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Category: BMJ
SGLT2 inhibitors: here we go again?
Jain and colleagues explore screening for use of SGLT2 inhibitors to ameliorate the emergence of…
Slow adoption of evidence based practices in nephrology
I read with interest Jain and colleagues’ consideration of a screening programme for chronic kidney…
Writing off medical students’ loans could improve NHS retention, says think tank
The government should consider gradually writing off medical students’ loans in return for years of…
A diagnosis under ultraviolet light
A man in his 30s presented with a three month history of an unusual odour…
Tackling climate change: the pivotal role of clinicians
What you need to knowHealthcare systems are major emitters of greenhouse gases, but also have…
Dyspnoea after dual-chamber pacemaker implantation
A man in his 90s presented to the emergency department after a fall due to…
Predicting outcome of stroke . . . and other stories
Outcomes of cerebellar strokeData from 500 patients presenting with ischaemic cerebellar stroke to neurological centres…
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Creating breathing space: the scandal of missing respiratory diagnostics
Some health scandals remain imprinted on our memories, by bold headlines, emotional testimonies, and sobering…
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty can be used to treat obesity, says NICE
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) can be used as an alternative to bariatric surgery to help…
Safe space for injecting drugs is approved in Scotland
After a five year political fight, approval has been given for the first drug consumption…
Investing in community care saves money for the wider NHS, analysis shows
For every £100 spent in the community care sector there is a 31% return on…
Anticholinergic medicines linked to cardiovascular events in older adults
Polypharmacy is prevalent among older adults aged ≥65 years and often leads to unintended clinical…
Future-case control crossover analysis for adjusting bias in case crossover studies
Overview of case crossover designThe case crossover study is a self-controlled, outcome anchored design to…
Association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events: nationwide case-case-time-control study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events…
Sharp Scratch episode 90: Sharing is caring
In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we talk all about doctor self-disclosure with an emphasis…
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Seven in 10 GPs see rise in patients seeking help to deal with cost of living crisis, warns RCGP
GPs are seeing a “worrying” rise in the number of patients presenting with problems associated…
US doctors told to steer clear of “grateful patient” hospital fundraising because of ethical concerns
Doctors in the US have been advised to avoid engaging in fundraising with their patients…
NHS has rescheduled one million hospital appointments this year because of strike action
More than a million NHS hospital appointments have now been postponed this year in England…
John Launer: Thinking the unthinkable on Lucy Letby
The psychiatrist John Bowlby once wrote a paper called On Knowing What You Are Not…
Helen Salisbury: Advice and guidance for all referrals
This week I read a report in the Health Service Journal about a baffling plan…
All out: England’s doctors take first ȷoint strike action
bmj;382/sep26_4/p2219/FAF1faMark ThomasIn their first joint industrial action, consultants and junior doctors in England began a…
How Botswana discovered the omicron variant
It was a day like any other—albeit at the height of a global pandemic. Monkgomotsi…
What should I do if I am sexually assaulted at work?
Put yourself firstBecky Cox, co-founder of Surviving in Scrubs, says, “There is no right or…
Coroner alerts health secretary to another case where second opinion could have prevented child’s death
The senior coroner who presided over Martha Mills’s inquest1 has alerted the health and social…
Some police have stopped answering mental health calls, with no alternative support in place, experts warn
Police forces in parts of the UK have stopped answering urgent calls related to mental…
Emergency medicine: Government’s plan won’t avert crisis this winter, leader warns
Hospitals could see ambulances queuing outside emergency departments and patients lined up in beds in…
Time to ban the word “prevention”
Few phrases are better known than “prevention is better than cure,” and its message seems…
Universal health coverage: ensuring that nobody is left behind
Delegates met last week at the United Nations high level meeting on universal health coverage…
Engaging the public in digital health
Salisbury outlines the problems around data sharing in the NHS.1 When I was a Caldicott…
Continuing disquiet on the data front: involve your local Caldicott guardian
I share the concerns expressed by Salisbury about the poor track record of large NHS…
Biden establishes top level office to reduce gun violence “to send a clear message to the country”
US President Joe Biden has announced that he is establishing the first White House Office…
How mobile clinics are helping those affected by Canada’s wildfires
“They tried everything. I just stood there and told him that I loved him and…
Efficacy and safety of an inactivated virus-particle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, BIV1-CovIran: randomised, placebo controlled, double blind, multicentre, phase 3 clinical trial
In this paper by Mohraz and colleagues (BMJ 2023;382:e070464, doi:10.1136/bmj.e070464, published 21 September 2023), the…
James Howard Swallow
bmj;382/sep22_10/p2151/FAF1faJames Howard Swallow (“Jim”) was born in Yorkshire. He went up to Queens’ College in…
Ending communicable diseases requires a combined elimination framework
At three high level meetings of the United Nations General Assembly this week, world leaders…
Kar Hao Teoh: talented foot and ankle surgeon killed in South Africa
bmj;382/sep22_8/p2190/FAF1faKar Hao Teoh, who was killed in South Africa at the age of 40, was…
Winter planning: tackle workforce strain in urgent and emergency care
Iacobucci’s article highlights NHS plans to prepare for the winter and tackle urgent and emergency…
Locum emergency consultant is struck off for series of missed diagnoses
A locum consultant in emergency medicine has been struck off the UK medical register for…
World leaders commit to greater collaboration over future pandemics
World leaders committed to making the world better prepared for a future pandemic on 20…
Taking a collateral history: the missing piece of the puzzle
What you need to knowA collateral history can include information about the patient’s physical and…
Health MOTs: consider reference change values
In their article Buss and colleagues state: “Furthermore, many common tests, such as serum lipids,…
Maternity care: Leicester services are downgraded for understaffing and risky triage delays
Understaffing and triage delays that led patients to give up waiting and discharge themselves have…
Congenital syphilis: Public health failures are blamed for “alarming” increase in cases in Mississippi
The southern US state of Mississippi reported a 1000% increase in cases of congenital syphilis…
The BMJ’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2040
The 2023 synthesis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change leaves no doubt about…
Scabies: UK treatment shortage poses public health threat, warn dermatologists
Manufacturers of scabies treatments are being urged to increase production by the British Association of…
Sharp Scratch episode 89: What’s in a name?
In this episode of Sharp Scratch we talk all about names. We discuss the nuances…
Legally blocked: the right to health
Are covid and long covid occupational diseases? The testimonies of health professionals who work long…
Proximally white and distally pink nails
A man in his 60s presented with a six month history of fingernail discoloration. The…
Treating appendicitis . . . and other stories
Long term outcomes of medically treated acute appendicitisA follow-up study of a Swedish trial that…