Preȷudicial attitudes towards Brazil’s health reforms delayed the introduction of community health workers to the UK
Ventura and colleagues argue that Brazil’s family health strategy should be a model for other…
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The unsung generosity of cord blood donation
The investigative feature by Kwan on private cord blood banking1 illuminates a troubling and misleading…
Coroner issues anaesthetic safety warning after patient death
A coroner has warned that a common practice used by anaesthetists could lead to deaths…
Better care at the end of life: we need to change the conversation
Far too many people are being denied their right to autonomous decision making at the…
Patricia Elliott: doctor, activist, and general secretary of the Medical Practitioners’ Union
bmj;386/sep04_7/q1906/FAF1faPatricia Elliott was a doctor, activist, and socialist who became general secretary of the Medical…
Orofacial pain crisis is a frequently overlooked aspect of sickle cell anaemia
Charles and colleagues provide valuable insights into acute painful crisis in sickle cell disease (SCD).1…
When is enough, enough? Humanitarian rights and protection for children in conflict settings must be revisited
The rules of war and existing regulations have become increasingly unable to protect civilians from…
Tackling unhealthy food and obesity: teach children so they can teach their families
Briggs argues that governments must adopt wide ranging strategies and policies to tackle unhealthy food…
Palliative care: People are dying in pain and without the support they need, report warns
Many people in England and Wales are dying in pain without access to the services…
Scarlett McNally: Volunteering and charity work offer massive health and community benefits
I’m often astounded by the inherent goodness of people. In the UK about half of…
Young people and other vulnerable groups are overlooked in AI algorithm development
Abbasi’s article on biases in AI clinical tools highlights that they often overlook the perspectives…
Doctors are warned not to use AI to respond to complaints
Using artificial intelligence to write a response to a complaint carries risks including making inaccurate…
MSF opens field hospital in Gaza
bmj;386/sep03_5/q1915/FAF1faMSFIn response to the continuing attacks by Israeli forces on Gaza, the charity Médecins Sans…
GP funding model should change to deliver population health, says think tank
A radical restructuring of the NHS budget to deliver prevention based healthcare using a “national…
Helen Salisbury: Redefining full time work in general practice
A recent paper in the British Journal of General Practice brought the good news that…
Partha Kar: Talk is cheap. The NHS needs anti-racist action, not empty words or virtue signalling
The race riots that broke out recently in the UK were horrific, brought on by…
Afghan medical students arrive in Scotland to complete their studies
Nearly two weeks after 19 female students travelled from Afghanistan to Scotland to complete their…
Nigel Klein: paediatric infectious diseases expert who correctly hypothesised that children could have breaks from HIV treatment
bmj;386/sep02_10/q1882/FAF1faNigel Klein was a world expert in paediatric immunology, who mapped children’s immunity and their…
Integrating injury prevention into the planetary health agenda: a vital opportunity
Climate change dominates planetary health discourse. Concerns about rising sea levels and extreme weather events…
More of GPs’ income is going on expenses and less on pay, data show
UK general practices continue to face major pressure on their finances, driven by falling earnings…
Helping policy makers and AI companies learn what doctors do
Bradley discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) could help ease the technological burden on doctors dealing…
Helen Whitwell: neuropathologist, expert on paediatric brain injuries, and inspiration for Silent Witness
bmj;386/sep02_6/q1885/FAF1faHelen receives the outstanding alumni award at Manchester University in 2008. Credit: Rachel WhitwellIn the…
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Risk of dementia after initiation of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in adults aged 40-69 years with type 2 diabetes: population based cohort study
Errors occurred in the abstract of this paper by Shin and colleagues (BMJ 2024;386:e079475, doi:10.1136/bmj-2024-079475,…
Ensuring continuity of care after release from prison
Howard’s article on prisoner health paints a timely description of the medical situation in Britain’s…
Chronic cough in preschool aged children
What you need to knowChronic cough in preschool aged children is a common cause of…
How can I say no?
Doctors aren’t there to pleaseChris Tiplady, consultant haematologist, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, says, “You…
Dementia: Africa’s unique opportunity for prevention amid rising cases
Global dementia rates are set to almost triple, rising from 57 million in 2019 to…
Global childhood malnutrition
Poor nutrition accounts for 45% of child mortality globally,1 impairs children’s physical and cognitive development,…
Bioplastics need to be properly evaluated before being promoted in healthcare
Perreau-Saussine calls for a rethink of the use of single use plastics in medical schools.1…
The vacuum of information about covid’s prevalence puts me at risk—bring back better data collection
A few weeks ago, my partner tested positive for covid-19 for the first time. I’ve…
Government considers outdoor smoking ban in England
Health leaders have welcomed news that the UK government is considering restricting smoking in some…
General practices in England will get 7.4% increase to fund pay rises
The government has confirmed that general practices in England will be given a 7.4% increase…
Wellcome’s response to letter calling for focus on integrated academic training in reform of academic medicine
We understand Spencer’s concerns about reform of academic medicine.1 At Wellcome, we share the belief…
Community masking for prevention of respiratory infections: wider evidence base
We congratulate the authors on successfully completing a randomised controlled trial of advice to mask…
Demand for adult social care will outstrip NHS funding: we must transition to a preventive care model
The new adult social care workforce strategy commits to improving pay—an example of the farsighted…
The ultra-processed food industry has no business in sponsoring health and nutrition events
A recent event “Nourish and flourish: The role of nutrition in improving women’s health outcomes”…
Practical Prescribing: Direct oral anticoagulants
Practical Prescribing is a series produced in conjunction with the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin to…
Peter Buxtun: US government employee who exposed racist and unethical Tuskegee syphilis study
bmj;386/aug30_8/q1860/FAF1faUC Law San FranciscoIn 1965 Peter Buxtun had just started working as a contact tracer…
Maȷ Hulten
bmj;386/aug30_7/q1872/FAF1faMaj Hultén had a worldwide reputation in cytogenetics, having worked at its heart since the…
John Graham Holmes-Smith
bmj;386/aug30_6/q1869/FAF1faJohn Holmes-Smith, who was orphaned as a teenager, followed his brother Pop into medicine. He…
Robert Ian Button
bmj;386/aug30_5/q1868/FAF1faIn his 82 years Bob never stopped working, studying, and caring for his family and…
Tim Baker
bmj;386/aug30_4/q1866/FAF1faJohn Timothy Baker was born in Glanamman in the Swansea Valley, the son of John,…
David Jeremy Galton
bmj;386/aug30_3/q1864/FAF1faDavid Galton graduated from University College London with a bachelor of science (first class honours)…
Ronald Mulroy
bmj;386/aug30_2/q1863/FAF1faRon Mulroy was born in Stoke on Trent and studied medicine at Edinburgh. It was…
Medical abortion: Taking first tablet at home after 12 weeks of pregnancy is safe, study reports
Women who began the process of medical abortion at home after 12 weeks of pregnancy…
Adrenal insufficiency: Patients should have steroid injections at home to prevent hospital admission, says NICE
People with primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency should be provided with an emergency medical kit…
Whooping cough: Why have vaccination rates plummeted in pregnant women?
So far in 2024 England has had 10 000 laboratory confirmed cases of whooping cough…
First mpox vaccines arrive in Africa as officials work “blindly” to contain outbreaks
Nigeria became the first country in Africa to receive mpox vaccines on 27 August with…
Covid inquiry: the flaws that led to system failure
The first report from the UK’s covid-19 inquiry, chaired by Heather Hallett, delivered a scathing…
The health of a leader—and when it has been questioned
The president of the United States is perhaps the highest office on earth. But one…