Dementia: Almost half of cases could be prevented by tackling 14 risk factors, says commission
An estimated 45% of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented entirely by tackling 14…
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GPs vote overwhelmingly to take collective action over contract
GPs in England have voted in favour of taking collective action over their contractual terms…
GMC clarifies handling of complaints related to doctors’ activism
The General Medical Council has published a new guidance statement outlining how it deals with…
Global health reform must continue amid new infectious disease threats
The adoption of amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) at the World Health Assembly…
Manipur’s mental health crisis, a year after violence
On 3 May last year Esther Haokip, a 23 year old Kuki student, was inside…
Helen Salisbury: Failings at the Care Quality Commission
We learnt recently that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been branded not fit for…
Wegovy: GP pilot scheme could be scrapped after failing to launch
The pilot scheme for making the weight loss drug semaglutide (marketed as Wegovy) more widely…
An independent panel should evaluate the health of presidential candidates
President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign ended on the afternoon of 21 July 2024, not…
Extra {pound}82m allows practices in England to hire 1000 more new GPs this year
The government has set out plans to allow general practices in England to hire 1000…
NHS England must cancel its contract with Palantir
In November 2023, NHS England awarded Palantir a £330m contract to create a new data…
Scarlett McNally: We can all do better to encourage diversity to benefit staff and patients
I attended two LGBTQ pride events recently and have been thinking about what it means…
Four year medical degrees in the UK
NHS England’s long term workforce plan supports the development of four year, rather than five…
Covid-19: “Substantial psychiatric burden” is still seen three years after infection, researchers find
A significant number of patients who were admitted to hospital with covid-19 still experience substantial…
V Craig Jordan: pharmacologist and father of tamoxifen
bmj;386/aug01_1/q1670/FAF1faRobert Seale PhotographyV Craig Jordan, a pharmacologist, saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of…
GPs and hospital doctors in England get 6% pay increase for 2024-25
GPs and hospital doctors working in the NHS in England will receive a pay increase…
Tackling unhealthy food and obesity: how far will the new Labour government go?
The King’s speech confirmed Labour’s manifesto commitments to “restrict the advertising of junk food to…
Ending the rainbow badge scheme signals a worrying apathy towards LGBTQ+ people
Earlier this year the Conservative government chose not to renew funding for the NHS rainbow…
Polish abortion reform stalls after decriminalisation vote fails
Abortion reform in Poland seems much less likely after the narrow 12 July defeat of…
Ban on puberty blockers is lawful, rules High Court judge
Emergency legislation banning the supply of puberty blockers in England, Scotland, and Wales to under…
Fix workforce problems in environmental health or risk further outbreaks of foodborne disease
Environmental health has a critical role in safeguarding the public against foodborne diseases. The UK’s…
BMA backs 22.3% pay rise over two years for junior doctors in England
The BMA is to put a new pay offer worth 22.3% on average over two…
Shelving of social care cap is a tragedy, says Dilnot
The government has shelved reform of social care funding as part of spending announcements made…
Semaglutide: FDA publishes warning amid reports of patients overdosing
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a warning to the public and…
Mpox: two years on
A picture of the patient’s lesions came through on WhatsApp. Doctors in Kamituga, a mining…
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Mukundrai Kris Jasani
bmj;386/jul30_1/q1675/FAF1faWhen he was just 13 Mukundrai Kris Jasani was forced to assume responsibility for his…
Emma Veronica Jane Edmonds
bmj;386/jul30_7/q1674/FAF1faEmma Veronica Jane Edmonds was born on 3 September 1973, the only child of an…
Peter Robert Jordan
bmj;386/jul30_6/q1673/FAF1faBorn in Nottingham in 1937, Peter attended Mundella Grammar School where he was a keen…
Hugh Thelwall-Jones
bmj;386/jul30_5/q1687/FAF1faHugh Thelwall-Jones had a remarkable 34 year career in medicine and administrative medicine. He was…
Michael Smith
bmj;386/jul30_4/q1681/FAF1faMichael (Mike) Smith trained at Newcastle University Medical School and qualified as an endocrinologist. After…
Shutdown protocols for IT—reducing energy waste in medical practice
What you need to knowAcross healthcare settings, desktop computers are often running continuously, irrespective of…
Raul Perez-Montejano
bmj;386/jul30_2/q1685/FAF1faRaul Perez-Montejano was born on the 30 September 1969 in Valencia, Spain, the fourth of…
Lecanemab: European drug agency reȷects Alzheimer’s drug amid debate over efficacy and safety
The European Medicines Agency has rejected a marketing authorisation request for the Alzheimer’s disease drug…
Bird flu: Human cases in US rise to 13 following poultry farm outbreak
The US has confirmed three more human cases of H5N1 bird flu in an ongoing…
Prediction system for risk of allograft loss in patients receiving kidney transplants: international derivation and validation study
In this paper by Loupy and colleagues (BMJ 2019;366:l4923; doi:10.1136/bmj.l4923) the link to the website…
Pregnancy and parenthood are especially difficult for female surgical residents, US study shows
Women training in general surgery in the US faced higher rates of mistreatment, obstetric complications,…
Antimicrobial resistance: action must shift towards prevention
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem undermining our ability to treat bacterial infections….
Decreasing unnecessary use of continuous cardiac monitoring (telemetry) in hospitalised patients
What you need to knowIn-hospital continuous electrocardiographic monitoring (telemetry) in patients without a clear clinical…
Care Quality Commission branded “not fit for purpose” as review finds “significant failings”
Health secretary Wes Streeting has said that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is “not fit…
Words have the power to create and to destroy
Words matter. Morgan’s nemesis “the ceiling of care” proves it.1 Care shouldn’t have a limit…
Blood donation: NHS issues urgent appeal amid “unprecedentedly low” stocks
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued an amber alert asking hospitals to restrict the…
Patients use healthcare services more when their regular GP leaves, study finds
Patients may use healthcare services more often after their regular GP has either retired or…
Confidence among NHS staff to speak up about clinical concerns hits five year low
The proportion of NHS workers who feel secure in raising concerns about unsafe clinical practice…
My goal for the independent investigation into the performance of the health service in England
When Wes Streeting, the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, asked me…
You belong here
It can be hard to find your place in medical school. In 2019, studying in…
Obesity: time for NHS England to step up
Mahase rightly highlights the challenges facing integrated care boards (ICBs) trying to deliver effective obesity…
Reversing the spiral of dissatisfaction in access to general practice—what can the new government do?
As the dust settles following the election, it is time to work out how pre-election…
Evaluation and management of hypertensive emergency
AbstractHypertensive emergencies cause substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly when acute organ injury is present. Careful…
Sharp Scratch episode 118: Spark trans joy, not discomfort
Sharp Scratch is the BMJ Student podcast. It aims to discuss everything you need to…
Homelessness in primary care: more specialist practitioners and services are crucial
Howard highlights the work of homelessness specialist GPs and the multidisciplinary teams with whom they…
Online GP services can hamper access and threaten patient safety, says investigation
NHS England should evaluate the safety of online consultation tools in general practice, a national…