Rex Arthur Colwell
bmj;370/aug18_12/m3212/FAF1faRex Arthur Colwell was born in Gloucester but moved to Bristol and then London, where…
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Mustafa Kamal Pasha
Mustafa Kamal Pasha came from a medical family. Having won many gold medals during his…
Woman whose endometriosis went undiagnosed for 15 years wins {pound}0.5m pay-out
A woman whose endometriosis was undiagnosed for nearly 15 years has won £500 000 (€553…
Cognitive function . . . and other stories
Aspirin doesn’t prevent cognitive declineLow dose aspirin irreversibly blocks the formation of thromboxane A2 in…
Mary Margaret Simpson
bmj;370/aug18_8/m3199/FAF1faMary Margaret Simpson qualified in her native Aberdeen, with early medical jobs including a captivating…
Resurgence of covid-19 in Japan
Japan has seen a resurgence of covid-19, and the effective reproduction number has been above…
Lade Oyeyinka is a sexual health nurse
Most people’s knowledge about what goes on behind the scenes of a sexual health clinic…
A day in the life of a medical student from Sudan
Alaa Dafallah is a final year medical student in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. The…
Alexander Ian Simpson
bmj;370/aug18_4/m3198/FAF1faAlexander Ian Simpson (“Alex”) began his career in surgery, securing fellowship of the Royal College…
Self-management interventions to reduce healthcare use and improve quality of life among patients with asthma: systematic review and network meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo compare the different self-management models (multidisciplinary case management, regularly supported self-management, and minimally supported…
The rush to create a covid-19 vaccine may do more harm than good
The global race for a covid-19 vaccine seems under way to break all speed records….
Two new series for BMJ Student
Medical students are often told to keep their heads down—in their books or case reports—to…
An Instagram initiative for medical school applicants
The covid-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges to medical school applicants.1 These changes have particularly…
Online dermatology lectures including diverse skin types
We, at Newcastle University Dermatology Society, have planned all events for the foreseeable future to…
Covid-19: Is local contact tracing the answer?
Last week, the government announced a major shift in its approach to covid-19 contact tracing…
Young people’s mental health during the pandemic
Now, more than ever, it is vital that we continue to look after our mental…
Creating an anatomy webinar series to cover missed teaching sessions
The covid-19 pandemic created new challenges for medical students who already deal with a difficult…
Birmingham Medical Students for Action
In February, after contact from one of our professors (J Coleman), the urgency for the…
Working towards your medical degree is response enough
Some students are unable to do what they would like to do to support the…
The perils of preprints
Preprints—manuscripts that have not undergone peer review—were first embraced in physics, catalysed by the creation…
Work visas: foreign doctors in the US have more than covid-19 to fear
Covid-19 has hit the city of Florence in South Carolina hard in the past few…
How can I help shielded trainees return to work?
“Returning to work can be a psychological boost”GP Kamal Sidhu says, “Shielding trainees have been…
Tony Keable-Elliott: GP who turned around the fortunes of the BMA
bmj;370/aug17_1/m3225/FAF1faWhen Tony Keable-Elliott was BMA treasurer he increased the association’s reserves more than sevenfold, from…
Sixty seconds on . . . quarantining
Quarantini, the cocktail of the pandemic?Sadly no, we’re talking about new rules which mean that…
Poor care has become normalised at Shropshire hospitals, says chief inspector
A hospital trust at the centre of a police investigation into its maternity services has…
Covid-19: Pre-purchasing vaccine—sensible or selfish?
Why are countries ordering covid-19 vaccines before they are licensed?Vaccine development is an expensive and…
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Cosmetic surgeon who practised without insurance is struck off
A cosmetic surgeon whose patients went uncompensated for unsatisfactory surgery because he lacked insurance has…
“Long covid”: the Dutch response
Persisting symptoms after covid-191 is also recognised as a serious problem in the Netherlands, with…
Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies (PRISMA-DTA): explanation, elaboration, and checklist
The understanding of diagnostic test performance can be enhanced through diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) systematic…
Covid-19: Medical expenses leave many Americans deep in debt
When Susan Adair called an ambulance for her husband on 5 April 2020, she thought…
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Covid-19: breaking the chain of household transmission
The UK is one of the countries most severely affected by covid-19. Recent outbreaks in…
Covid-19: Nearly 6% of people in England were infected by end of June, study suggests
Some 3.4 million people in England—just under 6% of the population—are likely to have been…
Covid-19: England comes into line with rest of UK on recording deaths
A month after the “urgent” review promised by England’s health secretary, Public Health England (PHE)…
Covid-19: Impact of long term symptoms will be profound, warns BMA
A third of doctors have treated patients with long term covid-19 symptoms, including chronic fatigue…
Covid-19: Russia approves vaccine without large scale testing or published results
The Russian government has approved a covid-19 vaccine for widespread use despite it apparently undergoing…
What to do with appraisal: the focus of appraisal is supportive and in the service of professional development
Gerada states that doctors cannot choose their own learning needs.1 In fact, developing our own…
Tick bite
What you need to knowMost tick bites do not cause Lyme diseaseA “bull’s eye” red…
Covid-19: Inadequate health and safety regulatory planning in the UK
Speed and local capacity in responding to the pandemic cluster was critical in Leicester.12 The…
Covid-19: What’s going on in Leicester?
As someone who lives and works in Leicester, I was grateful to read the editorial…
National Pathology Exchange provides robust infrastructure to covid-19 response
Gill and colleagues raise valid points on why local authorities did not have access to…
Prioritising primary care patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation: diagnostic accuracy study
AbstractObjectiveTo quantify the predictive value of unexpected weight loss (WL) for cancer according to patient’s…
The IDEAL framework for ensuring safety and effectiveness of medical devices
The report of the Cumberlege review documents the suffering caused by three treatments that ended…
Breast cancer: study claiming that screening women in their 40s saves lives “found the opposite,” say critics
Reducing the lower age limit for breast cancer screening from 50 to 40 “can save…
Covid-19: Healthcare professional is referred to regulator for delaying seeing a patient because of lack of PPE
A healthcare professional is facing a fitness to practise investigation for delaying attending to a…
The neglect of adult social care during covid-19
The government’s response to covid-19 has triggered excoriating critiques, but the tone of the recent…
Recommended physical activity and mortality: a round of golf a day keeps the doctor away
Mark Twain reputedly stated that golf was “a good walk spoilt.” Zhao and colleagues’ paper…
Disabled doctors are not getting the workplace adjustments they need, research finds
Disabled doctors and medical students are too afraid to discuss their disability at work for…
John Richard Robinson: pioneered the concept of therapeutic psychiatric communities
bmj;370/aug12_3/m3168/FAF1faJohn Robinson always wanted to be a psychiatrist. Over his almost 30 years at the…
Consent for elective surgery: audiovisual devices could be used
Sokol and Dattani ask how to obtain consent now that hospitals are resuming elective surgery.1…
Consent for elective surgery during covid-19: personalise information
I read with delight the article by Sokol and Dattani on how surgeons should seek…