What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the brain?
What are the neurological symptoms of covid-19?Covid may be primarily a respiratory infection, but a…
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Cardiovascular toxicity of immune therapies for cancer
ABSTRACTIn addition to conventional chemoradiation and targeted cancer therapy, the use of immune based therapies,…
Long acting progestogens versus combined oral contraceptive pill for preventing recurrence of endometriosis related pain: the PRE-EMPT pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the clinical effectiveness of long acting progestogens compared with the combined oral contraceptive…
Equity in medical devices: trainers and educators play a vital role
The impact of racial bias on the performance of medical devices used in the NHS…
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Helen Salisbury: Training our replacements
Are there limits on what people should be allowed to do in the medical or…
Public health leaders welcome plans to make overdose reversal drug more accessible
Naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, is to be made…
Mental health: MPs condemn overreliance on pills
A group of MPs have called for a radical overhaul of the way poor mental…
The future of NHS primary care should focus on integration not fragmentation
In some parts of England, there are proposals to divide NHS primary care services. NHS…
Africa triples health workforce in 10 years, but unemployment is a problem
African countries increased their health workforce from 1.6 million in 2013 to 5.1 million in…
Doctors question long term training prospects of 350 additional medical students
Doctors have raised concerns about the future training prospects of medical students after the government…
Matt Morgan: Rekindling the NHS’s foundational flame
One of the joys of writing this column is receiving emails from readers who work…
A lack of quality statistics is hiding the real heatwave death toll
Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur is hot and humid throughout the year but this April temperatures…
The end of local clinical excellence awards
The news that consultants have accepted the government’s pay offer marks an important moment in…
Harrowing accounts of birth trauma lead to MPs’ call for concerted action to improve maternity services
The first ever parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma in the UK has found “shockingly poor…
Doctors in Kenya end strike after threat of court action
Kenyan doctors have resumed work after 56 days of industrial action after agreeing a return-to-work…
AMA raises alarm over crisis in rural healthcare in US
The American Medical Association (AMA) has expressed concern about the widening health disparities between rural…
Life becomes art in Wellcome’s new exhibition
bmj;385/may13_10/q1080/FAF1faBenjamin GilbertThis giant installation forms part of a joyful exploration of the body, drawing on…
To increase public satisfaction in the NHS, we need a new conversation about how to improve it
The recent British Social Attitudes Survey found that less than a quarter (24%) of the…
First treatment for rare heart condition to be available in England
An innovative drug, tafamidis, will be available from 13 May for NHS patients in England…
Diagnosing cancer in English community pharmacies
Cancer is diagnosed at more advanced stages, and consequently with poorer outcomes, in the UK…
Why are doctors struggling to find jobs in an NHS so short of clinicians?
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published with much fanfare in June 2023,1 set out…
Infective endocarditis: Coroner’s report questions NICE guidance on prevention
A coroner has told the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to…
NHS England is accused of complacency over workforce plan risk assessment
Concerns have been raised over the risk assessment carried out for the NHS long term…
David Oliver: The risk assessment for NHS England’s long term workforce plan should worry doctors
In June 2023 NHS England (NHSE) published its long awaited and serially delayed long term…
Surgeons criticise trust’s use of care practitioner to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomies
Surgeons have expressed alarm after learning of a surgical care practitioner (SCP) performing laparoscopic cholecystectomies…
How can we support staff after the death by suicide of a colleague?
Acknowledge the emotional impactGail Kinman, professor of occupational health psychology, Birkbeck Business School, says, “The…
Pregnant women in UK offered extra opportunity to screen for Edwards’ syndrome
The UK National Screening Committee has recommended including a test for Edwards’ syndrome as part…
Continuous observation of patients at risk of self harm is often ineffective, finds safety report
There is only limited evidence that the current approach to continuous observation of patients at…
Health department lacks grip on spending and clinical negligence payouts, MPs warn
Value for money checks over NHS spending are shrouded in uncertainty owing to audit delays,…
When I use a word . . . The languages of medicines—generics and bioavailability
GnosisOne of the most prolific, possibly the most prolific, of all IndoEuropean word roots is…
WHO: World makes strides towards better health, but work is needed on sustainable development goals
The world is on track to meet the World Health Organization’s target of a billion…
Caring for a loved one can make you a better clinician
I looked after my mum at home, from the point of her clinical diagnosis by…
Work and vocational rehabilitation for people living with long covid
What you need to knowSupport patients to assess their current abilities at work compared with…
Engaging men and boys in sexual and reproductive health and rights
Two of the UN’s sustainable development goals (on good health and wellbeing and on gender…
Sixty seconds on . . . Apple Watch
Showing off your bling?It’s for my health, actually. Apple Watches, like a lot of smart…
Northern Ireland: GPs agree contract changes
GPs in Northern Ireland have agreed changes to the general medical services (GMS) contract, the…
Gaza: Israel begins Rafah attack despite WHO warning of “bloodbath”
The Israeli military has launched a ground incursion into Rafah, southern Gaza, despite warnings from…
Role models help to progress gender parity, but we mustn’t forget the personal cost
A recent paper from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has gathered data confirming what many…
Ovarian cancer: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk—summary of new NICE guidance
What you need to knowMen and people born with male reproductive organs have a genetic…
Guidance on terminology, application, and reporting of citation searching: the TARCiS statement
Synthesising scientific evidence by looking at the citation relationships of a scientific record (ie, citation…
A woman with recurrent spontaneous throat swelling
A woman in her 30s presented with sudden onset difficulty in breathing, a swelling sensation…
TAVI for severe aortic stenosis … and other research
TAVI for severe aortic stenosis and low surgical riskA randomised controlled trial compared transcatheter aortic…
An uncommon common cold
This is a magnetic resonance image of the head of a previously well teenager with…
China’s declining fertility rate
China had the largest population in the world for many decades. Its total fertility rate…
Where to even begin with the challenges we face?
From the climate emergency to declining population health, the challenges facing humanity can seem insurmountable….
Moderna’s decision to shelve vaccine plant in Kenya should encourage global south’s self-reliance, says global health adviser
A decision by the drug manufacturer Moderna to drop plans to set up its first…
Montelukast: UK regulator says asthma drug needs clearer warnings of side effects
The asthma drug montelukast (Singulair) will carry more prominent warnings in the UK to alert…
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Doctors in training should be at the top of the workforce priority list
The working conditions of doctors in training have had a brief moment in the spotlight…
Record breaking floods hit Brazil
bmj;385/may08_1/q1038/FAF1faCarlos Fabal/AFP/GettyPictured are the flooded streets of the Sarandi neighbourhood of Porto Alegre, a city…
Continuity of care belongs in secondary care as well as in primary care
Prioritisation of continuity of care in primary care in the UK is long overdue.1 Continuity…