What are the early election promises on health?
The early promises on health in the election campaign head in different directions. The Conservatives…
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George Shirriffs
bmj;385/jun07_3/q1245/FAF1faGeorge Shirriffs attended Aberdeen Grammar School and studied medicine at Aberdeen University. During his early…
Paul James Gregory Smart
bmj;385/jun07_2/q1244/FAF1faPaul, an artist, guitarist, sailor, skier, wood worker, rose lover, book collector, and family man,…
Not “all in the mind”
Patients with persistent, severe, but medically unexplained physical symptoms baffle and frustrate doctors. Without a…
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French medicine regulator bans two cannabinoid derivatives after reported side effects
France’s medicine regulator, the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé…
Impact of early life experiences on late life cognitive outcomes … and other research
Early life circumstances and dementiaDementia rates vary considerably between different ethnic groups. Recent research estimated…
Mastering your year out: a guide to postgraduate study
Opportunities to undertake postgraduate education are available throughout medical careers. For most doctors, the first…
A woman with dry cough and breathlessness
A woman in her 40s presented with a 10 day history of breathlessness, fever, a…
A non-healing wound after percutaneous nephrolithotomy
This man in his late 40s underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy for left kidney stone disease. The…
Taking women’s pain seriously: the surgeon who spoke out about vaginal mesh
Sohier Elneil came into the public eye when she started speaking out about the devastation…
Joel Breman: infectious diseases physician who investigated the first outbreak of Ebola
bmj;385/jun06_14/q1240/FAF1faJoel Breman, an American infectious diseases physician who worked on Ebola, Guinea worm, malaria, smallpox,…
Research England put politicians’ interests ahead of free speech, says EDI lead in resignation letter
Research England has been accused of being more interested in “mollifying politicians and their whims”…
Infected blood scandal: British medicine’s worst moment
Thirty thousand people in the UK were given infected blood products over two decades, resulting…
US Republicans block bill that would have guaranteed access to contraception
Republican members of the US Senate have blocked the Democrat sponsored Right to Contraception Act…
Self-management for chronic conditions . . . and other stories
Home blood pressure monitoringSince most patients with diabetes look after their own treatment successfully, it’s…
The infected blood scandal: lessons for clinical research
The six year long Infected Blood Inquiry investigated the causes and impacts of NHS treatment…
Stopping antidepressants causes symptoms in one in six people, study estimates
Around one in every six to seven people who stop taking antidepressants will experience discontinuation…
Anaesthetists group raises over {pound}50 000 for legal action against GMC over regulation of associates
A group of anaesthetists is raising funds for a legal challenge to the General Medical…
Mailed feedback to primary care physicians on antibiotic prescribing for patients aged 65 years and older: pragmatic, factorial randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate whether providing family physicians with feedback on their antibiotic prescribing compared with that…
Seven days in medicine: 29 May to 4 June 2024
Physician associatesBMA “clarifies” MAP supervision detailsMedical associate professionals (MAPs), including physician associates, must have an…
Antimicrobial stewardship
The goal of prescribing medical interventions is to improve patient outcomes. The challenge of inappropriate…
Effect of combination treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on incidence of cardiovascular and serious renal events: population based cohort study
An error occurred in figure 4 of this paper by Simms-Williams and colleagues (BMJ 2024;385:e078242,…
The environmental impact of assessments in medical schools
Braithwaite and colleagues discuss the role of clinicians in tackling climate change1 and Chase and…
Value doctors or see NHS crisis worsen, BMA warns in manifesto for next government
The next government has no hope of improving the nation’s health or providing high quality…
The food industry’s far reaching influence and our need to act now
Thank you for highlighting the influence of industry in healthcare.1McDonald’s will soon open a ninth…
Future applications of artificial intelligence in primary care
Mathew writes about the potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) in triage in primary care.1…
NICE recommendations on tirzepatide for weight loss could increase NHS access
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended another weight loss drug…
Infected Blood Inquiry details failure after failure
The final report of the UK Infected Blood Inquiry exposes the catastrophic failings that devastated…
Infected blood: an appalling medical tragedy
When Arthur Bloom died in 1992 aged 62, an obituary published in The BMJ lauded…
David Oliver: What the party manifestos should cover on health and social care but probably won’t
A general election is set for 4 July, and the next UK government will be…
Martin Raw: Tobacco addiction researcher
bmj;385/jun04_10/q1194/FAF1faAcademic colleagues have said that the kindly and genial Martin Raw saved “hundreds of thousands,…
Godfrey Heathcote: Ophthalmic pathologist, connective tissue biochemist, and medical laboratory administrator
bmj;385/jun04_9/q1180/FAF1faGodfrey Heathcote developed an interest in laboratory science as an 8 year old boy when…
Sexually transmitted infections continued to rise in England in 2023, data show
The continuing increase in the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in England highlights the…
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Fauci is defiant as congressional hearing into covid origins fails to produce smoking gun
Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who…
Diagnosing dying: is it time for doctors to write “dying certificates”?
“Humans are gardens to tend, not machines to fix.” Source: One of the author’s Mums….and…
Labour’s plan to make more use of the private sector: try not to make the same mistakes again
One verb above all has characterised the patient journey in the NHS in 2024: “to…
Better recognition of whooping cough in older people
It is difficult to share Smout and colleagues’ optimism that increasing primary immunisation above 92.9%…
WHO member states agree better ways to detect health threats and set new deadline for pandemic treaty
The negotiation of a pandemic accord intended to prevent the global disaster seen during covid-19…
Foundation job allocation in the UK
Newly qualified doctors in the UK complete two years of general postgraduate training after medical…
Should we worry about a growing threat from “bird flu”?
Concerns are mounting over the threat to humans from a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus,…
Helen Salisbury: Don’t ask Jeeves—ask your GP
GPs are busy. There’s a mismatch between available appointments and patient demand, with growing dissatisfaction…
John Launer: Poor political interviewing—could consultation skills help?
Why is political interviewing in the UK generally so poor? I recently listened to an…
Breaking the silence and confronting racism on the wards
What happens when in the act of caring for a patient your personal dignity is…
Election watch: What are the main parties promising on health?
ConservativesOn 1 June the Conservative Party promised to provide more treatment in the community if…
Low risk prostate cancer: active surveillance does not increase unfavourable outcomes, study finds
Active surveillance of men with prostate cancer with a low risk of metastasis is an…
Texas court rejects legal challenge by women denied abortions for dangerous pregnancies
The Texas Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a challenge to the state’s strict abortion ban…
Sterile water injections for back pain in labour
Recent recommendations by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)1 regarding the use…
Moves to limit prison custody for pregnant and postnatal women are welcome—and long overdue
Pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period can be difficult, complex, and anxious times for any…
Why digital innovation may not reduce healthcare’s environmental footprint
Healthcare is becoming increasingly digitalised through innovations in information and communication technologies as well as…
Advances in diagnosis and management of cancer of the esophagus
AbstractEsophageal cancer is the seventh most common malignancy worldwide, with over 470 000 new cases…