We can do better for young people with long covid
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The healthy participant effect . . . and other stories
The healthy participant effectPeople who participate in epidemiological studies aren’t necessarily representative of the populations…
A truth and reconciliation in evidence based medicine
Have you heard that stem cells can develop into any type of cell in the…
Trainers need more support if medical school expansion is to succeed, GMC warns
The General Medical Council has warned that the planned expansion in medical school places in…
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The polarised discourse around face masks is hindering constructive debate
It has been both fascinating and disheartening to observe heated debates among academics about the…
Vine-like vessels in the eye
This fundus photograph of the right eye of a 4 year old girl shows abnormally…
Semaglutide: UK regulator approves drug for prevention of cardiovascular events
Doctors in the UK will be able to prescribe the weight loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy)…
Symmetrical brownish plaques on dorsum of hands
A man in his 40s presented with a four month history of dry, cracked, and…
Endometriosis link with ovarian cancer … and other research
Endometriosis and ovarian cancer riskEndometriosis affects around 11% of women of reproductive age and is…
Isle of Man’s parliament votes to progress Assisted Dying Bill
Politicians on the Isle of Man have voted by 16:8 to progress the Assisted Dying…
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Medical schools are urged to tackle sexual misconduct and safeguard students
Only three of England’s 36 medical schools have signed up to NHS England’s sexual safety…
Homelessness in primary care: promote inclusive GP registration
Howard’s article mentioned five specialist homeless practices in England,1 but a report by King’s College…
Covid-19: Government aims to appoint corruption tsar within weeks
The UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will appoint a covid corruption commissioner within weeks to oversee…
Poliovirus is detected in Gaza as “dire” conditions ignite fears of infectious diseases spreading
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is a “high risk” of polio…
Tackling research misconduct
Trust in academic research is essential if findings are to benefit citizens, society, and the…
John Launer: Why don’t we treat medical students like adults?
Around 25 years ago my wife and I embarked on an experiment. We had non-identical…
Doctors demoralised before they’ve started work
I echo the sentiments in Nathaniel Leaf’s article.1 Medical students invest years of hard work,…
All doctors work with prison populations
I was pleased to read the article by Calvelli et al highlighting the lack of…
David Oliver: NHS staff who raise concerns about unsafe care must be protected and supported
Shortly after Labour’s election victory the new health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting, reiterated…
Authors’ reply to Titley
We thank Titley for his comments and regret if our paper created the impression that…
Infertility affects quality of life for men too
It is time to stop making assumptions about gender differences and the effects of infertility…
From physician associate to medical student
The debate around physician associates (PAs) has grown from being confined to the shadows of…
Women’s representation and limitations of quotas
Women make up the majority of newly qualified doctors. It is imperative that they are…
UN agency calls for funding boost and political will to end AIDS by 2030
World leaders must redouble their efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat by…
Rivaroxaban: Lancet is under pressure to retract “unreliable” paper as investigation drags on
Nineteen months after an investigation was promised into a trial of the anticlotting drug rivaroxaban,1…
GLP-1 agonists: US sees 700% increase in non-diabetic patients starting treatment in 12 years
The number of patients without diabetes but with overweight or obesity who started glucagon like…
Helen Salisbury: Weight loss treatment—available in theory but not in practice
In general practice, some of the most challenging and frustrating consultations we have are those…
Learning implementation of a guideline based decision support system to improve hypertension treatment in primary care in China: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) in improving the use…
Matt Morgan: How to say goodbye with style and meaning
Although first impressions count, last goodbyes can grow in resonance as years pass. The new…
Improving hypertension management in primary care
Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease, and…
Intraosseous versus intravenous vascular access in upper extremity among adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: cluster randomised clinical trial (VICTOR trial)
AbstractObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness of intraosseous versus intravenous vascular access in the treatment of adult…
Covid inquiry report: We planned for failure
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has published its module 1 report on the resilience and preparedness…
Deprescribing makes me weep
When I see an article headed “deprescribing,”1 I almost weep. After researching patients and their…
Joanne Roberts: medical journalist and physician across three countries, three careers, and two genders
bmj;386/jul23_1/q1596/FAF1faJoanne’s life included 17 cities, three countries, three careers, and two genders. One of her…
Brazil should use its G20 leadership to support public health systems and promote decolonisation of global health
The G20 is a political forum of both developed and emerging economies that together account…
Sustainability and the NHS: video consultations are an opportunity
I agree with Issa and colleagues1 that healthcare systems cannot operate effectively without sustainability as…
Former surgeon is suspended for six months for operating without consent on four patients
A former consultant colorectal surgeon has been suspended from the UK medical register for six…
Scotland to ask doctors to reduce prescribing of “low value” drugs
The Scottish government is set to publish new guidance for doctors to reduce the use…
Creon: Shortages of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy are causing “worry and stress”
An ongoing shortage of the pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) Creon in the UK is…
American women’s health “is in a perilous place,” study finds
Women in the US are dying from preventable causes and there are “stark racial differences”…
Climate change has serious implications for children’s brain health
A landmark session at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on 4 June 2024…
South Africa’s new national health insurance scheme is controversial
“To our professionals and healthcare workers—don’t listen to the doomsayers.” It was a soundbite that…
I’ve been fined for forgetting to buy a train ticket—will I be investigated by the GMC?
Don’t panic and seek helpLucy Hanington, medicolegal consultant at the Medical Protection Society, says, “Be…
Covid-19: politicisation, “corruption,” and suppression of science
This editorial by Kamran Abbasi (BMJ 2020;371:m4425; doi:10.1136/bmj.m4425) incorrectly described the suboptimal antibody test used in…
Fit for work? The relationship between health and employment will become an increasingly pressing problem
Is President Biden fit to run for office from a health perspective? If not, is…
GP appointment and patient record system disrupted by global IT outage
General practices faced disruption on 19 July as the global IT outage, involving Microsoft and…
Sixty seconds on . . . free refills
Re-fill me inRestaurants and cafes in Wales could be banned from offering free refills of…
Consultants in Northern Ireland to vote on new pay offer
The BMA’s Northern Ireland Consultants Committee has secured a new pay offer for consultants and…
When I use a word . . . Fictional drugs from Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Aldous Huxley, and J R R Tolkien
Fictional drugsBy fictional drugs I mean non-existent medicines, intended for human use, that have been…
CQC admits mistakes in rollout of new regulatory approach
The Care Quality Commission’s new interim chief executive has admitted that the regulator “got things…