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Diagnostic artificial intelligenceMost doctors agree that taking a medical history is fundamental to accurate diagnosis…
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Canada shelves plan to allow medically assisted dying for people with mental illness
A controversial law that would allow people with mental but not physical illness to obtain…
Strikes and a healthcare system on its knees: Italy’s start to 2024
“Our profession is not given any value any longer.” So read a joint statement from…
Atypia detected during breast screening and subsequent development of cancer: observational analysis of the Sloane atypia prospective cohort in England
AbstractObjectiveTo explore how the number and type of breast cancers developed after screen detected atypia…
Immigration detention: BMA calls for abolition, amid health and human rights concerns
The detention of people migrating to the UK should be “phased out” and replaced with…
Breast implant illness: we must counter misinformation around this mysterious condition
Breast implant illness describes systemic symptoms that patients attribute to their silicone breast implants. It…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—1 February 2024
Weight loss and cancer diagnosisMost studies investigating weight loss and cancer use codes for unintended…
Declaring a health and care emergency
Do you think the NHS as we know it has a long term future? Will…
Fungi: not to be overlooked in future research on pathogens in coffee machines
Walker and colleagues explored whether coffee makers are a source of nosocomial pathogens.1 While acknowledging…
What shall guide us in the phasing out of fossil fuels?
Abbasi clearly articulates the urgent need to phase out fossil fuels.1 It is heartening that…
Seven days in medicine: 24-30 January 2024
Industrial actionJunior doctors will be re-balloted on strikesThe BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee for England will…
Aftercare for patients under the Mental Health Act should be based on need, not compliance
Few professionals outside psychiatric services are aware that eligibility for aftercare depends on which section…
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Northern Ireland’s doctors are relieved as Stormont is set to return—but will funds go far enough?
“SHAME,” read one placard adorned with pictures of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader, Jeffrey…
Sidney Wolfe: public health leader who campaigned for reform across the US health system
bmj;384/jan31_17/q239/FAF1faJamie Rose, New York TimesDepending on your perspective, Sidney Wolfe was either a “gadfly” or…
Medicine is equally blind to diversity of skin colour as to body diversity
I agree with Hodkinson—doctors should be taught physical examination skills that are inclusive of all…
Roy Calne: surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation
bmj;384/jan31_15/q210/FAF1faCredit: Cambridge University HospitalsHistory highlights “firsts” and Roy Calne may have had a record number….
Junior doctors feel like the lowest priority members of the team
It is positive to see that NHS England is concerned for the “dignity and respect”…
Target patients at highest risk of sepsis for immediate antibiotics, says NICE
Antibiotics should be better targeted at patients most at risk of sepsis to reduce the…
January top picks: loving medicine
My relationship with medicine is perhaps more like that of the old married couple than…
Use of generative artificial intelligence in medical research
Among the most groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) is the emergence of generative AI….
Former GP lead for NHS England who downloaded child pornography is struck off
A GP who was director of general practice development for NHS England when he was…
David Oliver: Work wellness programmes aren’t the key to improving NHS morale or retention
André Spicer, professor of organisational behaviour at London’s Bayes Business School, has written recently in…
Second trimester abortions: a preventable crisis in global abortion care
Kamila had dearly wanted to have a child. The 27 year old was happily engaged…
John Launer: How I walked around Wales with “heart failure”
Seven years ago, a consultant cardiologist stood at the end of my hospital bed with…
Publishers’ and ȷournals’ instructions to authors on use of generative artificial intelligence in academic and scientific publishing: bibliometric analysis
AbstractObjectivesTo determine the extent and content of academic publishers’ and scientific journals’ guidance for authors…
UK needs urgent plan to protect health during heatwaves, MPs warn
The UK government is underprepared to deal with the deadly impact of heatwaves and must…
Tribulations and trials: redactions of clinical trial protocols
Balaban and colleagues’ article describes the worsening epidemic of protocols being redacted when published in…
Overqualified and underused: retention, not reformation, is needed
Salisbury discusses the training needs of physician associates and doctors.1 While the government injects £2.4m…
The best version of you—says who?
“The best version of you”; “The confidence you deserve”; “Age refined”; “Fight the signs of…
Famine threatens Sudan
bmj;384/jan30_14/q255/FAF1faAFP/GettyFlood victims in Sudan’s Northern State survey their devastated homes last August.As war, drought, and…
Physician associates and apprentices can’t replace doctors
We agree with Esmail and Everington that there is a severe shortage of doctors in…
Time to turn the oil and gas taps off, not on
“In the UK, we are blessed with the geological gift that is the North Sea,”…
Pandemic accord: 40 former heads of state plead for progress
More than 40 former heads of state and leading global health advocates have urged world…
Public health perspective on new weight loss medications
Most countries have seen substantial rises in the prevalence of obesity in recent decades. Effective,…
Why medical students should learn about prison health
Imprisonment is a global public health crisis. The number of people in prison is at…
Working in safeguarding: the consultant paediatrician
Manchester based consultant paediatrician Andrew Rowland specialises in child protection, an area he would never…
Doctors should be cautious when sharing information on WhatsApp, says Medical Defence Union
The Medical Defence Union has advised doctors to post information on private social messaging services,…
Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to retract multiple papers after blogger alleges data fabrication
Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is to retract six research articles and ask…
Life expectancy fell during pandemic across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Life expectancy fell during 2020 to 2022 across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, largely because…
Disposable vapes: Paediatricians hail proposed ban
The UK government has pledged to ban disposable vapes to tackle the surge in vaping…
Intrapartum care-updated summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowConsider a woman’s body mass index when planning place of birth,…
WHO pandemic treaty: “Torrent of fake news” has put negotiations at risk, says WHO chief
Negotiations of an international treaty intended to prepare for and prevent future pandemics are in…
Comparative effectiveness of GLP-1 receptor agonists on glycaemic control, body weight, and lipid profile for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the comparative efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) on glycaemic…
Co-sleeping was a factor in quarter of Scotland’s infant deaths in 2023
A warning has been issued to adults about the dangers of sleeping alongside newborn babies,…
RSV vaccines administered in error to infants and pregnant people, CDC reports
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned of administration errors of…
Journals need to provide better guidance for victims of plagiarism
Plagiarism in published research articles is a threat to the integrity of the scientific record,…
Putting Kaftrio into perspective: a test case for fair and open priority setting
In the long, challenging, and often botched history of drug rationing,12 Kaftrio represents the latest…
Avoiding conflicts of interest and reputational risks associated with population research on food and nutrition: the Food Research risK (FoRK) guidance and toolkit for researchers
Poor diet is a growing global public health challenge contributing to increases in non-communicable diseases…
Measles outbreaks: Investing in patient relationships through GP continuity will be key to boosting MMR confidence
The World Health Organization has warned of an “alarming” and accelerating 30-fold increase in measles…
UK foreign aid cuts have caused many preventable deaths, MPs warn
Cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget have “directly” caused a “horrifying” rise in worldwide…