AbstractObjectiveTo analyze the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, trials, unmet needs, benefit, and…
In 1983 the US Congress enacted the Orphan Drug Act, establishing financial incentives for companies…
Notice if someone is being excludedFarah Jameel, GP, the Museum Practice, says, “As an international…
What you need to knowDiagnosis of peripheral arterial disease is based on a history of…
What does a chief scientist do?I advise; I don’t make any decisions. We make suggestions—and…
SignalsEtymologically, a signal is a mark that in some sense shows the way. By extension…
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The World Medical Association (WMA) has called for the Chinese Medical Association to recognise and…
bmj;381/may05_8/p1024/FAF1faEdwin “Malcolm” Symonds was born in Adelaide, Australia, to Edwin Joseph Symonds, an engineer who…
Vaccine hesitancy and the spread of misinformation on social media have been recognised by the…
It is easy to assume universal health coverage means reaching more people with healthcare services,…
In low and middle income countries the private healthcare sector is increasingly the first point…
Leadership is key to delivering health system change, including to improve quality of care.1 National…
While the extensive coverage of gambling harms is welcome, it is disappointing to see another…
Decision making requires the trade-off of benefits and harms, which in turn requires knowledge of…
The studyWright B, Tindall L, Scott AJ, et al. One-session treatment compared with multisession CBT…
Mathew describes the overwhelm clinicians feel when seeing patients with many complex conditions who have…
Lovely, let’s go for a strollNot so fast. It turns out that taking your four…
The discussion around gambling addiction is often centred on adults. Age restrictions do not, however,…
Half of all Americans are experiencing a measurable level of loneliness and it is a…
Experts have called for further analysis of trial data and post-approval monitoring of Pfizer’s maternal…
The UK’s new king has something of a reputation in health. His medical pronouncements have…
Sitting tight with localised prostate cancerIn this landmark UK study, over 82 000 men aged…
Many NHS trusts are failing to provide information on whether they are carrying out recommended…
The importation and sale of all e-cigarettes, regardless of whether they are labelled as containing…
AbstractObjectiveTo explore associations between early life physical and sexual abuse and subsequent risk of premature…
A Sudan born hospital doctor at North Middlesex University Hospital, who is stranded in his…
Social care staff should be better rewarded for their work and their role should never…
We are in full agreement with Meier and colleagues: bold action is needed by politicians…
Delivering quality care to an ageing population is a growing challenge for primary care. Learning…
Challenges exist around heritable gene editing, its potential medical applications, ethical implications, and the need…
A High Court judge has quashed a tribunal’s decision to allow a doctor who wrote…
NHS staff on the Agenda for Change contract will receive their pay increase this summer,…
bmj;381/may03_7/p984/FAF1faAmer Ghazzal/AlamyAn activist from Extinction Rebellion dons a bee costume on 22 April, the second…
Clinical prediction models are used to predict health related outcomes in individual patients.12 These models…
What are the best treatments for covid-19?Written in cooperation with the World Health Organization, The…
A woman in her 60s experienced severe right shoulder pain and restricted shoulder motion after…
This is peripheral ulcerative keratitis in a man in his 60s who presented with a…
Recovery from mild cognitive impairmentLast year, a longitudinal study of ageing reported that the condition…
This week I visited two older patients of mine who recently had surgery for cancer….
Junior doctors in the UK have recently gone on strike simply in a bid to…
The UK government should launch a national mission to improve people’s health and prosperity—mirroring society’s…
Despite record waiting lists and outcry from staff, the health service in Northern Ireland will…
There is growing interest in the clinical use of drugs listed in schedule 1 of…
The number of UK adults living in hygiene poverty, unable to afford to buy items…
The dispute between junior doctors and the government may last a “very long time,” but…
The Health Foundation’s report on the Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 international health policy survey of primary…
All 42 editors at the Elsevier journal NeuroImage and its companion journal NeuroImage: Reports have…
NHS England has allowed the funding for the medical support worker (MSW) scheme—which has enabled…
The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has called on the General Medical Council to operate with…
AbstractObjectiveTo review the comparative effectiveness of osteoporosis treatments, including the bone anabolic agents, abaloparatide and…