“Best” hospitals in US get poor marks in new rating system
A new ranking system has found that some hospitals rated “best” by the annual US…
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Covid-19: Major US medical organisations urge people to wear masks
Three major US healthcare organisations have asked Americans to wear masks, practise social distancing, and…
Helen Salisbury: Is lifestyle a choice?
Doctors’ attention is currently focused on coronavirus, but previous agendas haven’t gone away, including the…
Rammya Mathew: We must let patients choose how to access primary care
The doors are shut, and the waiting rooms are nearly empty. Passers-by would be forgiven…
Varicose veins in primary care
What you need to knowVaricose veins are a cause of chronic venous hypertensionLower limb ulceration…
The faces of NHS resilience and courage
bmj;370/jul07_6/m2711/FAF1faDominic Lipinski/PAAs an expression of thanks and respect the acclaimed photographer Rankin has created a…
Ophthalmologists are fined for illegal price fixing for self paying patients
The private hospital group Spire Healthcare and seven ophthalmologists have admitted taking part in an…
Covid-19: One in 10 cases in England occurred in frontline health and social care staff
Health and social care staff, hospital patients, and care home residents made up a substantial…
Complete protection from covid-19 is possible for health workers
At the start of the new coronavirus epidemic in Wuhan, healthcare workers were insufficiently protected…
Lessons from Leicester: a covid-19 testing system that’s not fit for purpose
With the flare-up of covid-19 and re-imposition of lockdown, the population of Leicester is suffering…
Comparative effectiveness of biological medicines in rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis including aggregate results from reanalysed individual patient data
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the comparative effectiveness of biological medicines in rheumatoid arthritis in sufficiently similar patient…
Surgeon who said covid-19 was a hoax has been suspended pending GMC investigation
A consultant surgeon has been suspended from the UK medical register for 12 months pending…
People with mental health problems are more likely to be referred to government’s counterterrorism programme
People with mental health problems are more likely to be reported by the NHS to…
Coroners consider systemic failings in deaths of patients of convicted breast surgeon
Coroners have opened an inquest into the deaths of four patients of the rogue breast…
Too much information, too little evidence: is waste in research fuelling the covid-19 infodemic?
We agree with Glasziou and colleagues that the current pandemic is witnessing a paradox in…
Covid-19: research methods must be flexible in a crisis
Glasziou and colleagues raise some essential points but still seem quite judgmental of the covid-19…
Urgent call for greater multilateralism and coordination of covid-19 trials
Glasziou and colleagues discuss the waste in covid-19 research that amplifies pre-existing failures.1 We think…
Government unveils roadmap for making UK a “science superpower”
The government has published a plan for strengthening science, research, and innovation to help the…
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Declarations of pharma funding to doctors are hit by covid-19 crisis
In an unexpected consequence of the covid-19 crisis, full annual data showing how much funding…
Palliative care in illnesses other than cancer
Palliative care, as defined by the World Health Organization, is ‘an approach that improves the…
Why I . . . practise kung fu
“I was part of a generation of kids that grew up with Bruce Lee movies,”…
Why Scotland’s slow and steady approach to covid-19 is working
In April 2020, the Scottish government published a framework for decision making on covid-19 which…
Association between palliative care and healthcare outcomes among adults with terminal non-cancer illness: population based matched cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo measure the associations between newly initiated palliative care in the last six months of…
Positive effects of covid-19 and social determinants of health: all in it together?
We welcome Nelson’s analysis of the potentially positive effects of covid-19,1 particularly in providing an…
Dexamethasone in the management of covid -19
On 16 June, investigators on the covid-19 RECOVERY trial revealed in a press release1 that…
Sixty seconds on . . . NHS Charities Together
That name sounds familiarYou may have heard of it as the organisation that received the…
Reasons to be cheerful: the other global crisis
Nelson is right.1 Covid-19 isn’t the only global emergency. We still have a chance, just,…
Distribution of faulty and out of date PPE is “national scandal,” says BMA
The head of the BMA has called reports that faulty and out of date personal…
Psychiatrists urge royal college to tackle racism
Leading psychiatrists have taken the unusual step of criticising their own professional body for not…
Remdesivir: US purchase of world stocks sparks new “hunger games,” warn observers
The US has bought up almost all the world’s supply of the antiviral drug remdesivir…
Who will guard the guards? Covid-19 research may be incomplete, but experts are vital during this pandemic
I share Armstrong’s concerns about research integrity and the peer review process.1 The inconsistencies surrounding…
Covid-19: US sees record rise in cases
On 30 June Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,…
Antibody testing for coronavirus disease 2019: not ready for prime time
The development of serology testing to detect antibodies to the virus responsible for coronavirus disease…
England’s new covid-19 monitoring outfit: the Joint Biosecurity Centre
What is it?The Joint Biosecurity Centre brings together data analysis and epidemiological expertise to ensure…
The health of private insurance in the US during covid-19
Early in the pandemic, US health insurers planned to treat covid-19 just like any other…
New GP partners in England can now access “golden hello” of up to {pound}20 000
A new incentive scheme offering new GP partners in England a one off “golden hello”…
Covid-19: Lack of testing in Brazil is a “maȷor failure,” says MSF
Brazil is ignoring the evidence by failing to take the necessary public health measures to…
Face masks for the public during covid-19: the more things change
Probably OLOOn 1 November 1918, Stars and Stripes (the official newspaper of the American Expeditionary…
I live with “the world’s most dangerous” eating disorder
Diabulimia is the main reason I was urged to take a medical leave from my…
Police launch investigation into maternity services at scandal hit Midlands trust
Police have opened a criminal investigation into maternity services at the scandal hit Shrewsbury and…
Cancer care during and after the pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on the entire cancer continuum through interruption,…
Lipoproteins around the world . . . and other stories
Trends in cholesterol levelsHigh blood cholesterol concentrations were once a characteristic of the populations of…
Getting it right in the pandemic
The pandemic is far from over, but it’s already obvious some countries have done better…
Trainee doctor who slapped and throttled his wife is struck off after GMC appeal
A doctor who throttled and slapped his wife and exerted coercive control over her has…
Seven days in medicine: 24-30 June 2020
Covid-19Care home outbreaks may extend pandemicContinued outbreaks in care homes and a lack of important…
Covid-19: Lopinavir-ritonavir does not benefit hospitalised patients, UK trial finds
The anti-HIV drug lopinavir-ritonavir does not improve survival of patients with covid-19 in hospital, according…
Alcohol: WHO tells Europe to raise prices to reduce harm
Higher alcohol taxes, applied more effectively, are needed throughout Europe to reduce harms from problem…
Covid-19: Four in 10 cases in Italian town that locked down early were asymptomatic
Mass testing and quarantining in the small Italian town of Vo’—which experienced the first known…
Government’s “new deal” does not erase years of underinvestment in NHS buildings, say leaders
The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, has promised to accelerate £1.5bn (€1.66bn; $1.86bn) of funding…
Cystic fibrosis: NHS England strikes deal to offer triple combination treatment
NHS England has announced that patients with cystic fibrosis will be able to access triple…