Health secretary is “still misleading public” about doctors’ pensions and pay, says BMA
The BMA has accused England’s secretary of state for health and social care, Steve Barclay,…
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Seven days in medicine: 13-19 September 2023
InsomniaDraft guidance advises new treatment optionThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended…
Video consultations are here to stay
Helen Salisbury, 29 JulySalisbury voices her disappointment with video consultations in general practice.1 In my…
What do different countries call junior doctors?
bmj;382/sep20_10/p2130/FAF1faAt the BMA annual meeting in July, the then foundation year 1 doctor Sai Pillarisetti…
Royal college president apologises to female surgeons for “misguided” comments that undermined diversity agenda
The president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has apologised for “gaslighting” female…
SAS doctors to be balloted on whether to strike over pay
Specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors in England are to be balloted on whether…
More than half the world’s population lack basic health services as progress stalls
Progress towards providing the world with universal healthcare is stagnating and more than half of…
Patients in more deprived areas of Scotland get less contact time with GP staff, study finds
Patients attending general practices in more socioeconomically deprived areas of Scotland get significantly less contact…
Sudan’s worsening health conditions see children die of measles and malnutrition
A lack of global attention on the crisis in Sudan is leading to the deaths…
Scarlett McNally: Challenging the government’s new strategic framework for maȷor conditions
The Department of Health and Social Care’s new Major Conditions Strategy1 starts strongly, detailing how…
Looking but not seeing
I have AMD, which means I have a hole in each eye that takes away…
Hypertension: 76 million deaths could be averted by 2050 if treatment coverage improves, says WHO
Around four in five people with hypertension are not adequately treated, the World Health Organization…
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Time is running out to meet the Sustainable Development Goals as health inequities widen and trust in government falls
More than 200 years ago, William Wordsworth illustrated in his sonnet “The world is too…
Withdrawing care from children: review identifies trigger factors that lead to court cases
Mixed messages from different members of a healthcare team and a failure to acknowledge parents…
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Industry funding and self-censorship: how many bite the hand that feeds them?
Research published in The BMJ in 2020 found that 72% of leaders of influential US…
Above-inflation pay offer could end consultant strikes, leader suggests
Consultants in England would be willing to accept a pay offer of above 11.4% for…
Doctors’ strikes: the NHS faces its toughest test yet
Winter is always a busy and challenging time for the NHS. Last winter was the…
Helen Salisbury: Playing to our strengths
Way back in the last century when I was a newly qualified doctor, I spent…
Unethical pharmaceutical marketing: a common problem requiring collective responsibility
The marketing practices used by pharmaceutical companies have been a longstanding concern,12 with controversial techniques…
Measles: Unvaccinated children may need to isolate as threat of outbreak looms in London
Parents in London have been warned that if their children are unvaccinated and come into…
The “can do” mentor: the professor of cardiology
For someone with a prolific catalogue of published research that has been used for international…
UK foreign aid cuts and global health
The UK government used to be a leading financier of international development aid and shaper…
“Argentina’s Trump”: Presidential candidate wants to axe public health and sell organs for profit
“I am the lion! The beast roared in the middle of the avenue,” sings Javier…
“Ashamed and alone”—healthcare staff need better support after a patient’s suicide
Every surgeon carries within himself a small cemetery, where from time to time he goes…
Effect of invitation letter in language of origin on screening attendance: randomised controlled trial in BreastScreen Norway
AbstractObjectiveTo explore attendance at organised mammographic screening among immigrant groups that received an invitation letter…
Women denied abortions for dangerous pregnancy problems sue three US states
Women who were denied abortions despite serious medical problems, their doctors, and a medical association…
Do not ignore the non-linear, longstanding effects of integrated children’s centres
Shah and colleagues write: “Family hubs aim to integrate and improve services within local authority…
Benefits and risks of cannabinoids
Cannabis is used by an estimated 219 million adults globally (4.3% of the population) with…
Covid-19: Florida governor tells under 65s to shun boosters against national guidance
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has recommended that the state’s residents under 65 shun the new…
Scrap bursary for medical students in England, says Institute for Fiscal Studies
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has called for the NHS bursary in England to…
New and follow-up outpatient appointments are out of date concepts
Oliver challenges the NHS England targets around outpatient appointments.1 He references the work that the…
Stretched medical aid agencies race to disaster zones in Libya and Morocco
International aid agencies have quickly reached areas affected by earthquakes in Morocco and flooding in…
We must confront sexual violence in the NHS to prevent further institutional harm
The recent “Me Too in Medicine” investigation by The BMJ and the Guardian1 is an…
Phenylephrine: Commonly used decongestant in cold and flu remedies doesn’t work, says FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported that the decongestant phenylephrine, used in…
How to identify and manage sports related concussions in primary care
What you need to knowConcussion rehabilitation should last at least 20 days for non-elite sport…
Advances in the care of breast cancer survivors
AbstractBreast cancer survivors may experience significant after effects from diagnoses of breast cancer and cancer…
Nepal’s scramble to piece together a health budget amid rumoured cuts
Mandeep Pathak’s mind is on full alert. A tractor carrying local people to a funeral…
UK perinatal mortality rates increased in 2021 for first time in seven years
Stillbirths and neonatal deaths rose across the UK in 2021, after seven years of annual…
Reframing Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement: from gender violence to state violence
On 16 September 2022, the Woman, Life, Freedom movement was sparked by the tragic death…
Nipah virus: India’s Kerala state moves quickly to control fresh outbreak
The Indian state of Kerala has closed schools, offices, and public transport in the Kozhikode…
Smart toilets, bored students, why crowds gather, and tasty rocks—it’s the 2023 Ig Nobel Awards
We have smartphones and smart watches, so why not smart toilets? Seung-min Park and his…
When I use a word . . . The ambiguity of “work” in the ICMJE recommendations on publishing in medical ȷournals
A debateA colleague recently consulted me about the meaning of the word “work.” He had…
Menstrual health must be prioritised in global policies
Menstrual health is the gateway to promoting sexual and reproductive health rights, building body autonomy…
Covid-19: Drug companies charged South Africa high prices for vaccines, contracts reveal
South Africa’s government, desperate to secure covid vaccines when wealthy nations had reserved most of…
Maternity care: Understaffing at two units is putting mothers and babies at risk, says CQC
Care Quality Commission inspectors have downgraded the two maternity services at County Durham and Darlington…
Ovarian cancer: NICE recommends expanding availability of genetic testing
New draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends widening…
Police expand inquiry into patient deaths at hospital in Brighton
A police investigation into possible criminal negligence at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton…
Under-representation of women in research: a status quo that is a scandal
Among the failings of medical research, the under-representation of women and ethnic minorities in clinical…
Sixty seconds on . . . movie credits
What’s this got to do with medicine?This is about academia and the questionable practices that…
Diagnosis and management of diabetes in children and young people: summary of updated NICE guidance
Clarification—This NICE guideline summary (BMJ 2016;352:i139 doi:10.1136/bmj.i139) has now been superseded by a summary of…