British Society for Cutaneous Allergy advice on skin damage from FFP3 masks
Payne writes of the cutaneous lesions arising in healthcare workers wearing FFP3 masks, including erosions…
Category: BMJ
Covid-19: Drug firms warn stockpiles have been eroded amid fears of no deal Brexit
Drug industry leaders have warned the UK government that stockpiles of some drugs have been…
Laying straw men to rest: author’s reply to “Urgency and uncertainty: covid-19, face masks, and evidence informed policy”
In the eight weeks since it was published, our article in The BMJ on the…
Covid-19: PHE review has failed ethnic minorities, leaders tell BMJ
Medical and race equality organisations have told The BMJ they are angry and frustrated that…
Covid-19: Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit hospitalised patients, UK trial finds
Hydroxychloroquine does not reduce the risk of dying or improve other outcomes in hospitalised patients…
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Sisters can claim compensation after seeing father die from undiagnosed heart disease, says judge
Two young sisters who were horrified when they saw their father collapse and die from…
Court to hear clinical negligence case after remote trial is deemed “undesirable”
The first clinical negligence trial to go to the High Court since the covid-19 lockdown…
Sixty seconds on . . . wingman lounges
Where you put your mate once you’ve pulled?No, not quite. Project Wingman1 is a scheme…
Using socioeconomics to counter health disparities arising from the covid-19 pandemic
Epidemiological models have predicted that without interventions to contain the spread of covid-19, countries would…
Assessment and management of adults with asthma during the covid-19 pandemic
What you need to knowIn patients with pre-existing asthma, a thorough history and structured review…
Serving meals and mopping floors: the consultant psychiatrist working differently during the covid-19 pandemic
At the beginning of the covid-19 crisis, Janet Obeney-Williams was asked to convert her acute…
Covid-19: trainee healthcare scientists are crucial to surviving the long road ahead
As the nation prepares to ease public health measures, there will be a considerable workload…
Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis
What you need to knowIf symptoms of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis occur, offer a full examination…
Covid-19: transforming healthcare will require collaboration and innovative policies
Recovering from the covid-19 pandemic will be a long and difficult journey.1 The medical consequences…
Man, 34, who didn’t want to live with stoma should be allowed to die, says ȷudge
A 34 year old man should have artificial feeding and hydration withdrawn because he would…
Reimagining healthcare after covid-19: a new normal for medicine
Godlee discusses the long road ahead after covid-19.1 Is this an opportunity to reimagine healthcare…
Covid-19: democracy and hard choices in public health
As covid-19 mortality grows, the global effects of “lockdown”—from mass unemployment to threatened famine—become increasingly…
Kenneth Arthur Howlett
bmj;369/jun05_6/m2228/FAF1faKenneth Arthur Howlett (“Ken”) was the eldest son of a London dockyard worker. After evacuation…
William Ross Cattell
bmj;369/jun05_5/m2233/FAF1faWilliam Ross Cattell (“Bill”) was a pioneer in nephrology at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He was…
John Williams
bmj;369/jun05_4/m2231/FAF1faJohn Williams was an outstandingly caring family doctor. Born in Newport, south Wales, he nursed…
Morris Stanton
bmj;369/jun05_3/m2230/FAF1faMorris Stanton was a respected general practitioner with over 35 years’ NHS service. He was…
John Rupert Allen Chawner
bmj;369/jun05_2/m2234/FAF1faHaving trained in London, Nottingham and Liverpool, John Rupert Allen Chawner was appointed consultant obstetrician…
Covid-19: Hydroxychloroquine was ineffective as postexposure prophylaxis, study finds
Taking hydroxychloroquine after high or moderate risk exposure to covid-19 does not prevent illness in…
The “virtual wards” supporting patients with covid-19 in the community
Hospital doctors have established “virtual wards” whereby patients with covid-19 are managed at home, monitoring…
Persistence of viral RNA in stool samples from patients recovering from covid-19
In this editorial by Barth and De Regt (BMJ 2020;369:m1724, doi:10.1136/bmj.m1724, published 7 May 2020),…
Incidence, clinical outcomes, and transmission dynamics of severe coronavirus disease 2019 in California and Washington: prospective cohort study
In the results section of this paper by Lewnard and colleagues (BMJ 2020;369;m1923, doi:10.1136/bmj.m1923, published…
Covid-19: Sweden should have done more, says architect of country’s strategy
The epidemiologist responsible for Sweden’s controversial lighter lockdown policy has conceded that the country could…
BMA urges plan to tackle backlog of patients awaiting non-covid treatment
The government urgently needs to set out a plan to reduce the huge backlog of…
Covid-19: Lack of test and trace data are frustrating government scrutiny
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has responded with incredulity at the lack of data about…
Covid-19: Validity of key studies in doubt after leading journals issue expressions of concern
Doubts have emerged about the validity of widely cited research papers that have informed global…
More countries report on antibiotic resistance but results are “worrying,” says WHO
In a positive step in the fight against antibiotic resistance the number of countries tracking…
Losing my licence meant I lost my independence
In 2019 I gave birth to twins via planned caesarean section. Shortly after their birth…
Evaluating the credibility of anchor based estimates of minimal important differences for patient reported outcomes: instrument development and reliability study
AbstractObjectiveTo develop an instrument to evaluate the credibility of anchor based minimal important differences (MIDs)…
Covid-19: It’s too soon to lift lockdown
Let’s start with some good news. The pandemic is waning in many parts of the…
Type 1 diabetes and environment . . . and other stories
Childhood diabetesMapping 14 000 incident cases of childhood type 1 diabetes across the UK shows…
DRC faces new Ebola outbreak, covid-19, and measles all at once
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—on the point of declaring victory in a 22 month…
Even covid-19 can’t kill the anti-vaccination movement
During a pandemic, you might expect everyone to say they want a vaccine—but that’s not…
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Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children during the covid-19 pandemic in Paris, France: prospective observational study
AbstractObjectivesTo describe the characteristics of children and adolescents affected by an outbreak of Kawasaki-like multisystem…
Covid-19: UK deaths approach 50 000, but rate declines
Deaths from cancer in the UK are expected to overtake those from covid-19 this week,…
Covid-19: Physical distancing of at least one metre is linked to large reduction in infection
Physical distancing of at least a metre is associated with a “large reduction” in covid-19…
Covid-19: Pandemic is having “severe” impact on non-communicable disease care, WHO survey finds
The covid-19 pandemic has dramatically curtailed the provision of health services for non-communicable diseases, says…
Update to living systematic review
This living systematic review (BMJ 2020;369:m1328) has been updated. For the latest update visit https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1328….
Covid-19: Review of ethnic disparities is labelled “whitewash” for lack of recommendations
People from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to have covid-19 diagnosed and to die…
Pediatric inflammatory syndrome temporally related to covid-19
In many countries struggling with the burden of the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic, a…
Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19?
Yes—Edward R MelnickThere is still much we do not understand about covid-19. Since the first…
David Oliver: Covid-19 has highlighted the NHS’s strengths and weaknesses
Those of us involved daily in NHS machinations and policy have long been aware of…
Open access journals: what you should know
Should open access be the way to publish research? This has been the centre of…
Covid-19: Frontline doctors continue PPE fight
bmj;369/jun02_15/m2188/FAF1faFrank Augstein/AP/ShutterstockAs the UK—including the prime minister—clapped for carers, doctors held a silent protest outside…
Johnson and Johnson pays hundreds of women in Scotland harmed by mesh implants
The pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle…
Covid-19: 146 researchers raise concerns over chloroquine study that halted WHO trial
A group of international researchers has raised methodological and data integrity concerns about a recent…