Clinical value of guideline recommended molecular targets and genome targeted cancer therapies: cross sectional study
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the clinical benefit and actionability of molecular targets for genome targeted cancer drugs…
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Maternity care: “Things are far from improving,” warns ombudsman after surge in investigations
England’s health ombudsman has warned that women and babies are being put at risk after…
Doctors in India launch nationwide strike after trainee is raped and murdered
Doctors in India took to the streets on Saturday 17 August as part of a…
US says that first negotiated drug prices for older people will save $6bn
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have announced that newly negotiated prices of…
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Resources to facilitate patient engagement in research
The crucial voice in Amsen’s informative article about patients’ involvement in research projects is that…
Risk minimisation measures to prevent topiramate use during pregnancy: maximal delay, minimal actionability
Mahase reports on the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency’s programme for risk minimisation measures…
Empowerment of parent carers is a fallacy when healthcare doesn’t listen
I am a qualified nurse, wife of a GP, and parent of a young man…
Infected blood scandal: victims to receive lifelong support under compensation scheme
People who contracted HIV or hepatitis after receiving contaminated blood products in the 1970s and…
Over-the-counter painkillers may not be sufficient when fitting IUDs, says US agency
Doctors in the US have been advised to upgrade the analgesia they use for alleviating…
Rising heatwaves are intensifying an anaemia crisis among India’s women
Radha Kumari fell unconscious while working in her field one day. The 36 year old…
How do GLP-1 drugs work for weight loss . . . and everything else?
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists like semaglutide (Wegovy/Ozempic) are constantly in the news for…
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Why I . . . am a football referee
When Craig Napier takes to the pitch as a referee for Scottish Professional Football League…
Sharing acute care records and decoding the medical lexicon—caution and further research needed
Coulter and colleagues highlight the need for easier access to our electronic health records, to…
Gaza: Seven day ceasefire is crucial for polio vaccination campaign, says WHO
The World Health Organization and Unicef have pleaded for a seven day humanitarian pause in…
Covid inquiry: communication failures impeded the UK’s pandemic response
Recently, the first report of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry was published.1 The Association of Directors…
Consideration of inequalities in digital access to medical records
Coulter and colleagues call for patients to have full interactive access to their electronic health…
Patients Know Best: access to medical records is key
Coulter and colleagues call for patients to have access to their medical records.1 Patients Know…
When I use a word . . . Fictional drugs and the benefit to harm balance
Benefits and harmsThe use of any therapeutic intervention should involve a calculation of the benefit…
WHO and African CDC declare mpox a public health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)…
Mpox outbreaks in Africa—we must avert another failure of global solidarity
On 13 August 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared…
Uterine fibroids: NICE recommends new treatment option for moderate to severe symptoms
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended linzagolix (marketed as Yselty) for…
Test for syphilis in people with possible symptoms, says UKHSA, as cases rise
Public health leaders are reminding doctors and their teams to consider testing people for syphilis…
Courage is contagious: we need to talk about the domestic abuse experienced by female doctors in the NHS
Domestic abuse affects one in four women,1 but little is known about domestic abuse among…
How India’s relationship with the sugar industry turned sour
A steep rise in sweetened ultra-processed food consumption in India is prompting calls for action…
From childbirth to gang rape, women’s bodies are being weaponised in Haiti
Annie* (name changed for anonymity) is recovering well after her surgery, performed at one of…
GP leader: “If general practice is the bedrock of the NHS, then the NHS is collapsing”
Earlier this month GP partners in England voted overwhelmingly to take collective action in response…
Environmental sustainability of research and innovation
The newly released Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice, co-developed by…
MDMA assisted therapy: Three papers are retracted as FDA rejects PTSD application
Three research papers on MDMA assisted psychotherapy have been retracted by the journal Psychopharmacology because…
Valdo Calocane: Report on Nottingham killer identifies catalogue of care failings
A series of errors, omissions, and misjudgments at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust meant that…
Mpox in Africa: WHO and Africa CDC consider declaring public health emergency as cases spike
The World Health Organisation will decide this week whether to declare mpox a public health…
Helen Salisbury: GP collective action to end unfunded work
Many GPs are not only cross and tired: they’re genuinely worried about the future of…
Device associated complications in the intensive care unit
AbstractInvasive devices are routinely used in the care of critically ill patients. Although they are…
How to maintain trustworthiness when doctors act as policy advocates
“Scientists advise, ministers decide.”1 The chief medical officer for England has repeated this phrase many…
Reporting on data sharing: executive position of the EQUATOR Network
In 2006, the late Doug Altman, from the Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of…
Reducing computed tomography (CT) imaging for adults with minor traumatic brain injuries in the emergency department
What you need to knowNon-contrast computed tomography (CT) for minor traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is…
A statutory public inquiry is not always the most effective vehicle for learning lessons in the NHS
The statutory public inquiry chaired by Kathryn Thirlwall into the murder and attempted murder of…
US approves first nasal spray for anaphylaxis
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first adrenaline (epinephrine) nasal spray,…
Adult gender services to be scrutinised after clinicians raise concerns
NHS England is carrying out a review of adult gender dysphoria clinics with a remit…
US spends $4.3bn a year on cancer screening
An expert at the Center for Surgery and Public Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
“Tortured, drugged, and assaulted”: Chinese survivor of forced organ harvesting speaks out
A man who says he was detained, tortured, and forced to undergo surgery in China…
Sixty seconds on . . . antidepression headsets
Give me the heads upThe UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Instagram post promoting…
The human cost of political inertia: barriers to effective humanitarian responses
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Scientific Days provide a platform to showcase research conducted by MSF…
Portugal’s primary care crisis as GPs depart
“Come to France, tax free,” the advertisement reads. “You’ll enjoy an annual income of €120…
Regulatory requirements are duplicative and unrealistic, say NHS trust leaders
Leaders of NHS trusts in England have criticised regulatory requirements as “unrealistic” and “detached from…
When I use a word . . . Utopias, dystopias, cacotopias, agathotopias, kalotopias, and the NHS
UtopiasThe word “utopia” was coined by Sir Thomas More as the title of the 1516…
Government must care for doctors
Salisbury makes a very good point: the word “care” is in danger of losing its…
Reform of academic medicine requires a focus on integrated academic training
I hope The BMJ1 and others2 continue to highlight the current state of academic medical…
Whooping cough: Health officials urge pregnant women to get vaccinated as another infant dies
Health officials have again urged pregnant women to ensure they are vaccinated to protect their…
NHS must “learn from mistakes” after failure to organise woman’s 24 hour care, says ombudsman
England’s health ombudsman has urged integrated care boards to learn from mistakes to prevent families…
Physician associates working in primary care could worsen health inequalities
Despite promises by the government to increase the number of GPs in the UK to…