Covid-19: Budesonide shortens recovery time in patients not admitted to hospital, study finds
Inhaled budesonide, a common corticosteroid used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, can…
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Covid-19: Rare immune response may cause clots after AstraZeneca vaccine, say researchers
Two teams of researchers have published detailed observations of patients who developed thrombotic thrombocytopenia after…
Sixty seconds on . . . a covid-19 inquiry
Surely it’s not the right time?That’s what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said when he committed…
Overcoming spectrum bias for accurate SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence estimates
Repeated population based SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies provide evidence on how immunity develops in a population….
Radiologist who secretly filmed women in toilets on mobile phone is struck off
A consultant radiologist who was twice convicted of voyeurism after hiding his mobile phone to…
Screening and management of atrial fibrillation in primary care
AbstractAtrial fibrillation is a common chronic disease seen in primary care offices, emergency departments, inpatient…
Structural racism is a fundamental cause and driver of ethnic disparities in health
That structural racism is an important factor in ethnic disparities in health will come as…
David Smith
bmj;373/apr09_10/n887/FAF1faDavid Smith was an only child, born into a working class family in Haslingden, a…
Christopher William Thomas
bmj;373/apr09_9/n885/FAF1faChristopher William Thomas undertook house jobs at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, and mids…
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John “Brian” Cocking
bmj;373/apr09_8/n891/FAF1faAfter a stroke and being in hospital for five weeks, John “Brian” Cocking sadly died…
Saad Shakir Al-Dujaily
bmj;373/apr09_7/n890/FAF1faMy father, Saad Shakir Al-Dujaily, came to the UK from Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, after being…
Covid-19 vaccines save lives
At the time of writing, over 500 million doses of vaccines to combat SARS-CoV-2 have…
What did the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities say on health?
In its much criticised report published on 31 March,1 the Commission on Race and Ethnic…
Stop using body mass index as measure of health, say MPs
The UK government’s approach to eating disorders and poor body image is “potentially harmful” and…
Doctors raise concerns about NICE guidelines on chronic primary pain
Doctors in pain management have raised concerns about the National Institute of Health and Care…
Biden outlines plans to reduce US gun violence
“Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an international embarrassment,” President Joe…
Kris Miloszewski
Kris Miloszewski came to the UK in 1950 with his family as a war displaced…
Kshiti Ranjan De
bmj;373/apr09_14/n918/FAF1faKshiti Ranjan De (“Kit”) came to Jersey in 1972 via Leeds from Punjab, India. He…
Kenneth Raymond Gough
bmj;373/apr09_16/n924/FAF1faAfter Brockenhurst Grammar School and national service in the Royal Air Force, Kenneth Raymond Gough…
Richard Keith Levick
bmj;373/apr09_15/n904/FAF1faRichard Keith Levick (known as Keith) died at home in Hathersage at the age of…
Carlos Michael Azurdia
bmj;373/apr09_13/n915/FAF1faCarlos Michael Azurdia’s paternal grandfather emigrated to Liverpool in 1910 with his large family, was…
Martin Mansell
bmj;373/apr09_12/n927/FAF1faMartin Mansell was the son of Rena and Joe Mansell, second-generation immigrants from Russia and…
Kandiah Ratnakumar
bmj;373/apr09_11/n889/FAF1faKandiah Ratnakumar (“Ratna”) was born and grew up in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He studied medicine…
How the JCVI sets who gets a covid-19 vaccine and when
What is the JCVI?The 16 experts who make up the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination…
Locum GP who lied about advice to mother whose baby later died is suspended for 12 months
A GP has been suspended from the UK medical register for 12 months after a…
Covid-19: a disaster five years in the making
We live in extraordinary times in global health. Through two decades of the United Nations’…
Chagas disease in non-endemic settings
Neglected tropical diseases are no longer confined to the tropics. Chagas disease, one of 20…
What do we know about China’s covid-19 vaccines?
What vaccines has China developed?There are about a dozen Chinese vaccine candidates for covid-19, but…
Nine in 10 professional organisations say doctors should have to register their financial interests
Nearly 90% of organisations representing doctors agree that the UK should have a mandatory and…
Dudley trust faces criminal charges over deaths of two patients from sepsis
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is bringing a criminal prosecution against a hospital trust after…
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AstraZeneca vaccine: Blood clots are “extremely rare” and benefits outweigh risks, regulators conclude
Investigations by EU and UK regulators into reports of unusual blood clots after receiving the…
Covid-19: Brazil breaks record daily death toll as crisis spreads through South America
Brazil recorded over 4195 deaths from covid-19 on 6 March, the highest daily record to…
Covid-19: Infections in England fell by 60% in past two months
The rate of new coronavirus infections in England fell by about 60% from February to…
Linked electronic health records for research on a nationwide cohort of more than 54 million people in England: data resource
AbstractObjectiveTo describe a novel England-wide electronic health record (EHR) resource enabling whole population research on…
Covid-19: Hospital admissions and deaths could rise this summer, modellers warn
The later stages of the UK government’s roadmap out of lockdown are “highly likely” to…
Covid-19: Certifying status for “vaccine passports” must not increase GPs’ workload, says Royal College
Any introduction of covid status certification or “vaccine passports” must have zero impact on GPs’…
Incarcerated people should be prioritised for covid-19 vaccination
In most countries, the covid-19 infection rate is consistently higher in prisons than in the…
Jim Dornan: senior vice president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Northern Ireland’s pre-eminent obstetrician for four decades
bmj;373/apr07_6/n909/FAF1faPhoto credit: Jess Dornan-LynasTalking to his houseman on a plane flying home, Harith Lamki suggested…
Junior doctors’ morale: the pandemic groundhog day
A winter surge in hospital admissions is not unfamiliar. However, Public Health England’s annual flu…
Covid-19: One in three has neurological or psychiatric condition diagnosed after covid infection, study finds
One in three people who have had covid-19 then have a neurological or psychiatric condition…
Healthcare leaders reȷect “damaging” denial that institutional racism exists
A controversial government commissioned review1 which found “no evidence of systemic or institutional racism” in…
Scholarly communications harmed by covid-19
In this editorial by Raj Bhopal and Alasdair Munro (BMJ 2021;372:n742 doi:10.1136/bmj.n742) we incorrectly accredited a set…
Covid-19: Italy makes vaccination mandatory for healthcare workers
Italy has become the first country in Europe to make vaccination against covid-19 mandatory for…
Medical leaders call for swift action to remove GMC’s power to appeal tribunal decisions
Thirteen leading healthcare organisations, including the BMA and five royal colleges, are calling on the…
Covid-19: Government rolls out twice weekly rapid testing to all in England
Everyone in England will be offered access to twice weekly rapid testing for covid-19 from…
Covid-19: How clinical academic trainees came back to the wards en masse
In spring 2020, an estimated 1500+ academic trainees in England—representing more than 90% of all…
E-health StandingTall balance exercise for fall prevention in older people: results of a two year randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo test whether StandingTall, a home based, e-health balance exercise programme delivered through an app,…
Reducing unnecessary red blood cell transfusion in hospitalised patients
What you need to knowRed blood cell (RBC) transfusions are frequently overused, and are associated…
Covid-19: All Johnson & Johnson vaccine in use is safe, says US regulator
The acting head of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave reassurances on…
Covid-19: EMA defends AstraZeneca vaccine as Germany and Canada halt rollouts
The Oxford AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine is facing a further wave of scepticism and restrictions as…