Cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: clinical management and prevention
ABSTRACTAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the accumulation of amyloid β…
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A third of premature deaths in England are linked to social inequality, study finds
Almost 900 000 deaths in England over the past decade and a half have occurred…
John Geater
bmj;367/dec06_5/l6821/FAF1faJohn Geater was born in Shrewsbury, attended King Edward’s School, Birmingham, and then Birmingham University,…
John Gwyn Thomas
bmj;367/dec06_4/l6822/FAF1faJohn Gwyn Thomas (“Gwyn”) was born and educated in Denbigh. After national service he entered…
Simon John Connell
bmj;367/dec06_3/l6824/FAF1faBrought up in Lytham St Annes, Simon John Connell was certain of his chosen career…
Philip Rose
bmj;367/dec06_2/l6828/FAF1faPhilip Francis Rose, known as Phil, was born on 19 April 1960 in Liverpool. As…
Frank Dobson: Labour politician who became “best UK health secretary since Aneurin Bevan”
bmj;367/dec05_10/l6792/FAF1faPhoto credit: Glenn Corpus/ShutterstockFrank Dobson was the first Labour health secretary for nearly 20 years…
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Medical memoirs: using patient stories with explicit consent
Thanks for the fantastic column about the ethics of medical memoirs.1 I wanted to tell…
Acute paraplegia in a healthy child
A previously healthy 12 year old girl presented to the emergency department with two days…
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Shared decision making: why the slow progress? An essay by Neal Maskrey
Shared decision making occurs when clinicians and patients work together to select tests, treatments, management,…
Intrusive thoughts in perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder
What you need to knowIntrusive thoughts are distressing, unwanted thoughts, images, impulses, or urges that…
The BMJ Christmas 2019 appeal: a health centre is not a health centre if it doesn’t have clean water
bmj;367/dec05_7/l6807/FAF1faWaterAid/James KiyimbaIn Kharumwa Hospital in northwestern Tanzania doctors such as Casmir Lubango (pictured) have seen…
A winter’s tale of promises
The NHS is heading into winter with its performance against key targets the worst on…
No life of crime . . . and other stories
Violent crimeIt’s easy to imagine that young men who experience combat in a military role…
Nursing workforce crisis in numbers
The NHS in England is facing a crisis in nursing workforce numbers.1 The problem is…
Vitamin A and C deficiencies
This photograph (fig 1) shows features of vitamin A deficiency: follicular keratotic papules (A) and…
Tuberculosis: experts question evidence and safety data used to approve latest drug
Two dozen leading tuberculosis (TB) clinicians and researchers have written to a leading TB charity…
Lack of social care has cost the NHS 2.5 million bed days since last election, charity says
A lack of social care provision will have led to 2.5 million lost bed days…
Gender dysphoria: puberty blockers and loss of bone mineral density
Cohen and Barnes clearly articulate the ongoing debate on the effects of puberty blockers (gonadotrophin…
Gender dysphoria: a question of informed consent
We welcome discussion around the treatment of children with gender dysphoria, particularly the concerns that…
UK must act to reduce harm from drug misuse
Two House of Commons select committees have recently produced reports on problematic drug use and…
Gender dysphoria: scientific oversight falling between responsible institutions should worry us all
The troubles around the Gender Identity Development Service’s study12 seem to be symptomatic of our…
Engaging with GMC process reduces severity of sanctions, study suggests
Doctors’ age, race, sex, or country of qualification play no role in deciding the seriousness…
High levels of bad cholesterol in early middle age are linked to CVD risk decades later, study finds
Taking action to reduce “bad” cholesterol much earlier in life could prevent many cardiovascular events,…
The doctors standing for election as MPs in 2019
In the coming general election on 12 December, 51 doctors are standing as candidates. Most…
The doctor on the doorstep: Alex Armitage, paediatrician and green campaigner
Alex Armitage, a paediatric emergency doctor, is sitting cross legged in a school hall in…
Authors’ reply to Shaw
Shaw fails to recognise why journalists have been drawn into reporting on interventions and research…
Gender dysphoria: same old media tropes
Investigative journalism has an inherent publication bias. Rather than shedding light on the relevant sociopolitical,…
Proposed Ohio bill asks doctors to re-implant ectopic pregnancies or face “abortion murder” charges
Legislators in Ohio, USA, have introduced a bill that would outlaw abortion and could charge…
Pre-arrest and intra-arrest prognostic factors associated with survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo determine associations between important pre-arrest and intra-arrest prognostic factors and survival after in-hospital cardiac…
Effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems: findings of the randomised UK alcohol treatment trial (UKATT)
An error occurred in figure 1 of this paper by the UKATT Research Team (BMJ…
The effect of remote ischaemic preconditioning on myocardial injury in emergency hip fracture surgery (PIXIE trial): phase II randomised clinical trial
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate whether remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) prevents myocardial injury in patients undergoing hip fracture…
Unhealthy sponsorship of sport
The recent sponsorship deal between the England and Wales Cricket Board and KP Snacks is…
David Oliver: Hearing loss in hospital
One in six people in England has hearing loss—around 42% of people over 50 and…
Two thirds of GP trainees have no plan to work full time after qualifying, survey finds
Less than a third of GP trainees plan to work full time in general practice…
US could get access to UK health data, experts warn
The US wants “free flow of data,” including health data, as part of any trade…
Immunomodulation: new avenues for treatment
Song et al’s thought provoking paper and the accompanying editorial by Bisson highlight the life…
The only organisation that can guarantee support for GPs under investigation is their local medical committee
Rimmer writes about supporting colleagues who are under investigation, but the article is focused on…
Pathways to independence: towards producing and using trustworthy evidence
We all want to base our healthcare decisions on trustworthy evidence. Yet the landmark 2009…
Sixty seconds on . . . nature immersion
At this time of year, sounds chilly . . .Well, no, actually, we’re talking about…
Premananda Roy
bmj;367/dec03_6/l6804/FAF1faOld, frail, and not really with it, my father, Premananda Roy, was visited at home…
Poverty is the real enemy of women’s health
The BMJ describes pregnant women seeking abortions as patients.12 The best evidence shows that by…
True candour
Candour is a word that was rarely heard in hospital until relatively recently. Its traditional…
Helen Salisbury: Measuring continuity of care
“My biggest problem is that thanks to NHS cuts it is impossible to see the…
Manifesto promises on health and social care
In an election that was supposed to be about Brexit, the NHS has taken centre…
Partha Kar: We must stand up and challenge offensive behaviour
A spinelessness towards tackling offensive comments and behaviour seems to have afflicted people attending some…
Treating sepsis in dying patients is futile
One of the enduring mysteries of the human psyche is the belief that death is…
Drug deaths: Scottish minister vows to tackle “public health emergency”
The number of people dying from drug use in Scotland is a “public health emergency”…
Boyd Tilak Batuwitage
bmj;367/dec02_9/l6787/FAF1faBoyd Tilak Batuwitage, better known as “Batu” to his friends, was born in Colombo, Sri…
John Waterhouse
bmj;367/dec02_6/l6784/FAF1faJohn Waterhouse was brought up in Accrington, Lancashire. His parents, Frank and Jenny, were both…