AbstractObjectiveTo determine the most effective interventions in recently detoxified, alcohol dependent patients for implementation in…
People who struggle with alcohol problems are stigmatised in extraordinary ways. The UK treatment system…
Resuscitation Council UK welcomes David Oliver’s article1 about the public conversation around do not attempt…
England will move to a revised system of regional, tiered restrictions when the current national…
In the waning days of his tenure, US President Donald Trump has given orders aimed…
A mass covid-19 screening programme has been rolled out in Liverpool,1 with further plans announced…
I was delighted to finally read some sensible journalistic challenges to the matters surrounding a…
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The Royal College of Anaesthetists has urged the government to invest in increasing the number…
The Royal College of Anaesthetists has urged the government to invest in increasing the number…
University of Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccineThe ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 has been tested across the world, with…
Well before covid-19, the world already faced an emergent threat of antimicrobial resistance, and many…
Covid-19 has claimed over a million lives globally and devastated healthcare systems, economies, and societal…
Most patients want to know “What have I got? Why? What next?”—and doctors spend a…
Health inequities are worsening across Britain. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show…
It’s been a long weekend. The growing number of my colleagues self-isolating has led to…
In 2018, more than 60% of Foundation Year 2 (F2) doctors opted not to progress…
The covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford is 90% effective when a…
Physical activity and dementiaPhysical exercise is generally thought to be a good thing, improving cardiovascular…
The disproportionate impact of covid-19 on ethnic minority groups12 has attracted global attention, causing journalists,…
Clarification—This Rapid Recommendation (BMJ 2020;370:m2924, doi:10.1136/bmj.m2924) has now been superseded by updated guidance at https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3379….
The importance of ensuring the United Kingdom’s national economy is kept functioning during the covid-19…
On a cold winter morning, just before daybreak, Neele Schubert walks swiftly from her room…
GPs must not be sidelined in the planning and logistics of how to deliver covid-19…
A GP who was suspended from the UK medical register for 12 months has now…
bmj;371/nov20_9/m4525/FAF1faPhoto credit: Gillian WilmotNick Foster, who co-founded emergency response group EMICS and was the first…
More women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in the US than in 10…
David Eamonn Laws (“Dave”) was born in London and brought up in Kent. He was…
bmj;371/nov20_6/m4480/FAF1faCecilia Zacharias was born in Kerala in 1925 and was one of the first Catholic…
Public Health England was born from the most controversial reforms in NHS history—and it’s been…
bmj;371/nov20_4/m4486/FAF1faSoran Akram Agha Chawishly was born on 4 January 1951 in Erbil, Iraq, to Akram…
bmj;371/nov20_3/m4483/FAF1faChristopher James Thomas was the second son of Graham, a consultant pathologist, and Marie Ruth…
bmj;371/nov20_2/m4481/FAF1faGeoffrey Ivan Verney (“Bob”) was appointed consultant radiologist at Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals in 1965,…
The UK government must learn from the first wave of covid-19 and discourage social mixing…
Thank you to Car and colleagues for providing clear and comprehensive guidance for digital consultations.1…
The BMJ doesn’t usually cover footballTrue, but the Manchester United and England star has recently…
We write to comment on two articles, the first explaining the benefits and practicalities of…
The University of California has agreed to pay $73m (£55.2m; €61.7m) to settle allegations that…
Sweden’s population of 10 million will be subject to tougher restrictions from 24 November after…
On 9 September The BMJ reported leaked plans, called “Operation Moonshot,” to regularly screen households,…
Cognitive decline in widowsOlder men and women whose husbands or wives have died are particularly…
Mass testing is a euphemism for population screening. A range of experts who care about…
Six year olds Basma and Jad are best friends. Basma is a purple furred Muppet…
Childhood traumas—defined as events that involve “actual or threatened death, serious injury or accident, or…
Armed conflict and displacement pose a threat to the health and wellbeing of children. As…
Violent political conflict has had a devastating effect on the physical and mental health of…
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Baily and Renwick discuss the management of Ludwig’s angina of dental origin.1 The immediate treatment…
Antimicrobial resistant infections in England increased from 61 946 in 2018 to 65 162 in…
Excess deaths in England and Wales remain above the five year average, while deaths from…
An NHS doctor who launched legal action in the High Court to force the Department…
What you need to knowSuspect acute otitis media in children with ear pain (ear symptoms…