MPs back compensation scheme for patients given infected blood
MPs have voted to establish a compensation scheme for NHS patients who were given infected…
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Susan Abarca Salazar: consultant in paediatric infectious diseases whose research benefited children with neurological infections
bmj;383/dec05_11/p2849/FAF1faYYNYsalazar301123.f1YYSusan Abarca Salazar, a consultant in infectious diseases who was conducting doctoral research on evaluating…
Invest in youth led efforts for gender equality and pandemic preparedness
Women, people aged under 30, and marginalised populations, especially from low and middle income countries…
Covid inquiry: Hancock is grilled on care homes, lockdowns, and testing
Matt Hancock, the UK health secretary between 2018 and June 2021, acknowledged major deficiencies in…
Curb antidepressant prescribing to improve mental health, say campaigners
A group of 31 medical professionals, researchers, patients’ representatives, and politicians has called on the…
Primary care needs to rise to the challenge of caring for patients during climate disasters
As a primary care physician and climate health research fellow, I’m alarmed by how unprepared…
Building climate resilient and low carbon health systems
The effect of climate change on human health is increasingly visible,1 and health systems will…
Advances in the management of chronic kidney disease
AbstractChronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a global public health crisis, but awareness by patients and…
Why I . . . do amateur dramatics
Mat Owen-Veale has found a way of escaping from being a decision laden GP—he becomes…
RETRACTION: Changes in soft drinks purchased by British households associated with the UK soft drinks industry levy: controlled interrupted time series analysis
This paper by Pell and colleagues (BMJ 2021;372:n254, doi:10.1136/bmj.n254, published 10 March 2021) has been…
Politicians, experts, and patient representatives call for the UK government to reverse the rate of antidepressant prescribing
We, a group of medical professionals, researchers, patient representatives, and politicians, call for the UK…
US firearm suicides reached “unprecedented” high last year, data show
The number of people in the US who died by suicide from use of a…
Lower oxygen saturation targets in ventilated children could save lives, trial concludes
Aiming for lower oxygen targets in critically ill children being ventilated in intensive care could…
Writing letters to patients attending psychiatry clinics
Since around 2000, there has been a shift in UK medical and surgical culture and…
Apply for the 2024 BMJ Student Clegg scholarship
We are looking for four students who are studying medicine within the UK or European…
Let’s make poor reporting of early phase dose finding clinical trials a thing of the past
In 2017, I was drafting the first manuscript for a phase I clinical trial. I…
Capita’s pension errors are causing some GPs to quit practice, leaders warn
GPs who are encountering persistent problems with accessing their pension information through Capita’s Primary Care…
Texas court hears challenge to state’s strict abortion ban by women who say they were harmed
The Texas Supreme Court, the state’s highest court, has heard a case challenging the state’s…
Patients treated by female surgeons have lower healthcare costs, study finds
Patients who underwent surgery by a woman surgeon for one of 25 common procedures had…
Authors’ reply to Laurent
Laurent raises several thoughtful questions regarding our sub-cohort focused on the use of denosumab in…
Use of denosumab in castration sensitive prostate cancer
In their article, Mitchell and colleagues state that the use of denosumab in men with…
Royal college’s advocacy of international medical graduates
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) thanks The BMJ for raising awareness about…
Consultant pay offer: Will early career doctors lose out?
Last month the BMA and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association said they would put…
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GPs in Scotland reȷect call for “fully salaried GP service”
General practitioners in Scotland have rejected a call for a “move to a fully salaried…
Sixty seconds on . . . dogs and dementia
WoofDown boy, although I can understand your excitement. New research says a dog can reduce…
New suicide surveillance system launched in England
Ministers have launched a new surveillance system to quickly identify emerging methods of suicide as…
Malaria: Climate change poses “substantial risk to progress,” WHO warns
A “substantial pivot” is needed to get the fight against malaria back on track after…
US life expectancy recovered slowly from pandemic in 2022, while Canada’s fell further
US life expectancy in 2022 was more than a year longer than in 2021, new…
Preventing cervical cancer: what are the risks and benefits of different treatments?
The studyKyrgiou M, Athanasiou A, Cieslak-Jones D. Comparative effectiveness and risk of preterm birth of…
Heat related health inequalities are rising
This summer has been the world’s warmest, by a large margin.1 The UK experienced its…
Sub-Saharan Africa registers biggest declines in AIDS infections, says UNAIDS
The numbers of people infected with and dying of AIDS worldwide have fallen, but sub-Saharan…
The debate over physician associates is necessary—but needlessly toxic
Pepperer. Grocer. Apothecary. Surgeon apothecary. General practitioner (https://www.apothecaries.org/history/origins).1 The evolution of medical associate professionals in…
John Launer: Israel and Gaza—recognising shared human values
All Muslim and Jewish doctors, and many of other faiths or none, will have felt…
Continuity of care should be “essential requirement” in GP contract, says watchdog
The GP contract should be modified to explicitly include and support the need for GP…
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Police launch investigation into practice of former Belfast neurologist
Police have launched an investigation into the practice of Michael Watt, a former Belfast consultant…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—30 November 2023
Clinical benefits from new drugsPrescrire is a French independent non-profit organisation that offers healthcare professionals…
Painful targetoid lesions on the penis and pubis
A man in his 20s presented to the dermatology clinic with a one week history…
What’s in the sac?
These are abdominal computed tomography scans of a man in his 70s who presented with…
Thalassaemia: NHS to offer stem cell transplants to adults who need transfusions
Adults who have transfusion dependent thalassaemia are being given access to stem cell transplantations on…
Valproate prescribing rules will tighten from January, says MHRA
From January 2024 valproate must not be started in new patients aged under 55 unless…
Challenges in diabetes and obesity: five minutes with . . . Jonathan Valabhji
“Over the past 30 years we’ve moved from marked premature mortality from cardiovascular disease to…
Brighton surgery inquiry: Police will inform patients and relatives if their cases are included in review
A police investigation into alleged criminal negligence at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton…
US medical schools should teach students how to counsel patients on firearm injury prevention
Firearm injuries have become an epidemic in the United States. In 2022, more than 48…
Climate crisis: what do we do if they ignore us?
Thank you for the recent joint editorial on the global health emergency; I applaud the…
Red Crescent in Egypt prepares aid for Palestinians
bmj;383/nov29_4/p2799/FAF1faKhaled Elfiqi/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockEgyptian Red Crescent Society employees and volunteers organise humanitarian aid, including medical supplies, food,…
“We weren’t that great at treating flu—it should not be our model for covid”: America’s covid-19 tsar speaks
Taking office in November 2021, US President Joe Biden was immediately confronted by the chaotic…
David Oliver: With virtual wards, NHS England is overpromising once again
The term “virtual wards” gained fresh momentum in the NHS during the first waves of…
We must stamp out sexual harassment in surgery
A recent report titled Breaking the Silence,1 written by the Working Party on Sexual Misconduct…
Scarlett McNally: Rethinking ageing can help the NHS recover
As a surgeon, I’m focused on the NHS’s huge waiting list for elective surgery and…
Helen Salisbury: Training in the medical model
There’s been much discussion in the press and on social media about the role of…