, global observers marvelled at India’s smooth passage through the first wave of…