Covid-19: AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to increased risk of blood clots, finds European Medicine Agency
The Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine is not linked to an increased risk of blood clots and…
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What do we know about lateral flow tests and mass testing in schools?
How is testing being implemented in secondary schools?Schoolchildren across England returned to their classrooms from…
Covid-19: What do we know about Sputnik V and other Russian vaccines?
What is Sputnik V?Russia’s first approved vaccine was developed and produced entirely domestically and has…
Sex, gender, and medical data
Sex and gender are not synonymous. Sex, unless otherwise specified, relates to biology: the gametes,…
JAMA deputy editor resigns after critics hit out at podcast on structural racism
The deputy editor of the journal JAMA has resigned after a podcast on structural racism…
Apprenticeships only part of the answer to widening participation in medicine, says BMA
The BMA has said that proposals for an apprenticeship model as an alternative to a…
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Covid-19 dissenters—or the virtue in being less cheerful
Dissent is under threat. To disagree is to affront. To protest is to break the…
Timing of surgery for spinal injury . . . and other stories
Early surgery for acute cord injuryA pooled analysis of data from more than 1000 patients…
Delaying the second dose of covid-19 vaccines
On 30 December 2020, the UK announced a deviation from the recommended protocol for the…
Many “do not resuscitate” decisions in England during pandemic ignored equality and human rights laws, says CQC
Equality and human rights laws were flouted when “inappropriate” advance non-resuscitation decisions were taken during…
Acute onset dysphagia and neck pain after eating
A woman in her 40s presented to the emergency department late in the evening with…
Iqbal Haroon Master: researched and implemented new drugs and models of care for treating tuberculosis
bmj;372/mar18_2/n749/FAF1faCredit: Ikana Media, Johnson it’s to restore hope to people during their darkest hours.” No…
Seven days in medicine: 10-16 March 2021
Covid-19Vaccine is linked to lower transmissionA study by Public Health Scotland and the University of…
Paul Schatzberger: GP, musician, and photographer
bmj;372/mar17_10/n737/FAF1faPortrait: Angela RosenfeldPaul Schatzberger couldn’t decide between medicine and music. But ultimately creativity ran through…
Royal College of Surgeons of England is failing female, ethnic minority, and LGBT+ members, finds review
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) needs a “radical shake-up” after a…
Two thirds of female cardiologists have experienced discrimination, survey finds
Two thirds of female consultant cardiologists (62%) have had experience of discrimination at work—three times…
The treatment terrifies me more than the diagnosis
I was only 5 years old when I had my first big encounter with the…
Domestic violence during the pandemic
Domestic violence and abuse is a violation of human rights that damages the health and…
Police investigate further 15 000 deaths at Gosport hospital
Police are examining around 15 000 death certificates in an investigation into hospital deaths described…
Clustering and longitudinal change in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in school children in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland: prospective cohort study of 55 schools
AbstractObjectivesTo examine longitudinal changes in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence and to…
Covid-19: Chile joins top five countries in world vaccination league
bmj;372/mar17_7/n718/FAF1faIvan Alvarado/Reuters/AlamySince the beginning of the year Santiago airport in Chile has been busy distributing…
“Salmon patch” on the eye
This is a plasmacytoma of the conjunctiva of a woman in her 50s (fig 1)…
Tom Frieden: On the “mind boggling” interference of the Trump administration during covid-19
Tom Frieden led the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for nearly a…
David Oliver: The IEA has used covid-19 as another opportunity to brief against the NHS
On 9 February, with many patients still in hospital with covid-19 and hundreds of people…
Partha Kar: NHS progress on diversity will need regulation and fines
It’s that time of the year again—when the Workforce Race Equality Standard programme publishes its…
Patient who sued trust for {pound}5.7m is sentenced to six months in ȷail for faking disabilities
A patient who sued a hospital trust for more than £5.7m (€6.6m; $7.9m) for not…
NHS and social care need an extra {pound}12bn to get back on track after pandemic, says think tank
The NHS and social care systems in England need an extra £12bn (€14bn; $16.7bn) a…
Covid-19: EU looks to speed up vaccine rollout
Tempers in Europe have been fraying as the European Union tries to get to grips…
Covid-19: WHO says rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine should continue, as Europe divides over safety
Doctors have warned of the risks associated with pausing or delaying vaccination programmes against covid-19,…
Covid-19: Italy reimposes widespread lockdown as transmission rate rises again
Italy has once again emerged as Europe’s covid-19 hotspot, with half the country forced into…
Covid vaccine could be rolled out to children by autumn
Some covid-19 vaccines could be rolled out to children later this year, as early, real…
Helen Salisbury: Protocols and plastic aprons
Having a particular, set way of doing things can be useful. Following a protocol means…
Trends in obesity and adiposity measures by race or ethnicity among adults in the United States 2011-18: population based study
AbstractObjectiveTo examine the trends in obesity and adiposity measures, including body mass index, waist circumference,…
What is my covid risk?
What you need to knowTake time to establish what decision the patient is considering and…
How covid-19 has exacerbated LGBTQ+ health inequalities
“Wherever you meaningfully look for LGBTQ+ health inequalities, you find them,” says Michael Brady, national…
Covid-19: Underfunding of health workforce left many European nations vulnerable, says commission
Many health systems in Europe have suffered “chronic underfunding and underinvestment in the health workforce,”…
Does “AI” stand for augmenting inequality in the era of covid-19 healthcare?
Among the most damaging characteristics of the covid-19 pandemic has been its disproportionate effect on…
Children and the return to school: how much should we worry about covid-19 and long covid?
Among the unknowns that have featured in the steep learning curve of our covid-19 year,…
The future of public health in England
The SARS epidemic in 2003 led to the global realisation that health protection and infectious…
Covid-19: Government’s failure to share data and face scrutiny have undermined response, say MPs
The UK government’s failure to share the data behind its decisions during the covid pandemic…
Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor ordered testosterone to improve performance, tribunal finds
The former chief doctor for British Cycling and Team Sky, Richard Freeman, ordered banned testosterone…
Assessing risk for healthcare workers during the covid-19 pandemic
What you need to knowIn addition to risk factors for severe covid-19 identified across broader…
Fatal anaphylaxis: making sure all cases are counted
Baseggio Conrado and colleagues note that, although hospital admissions for food induced anaphylaxis increased between…
NHS needs more capacity to tackle surgery backlog
Carr and colleagues discuss the growing backlog of planned surgery caused by covid-19.1 Cataract surgery…
Preferred reporting items for journal and conference abstracts of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy studies (PRISMA-DTA for Abstracts): checklist, explanation, and elaboration
Summary pointsThe PRISMA-DTA statement has become an internationally accepted reporting guideline for systematic reviews of…
Starting and running an organisation in medical school: tips from our experience
Leadership skills are important for doctors.12 Taking on leadership roles in student societies or other…
Why I . . . am a Brownie leader
“After a long day at work I know I’m going to have a great evening…
Keep the faith in the NHS workforce
I read Kar’s article on losing faith in leaders with great sadness.1 At the beginning…
Fast track research approval “here to stay,” says regulator
The regulator of UK research says it wants to sustain “in peacetime” the fast track…
Nearly all doctors have faced a complaint in their career, survey finds
Nearly all GPs (97%) who responded to a survey from the Medical Defence Union (MDU)…