David Wild
David Wild was a highly respected general practitioner in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, where he…
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Joanna Kay Banbery
bmj;383/nov09_14/p2572/FAF1faJoanna Kay Banbery trained in psychiatry in Leeds before specialising in addiction psychiatry at Leeds…
Jill Brock
bmj;383/nov09_13/p2575/FAF1faAfter graduating Jill Brock (née Lewis) volunteered at Jane Furse Memorial Hospital in South Africa….
US expands testing of international air travellers to cover 30 respiratory viruses
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new pilot programme…
General health warnings about ultra-processed foods are not enough
Touvier and colleagues highlight the importance of informing consumers about the health risks of consuming…
Removal or ablation of asymptomatic lung metastases should be reconsidered
The lungs are the commonest site of systemic cancer metastases. Surgical resection has been used…
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Otitis media with effusion in under 12s: summary of updated NICE guidance
What you need to knowRefer patients with suspected otitis media with effusion (OME), for age…
How does medicine assess AI?
Mindaugas Galvosas, a doctor in Switzerland, is excited. “Personally, I am extremely excited for what’s…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—9 November 2023
Stem cells for knee osteoarthritisA randomised control trial in Nature Medicine hypothesised that cell therapies…
Climate emergency: what about activism?
Abbasi’s delineation of the climate and ecological crisis as a current health crisis is much…
Seven days in medicine: 1-7 November 2023
Rural mental healthMPs accuse ministers of complacency over accessA committee of MPs accused the UK…
Working in the sun causes one in three non-melanoma skin cancer deaths, WHO warns
The World Health Organization has called on governments to ensure that outdoor workers are protected…
Regulator puts two GP surgeries in special measures over safety concerns
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed two GP surgeries in the West Midlands into…
Treatment of TB is recovering after covid-19 but well short of 2025 targets, says WHO
Access to the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is rebounding following serious setbacks during…
Is convalescent plasma still useful as a covid treatment?
What is convalescent plasma?It’s a form of passive immunisation. Blood plasma containing antibodies from one…
NICE recommends hybrid closed loop systems for poorly controlled type 1 diabetes
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended hybrid closed loop systems—sometimes…
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Health leaders lament omission of Mental Health Act reform from King’s speech
Healthcare and charity leaders have welcomed confirmation in the King’s speech of plans to restrict…
John Launer: Twilight and sunrise in primary care
One evening this summer I found myself at a traditional wooden inn in the Japanese…
Is NICE losing its standing as a trusted source of guidance?
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops healthcare guidance for the NHS,…
Racial determinants are an understated component in global health
Researchers warn that structural racism and geographical inequity in low and middle income countries are…
Frugal innovation: could local food systems reduce hospital food waste?
As Brown and colleagues imply, the healthcare system has effects on the environment.1 During the…
Evolving use of recreational drugs in UK—nitazenes and xylazine
Minerva, 14 OctoberNeeds opening sentence to Minerva RefMinerva reports that more than 10% of people…
Martha’s rule: parallels with acute oncology
Cooksley and colleagues discuss how the careful implementation and evaluation of Martha’s rule are essential.1The…
What is the meaning of cancer?
Cancer enters our lives almost every day. Somebody we know has cancer. We are tested…
When I use a word . . . Medicines regulation—apothecaries, quacks, chemists, druggists, pharmacists
ApothecariesIn the 18th and 19th centuries, when the Medicines Stamp Acts were being passed,1 medical…
Anastrozole: Repurposed drug could prevent thousands of breast cancer cases
Hundreds of thousands of women in England deemed at increased risk of breast cancer could…
Gaza: WHO calls for ceasefire as child death toll exceeds 4000
Health and humanitarian leaders have called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire,” after 30 days of…
Rammya Mathew: Is the GP’s professional opinion no longer valued?
Our practice manager recently asked me and my colleagues to review a list of patient…
Medicine is blind to body diversity—and it’s limiting doctors’ examination skills
In my last year of medical school, I eagerly signed up to act as a…
Helen Salisbury: Where the buck stops
General practice is often promoted as a place where holistic care is offered. In our…
How do I cope with the menopause at work?
Talk to someone you trustErin Duralde, medical director of women’s health—clinical effectiveness, One Medical, says,…
Weight regain does not eliminate the long term benefits of weight management programmes
The studyHartmann-Boyce J, Theodoulou A, Oke JL, et al. Long term effect of weight regain…
Strike action: BMA reballots consultants and ballots SAS doctors amid “constructive” talks
The BMA’s Consultants Committee is reballoting members as it seeks a renewed mandate for industrial…
Record number of drugs hit by supply problems, trade body warns
The NHS is experiencing a record number of problems with the supply of medicines, with…
GP trainee who did locum shifts while receiving {pound}10 000 in sick pay is suspended for nine months
A GP specialty trainee who claimed nearly £10 000 in sick pay from one NHS…
Covid NHS memorial is named year’s top statue
bmj;383/nov06_15/p2594/FAF1faAlan Morris/AlamyScotland’s first memorial sculpture dedicated to NHS staff who worked through the covid-19 pandemic…
Cognitive decline accelerated in over 50s during pandemic, study finds
The covid-19 pandemic brought a “sustained decline in cognition” to people in the UK aged…
Decolonising mindsets around environmental sustainability
There is a global drive in healthcare to reduce emissions and create environmentally protective practices…
Child health inequalities: Hospitals urged to consider targeted interventions
NHS trusts should consider making targeted interventions to tackle child health inequalities which are being…
Sustainable practice: Prescribing oral over intravenous medications
What you need to knowThe carbon footprint of manufacturing, using, and disposing of intravenous medications…
Burden of proof: combating inaccurate citation in biomedical literature
Key messagesUp to 25% of all citations in the general scientific literature are inaccurate and…
Prioritise dementia or risk collapse of NHS, charity warns
Integrated care systems across England must place more priority on tackling dementia or risk the…
Sustainable practice: Switching to reusable vaginal speculums
What you need to knowThree and a half million speculum examinations occur in the UK…
Sustainable practice: Sustainable prescribing of iron replacement therapy
What you need to knowWhen oral iron is indicated for iron deficiency and iron deficiency…
Sustainable practice: Cutting nitrous oxide loss and waste
What you need to knowNitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas—one of six critical gases…
Sustainable practice: what can I do?
If global healthcare were a country it would rank fifth in the world for greenhouse…
Innovative leadership will deliver net zero in surgery
Greenwashing is a major barrier to progress and exists in all industries from fashion to…
Essential medicines lists in an era of escalating climate change
Brhlikova and colleagues say that more high income countries should consider having essential medicines lists.1…
GP leaders in England call for a pause in recruitment of physician associates
The BMA’s GP committee for England (GPC England) has called for an immediate pause in…
Covid-19: Whitehall chaos and misplaced confidence undermined UK’s response, inquiry hears
A toxic and chaotic environment at the heart of government, with distrust between civil servants…