Covid-19: UK budget gives {pound}94 a week statutory sick pay to self-isolators and their carers
As part of its 2020 budget the UK government will extend statutory sick pay of…
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Covid-19: UK ramps up testing by 500% as health minister tests positive for virus
UK health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for covid-19 and is self-isolating at home—as…
Ageing and longevity in UK need more funding and research, peers are told
Ageing and life expectancy are vital issues that need more attention and investment for research,…
Plain English is neither simple nor easy
The plain English information in the patient template letter presented by Rayner and colleagues is…
Covid-19: China’s president Xi visits Wuhan amid confidence that virus is under control
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, toured the city of Wuhan on 10 March, appearing to claim…
Author’s reply to Reid
I agree that writing plain English is a skill that needs to be taught and…
Covid-19: Trump proposes tax cuts and improved health insurance, but millions are not covered
The US president, Donald Trump, has proposed eliminating the payroll tax to ease the financial…
Perioperative interventions for prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications: systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo identify, appraise, and synthesise the best available evidence on the efficacy of perioperative interventions…
How good are doctors at plain English?
Rayner and colleagues encourage hospital doctors to address their outpatient clinic letters not to general…
Tranexamic acid is safe to use following mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury
The studyThe CRASH-3 Trial Collaborators. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events…
Welcome to the emergency department exclusively for the over 80s
The corridors are wide, and there’s an atmosphere of calm. The space is full of…
When to suspect a non-melanoma skin cancer
What you need to knowNon-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is more commonly diagnosed than all other…
Improving researchers’ conflict of interest declarations
Transparency of financial interests is expected in medical research, but our ability to assess bias…
Covid-19: What’s the current advice for UK doctors?
I haven’t been fit tested for the correct masks (FFP3)? Can I be asked to…
Covid-19: roundup of latest news
A&E departments lack proper isolation facilities, senior medic warnsThe vast majority of NHS emergency departments…
Covid-19: UK trade talks with EU must not hinder cooperation in tackling threat, BMA warns
A post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the European Union must maximise cooperation to…
Leslie Brent: ȷunior member of the “holy trinity of immunology”
bmj;368/mar10_16/m977/FAF1faPhoto credit: Steve Back/Daily Mail/ShutterstockAs a doctoral student at University College London, Leslie Baruch Brent…
Activists in Argentina rally to demand legal abortion
bmj;368/mar10_15/m985/FAF1faPACampaigners for legal abortion raised green handkerchiefs outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina,…
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Flexible working: all trainees will be able to work less than full time by 2022
Trainees in England will no longer need to meet specific criteria to be able to…
Covid-19: Portugal closes all medical schools after 31 cases confirmed in the country
Portugal has temporarily closed all its medical schools in an attempt to slow the transmission…
Correction for vol. 368, p.
Rapid access to multidisciplinary diabetes foot care teamsIn this editorial by Jonathan Valabhji (BMJ 2020;368:m773, doi:10.1136/bmj.m773,…
Racism in the NHS: focus on learning rather than blame
The BMJ’s timely and thought provoking special issue on racism in medicine (15 February 2020)…
Hospital gowns: patients need to be dressed in a way that allows for proper examination
There is much to agree with in Oliver’s discussion of undignified hospital gowns.1 Certainly, the…
Rammya Mathew: Learning to manage multimorbidity
Looking after people with multiple health conditions is challenging, especially in the context of ageing,…
Inappropriate use of progression-free survival in cancer drug approvals
The aim of cancer drugs is to prolong life or improve its quality. Yet only…
Julie Mulroy
bmj;368/mar10_7/m885/FAF1faJulie Mulroy (née Whittle) studied medicine at Edinburgh University, where she met Ronald, her future…
Absolute risk of tuberculosis among untreated populations with a positive tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay result: systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the annual rate of tuberculosis development after a positive tuberculin skin test (TST)…
Graham Page
bmj;368/mar10_5/m881/FAF1faGraham Page attended Robert Gordon’s College and studied medicine at Aberdeen University and Aberdeen Royal…
Jean Cecilia Marjorie Mason
bmj;368/mar10_4/m879/FAF1faJean Cecilia Marjorie Mason (née Collins) was the first person from her girls’ school to…
William M Smith
bmj;368/mar10_3/m880/FAF1faAs a medical student, William M Smith (“Bill”) was an enthusiastic member of the University…
Ian Donald
bmj;368/mar10_2/m883/FAF1faIan Donald was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and did his national service in Dortmund…
Khin May Sein
bmj;368/mar10_1/m882/FAF1faAfter gaining her medical degree in Myanmar, Khin May Sein moved to the UK for…
Hospital trust at centre of inquiry into babies’ deaths to repay {pound}1m it received for “good care”
A hospital trust at the centre of an investigation into avoidable deaths of babies is…
Covid-19: out-of-hours providers are drafted in to manage non-urgent patients in community
Regional NHS leaders in England have been ordered to immediately organise a primary care management…
Teaching students how to critically evaluate information from drug companies
Moynihan and colleagues propose ways to produce trustworthy evidence without industry influence.1 The evidence is…
Social prescribing: is it working?
Results from the roll out of social prescribing across England look promising, with uptake increasing…
Covid-19: emergency departments lack proper isolation facilities, senior medic warns
The vast majority of NHS emergency departments in England do not have adequate isolation facilities…
Independent information deserves more attention
Moynihan and colleagues are investigating pathways for the production and use of trustworthy evidence that…
Helen Salisbury: Is general practice prepared for a pandemic?
The very short answer is no. As I write this, on 8 March, we haven’t…
Management of dependent use of illicit opioids
What you need to knowIllicit opioid users have complex needs and require agencies to work…
Are we failing people with multiple health conditions? An expert discussion
The panelJihad Malasi (JM), GP, clinical chair at Thanet Clinical Commissioning Group, clinical director for…
Improving workplace health in the NHS
As one of the largest organisations in the world, employing around 1.5 million people,1 and…
Why I . . . see a counsellor
“I’ve come to the conclusion that counselling is a self-indulgence that everyone should have,” says…
Sustainable conferences: encouraging people to think and act differently
It is time for us rethink the purpose and effectiveness of educational health events as…
Covid-19: GP surgeries close for two weeks after staff test positive
The decision to close two general practices in Devon for almost two weeks was taken…
Doctors must not delay treating patients who are unable to consent over concerns of coercion
The vice president of the Court of Protection has again warned doctors not to delay…
Authors’ reply to Erren and colleagues
We appreciate Erren and colleagues’ response to our recently published paper, suggesting we examine photoperiod…
Covid-19: are we getting the communications right?
Handling the covid-19 epidemic requires a balanced approach that promptly tells people what they and…
Studying birth month and mortality: what about the perinatal photoperiod?
Zhang and colleagues found associations between birth month and season and cardiovascular disease mortality.1 They…
Sixty seconds on . . . Hospify
The process of hospification?No, silly, that’s not a word. Hospify is an instant messaging app…