Telling me you don’t know is ok, but not explaining functional neurological disorder is not
We were very pleased to hear from a patient about their illness journey and agree…
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Sixty seconds on . . . anosmia
I’ve read about this. What’s the link?While a high temperature and a new, continuous cough…
Covid-19: most patients require mechanical ventilation in first 24 hours of critical care
Two thirds (132) of covid-19 patients who required critical care in the UK had mechanical…
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Helen Salisbury: Coronavirus diaries
I am writing in the lull before the storm, which will have surely arrived by…
Irish Supreme Court upholds win for woman whose cervical cancer was missed
A mother who developed cervical cancer after twice being told her smear tests were clear…
Covid-19: medical students should not work outside their competency, says BMA
Medical students who are employed in the NHS as part of efforts to swell staff…
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Covid-19: local implementation of tracing and testing programmes could enable some schools to reopen
As a public health physician, I am increasingly concerned about the apparent failure to implement…
Don’t forget chronic lung and immune conditions during covid-19, says WHO
The World Health Organization has called on the global community to continue efforts to tackle…
Covid-19: doctors are given new guidelines on when to admit patients to critical care
Decisions about whether to admit patients with covid-19 to critical care should consider the medical…
Pharmacists and assisted dying
The UN General Assembly has emphasised that the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and…
New York is centre of US epidemic as Trump pitches in to help
President Donald Trump said he was activating the National Guard to help the three states…
Assisted dying: doctors should maintain their role as healers
I agree with Heath and Hartling that the emotional impact and societal message of physician…
Covid-19: doctors in final trimester of pregnancy should avoid direct patient contact
Women who are more than 28 weeks pregnant should avoid direct contact with patients—whether or…
WHO must prioritise the needs of older people in its response to the covid-19 pandemic
The World Health Organization is the most influential global body guiding responses to the covid-19…
Clinical trials suspended in UK to prioritise covid-19 studies and free up staff
New clinical trials are being suspended to prioritise covid-19 studies and enable the redeployment of…
Covid-19: Highest risk patients are asked to stay at home for 12 weeks
A million and a half people in England who are at very high risk of…
Covid-19: give NHS staff rest spaces and free parking not thank yous, says doctor
An NHS consultant has called for NHS staff working during the covid-19 pandemic to be…
Covid-19: US testing ramps up as early response draws harsh criticism
Daily testing for coronavirus infection in the United States is finally approaching levels seen in…
Sixty seconds on . . . covid kindness
Kindness?! We have more pressing needs than that!Yes, you do. But this column is going…
Covid-19: European drugs agency to review safety of ibuprofen
Debate over the safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in treating covid-19 has continued with…
US gun violence and deaths
The crisis of gun violence in the United States continues unabated. In 2018, of 39…
Covid-19: identifying and isolating asymptomatic people helped eliminate virus in Italian village
An Italian academic has claimed striking evidence that most people infected with covid-19 show no…
Covid-19: six million doses of hydroxychloroquine donated to US despite lack of evidence
Drug company Teva has said that it will donate more than six million doses of…
The BMJ should advocate for the care of all dying people
The BMJ says that it “has long advocated for a change in the law in…
Role model: Alex Ball
Alex Ball, consultant and clinical lead in rehabilitation medicine at Haywood Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, is a…
Life as a doctor in the Royal Navy
Life as a doctor in the Royal Navy is incredibly varied and no two days…
Online patient feedback is positive, but not used effectively
The studyPowell J, Atherton H, Williams V, et al. Using online patient feedback to improve…
Covid-19 mass testing facilities could end the epidemic rapidly
In Editor’s Choice of 19 March Godlee mentions the urgent need for increased capacity to…
Covid-19: control measures must be equitable and inclusive
The global spread of covid-19 has generated aggressive medical and public health responses, including testing,…
Covid-19: medical students to be employed by NHS as part of epidemic response
Medical students could soon be employed in various roles in the NHS, depending on their…
No single approach will solve healthcare’s problems—we need operations management
Mann’s response to Smith and colleagues’ article on lean thinking highlights the problems with adapting…
Charles George McEwen: visionary ophthalmologist
bmj;368/mar20_7/m1142/FAF1faOperating microscopes have become as standard in ophthalmology as antibiotics in treating infection. But magnification…
Covid-19: cases grow in US as Trump pushes promise of a malaria drug
President Trump has told Americans that the covid-19 threat is serious, reversing his earlier position…
Covid-19 fatality is likely overestimated
The final case fatality rate (CFR) from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes covid-19, will likely…
Covid-19: 15 000 deregistered doctors are told, “Your NHS needs you”
The UK government plans to bring a Coronavirus Bill before parliament with sweeping powers to…
Bowen’s disease
What you need to knowBowen’s disease is a slow growing, precancerous dermatosis and a precursor…
Challenges for NHS hospitals during covid-19 epidemic
Delivery of every aspect of care by all clinical and non-clinical departments in the UK’s…
Machine learning and artificial intelligence research for patient benefit: 20 critical questions on transparency, replicability, ethics, and effectiveness
Machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and other modern statistical methods are providing new opportunities…
The burning building
With the covid-19 pandemic, we have entered extraordinary times, when some things are known but…
Partha Kar: Covid-19—we must keep faith in our experts
We live in the age of information overload. Once you factor in the unregulated world…
Max Rendall: consultant surgeon who became an addiction specialist in retirement
bmj;368/mar19_4/m1051/FAF1faMax Rendall, who has died at the age of 85, was a consultant surgeon and…
Covid-19: schools set to close across UK except for children of health and social care workers
Schools across the UK will close on Friday 20 March for the foreseeable future, but…
Efforts to reduce stillbirths, deaths, and injuries in babies have failed, finds review
A campaign to reduce stillbirths, brain injury, and avoidable deaths in babies has failed to…
Covid-19: UK government calls on industry to help boost testing capacity to 25 000 people a day
As many as 25 000 people a day will be tested for covid-19 in NHS…
Creatine, depression, . . . and other stories
Dietary creatineCreatine is central to the energy metabolism of muscle, and weight lifters and body…
Bilateral infiltrative optic neuropathy associated with glioblastoma
This is a fundus picture (fig 1) of bilateral infiltrative optic neuropathy in a 62…
Covid-19: how doctors and healthcare systems are tackling coronavirus worldwide
United StatesThe United States declared a national emergency on 13 March as covid-19 spread to…
Uterine fibroid drug is recalled after case of liver failure requiring transplant prompts EU review
All unexpired stocks of Esmya (ulipristal acetate) 5 mg tablets have been recalled, after a…
Covid-19: all non-urgent elective surgery is suspended for at least three months in England
NHS hospitals in England have been told to suspend all non-urgent elective surgery for at…
Management of ANCA associated vasculitis
ABSTRACTAnti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) is a small to medium vessel vasculitis associated…