Covid-19: Infection raises risk of diabetes and heart disease diagnoses in following weeks, study finds
Patients who contract covid-19 are at increased risk of being diagnosed with cardiovascular disorders and…
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Improving the quality of publications on structural racism in healthcare
In 2021 the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that structural racism…
UK heatwave piles further pressure on stretched NHS services
NHS leaders have urged the government to provide resources to improve buildings and infrastructure after…
Baby who was pronounced dead has since begun to breathe, High Court judge discloses
A three month old baby who was given several brain stem tests and pronounced dead…
Fibre intake for optimal health: how can healthcare professionals support people to reach dietary recommendations?
Historically, fibre was defined simply as plant “roughage,” and health professionals might still be under…
Death and the bogus contract between doctors and patients: an injection of hope and an illusion of control
This “bogus” contract between doctors and patients of delaying death, as described by Smith,1 is…
Groundhog day: the signs of a climate emergency are with us again
The signs of a climate emergency have arrived in Europe once more, with this week…
The inconvenient truths of health and climate crises that can’t ȷust be ignored
The campaign to elect the UK’s next prime minister is dominated by competing pledges to…
We know very little about the costs of specialist palliative care provision in the UK
The inclusion of specialist palliative care in the Health and Social Care Bill for England…
Seven days in medicine: 13-19 July
Covid-19BMA calls for long term plan to keep cases lowThe BMA urged the UK government…
GPs can defer driving questionnaires to other healthcare staff following law change
A change to the law means that doctors can now defer medical questionnaires for drivers’…
Women’s health: specific assessments to become mandatory in medical training
Specific teaching and assessments on women’s health will become mandatory for all graduating medical students…
Quebec doctors’ letter forces government rethink on polluted cancer black spot
An open letter from 50 local physicians has brought promises of government action in an…
David Oliver: My personal pandemic experience is just one of many
I rarely write about my personal experiences, but practising medicine during the covid pandemic has…
Rowell syndrome
This is Rowell syndrome on the hands and face of a girl with systemic lupus…
Management of depression in adults: summary of updated NICE guidance
What you need to knowDiscuss treatment options to match the needs and preferences of a…
Generalised annular plaques on the trunk
A woman in her 20s presented with a two year history of annular plaques on…
Covid-19: Up to {pound}2.7bn of public money at risk from PPE disputes, says watchdog
Up to £2.7bn of taxpayers’ money is at risk in UK government disputes with contractors…
Towards breaking down cleft data silos to improve clinical research and patient outcomes
Robust clinical data collection and recording of outcomes, allowing national audit and standard setting, has…
Ghana declares its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after two deaths
Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, the highly infectious disease…
New data strategy for England: Scotland provides an exemplar for achieving public trust
Wise emphasises that the new data strategy for England aims to rebuild public trust partly…
How do you deal with a junior colleague bad mouthing a senior?
Identify the root causeRachel Morris, former GP and host of the You Are Not a…
“Same tactics, same inȷuries”: the targeting of healthcare in Syria and Ukraine
Since Russia invaded in late February 2022, the World Health Organization has confirmed 330 attacks…
Time to disrupt health care or is that impossible?
Strain in the NHSListening to the radio while eating my porridge, I hear stories of…
Hands learn to teach in Jerusalem
bmj;378/jul19_16/o1783/FAF1faJuzoor/Heakty and Social Development OrganisationMore than a decade after a small team of UK surgeons…
Covid-19: One year on from “Freedom Day,” what have we learnt?
Although many people in the UK may think that the covid-19 pandemic is over1—an understandable…
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Racism in the NHS: let’s not rely on flawed surveys
Structural racism is undoubtedly a serious problem in the NHS, but the BMA’s survey is…
Medical expert witnesses should consider systems that doctors work in, says defence body
Expert witnesses who report on doctors’ conduct for courts, coroners, or regulators should be obliged…
James Sibree Milledge
bmj;378/jul19_2/o1725/FAF1faJames Sibree Milledge (“Jim”), the “father of UK mountain medicine,” met his future wife, Betty,…
Burnout among trainees is at all time high, GMC survey shows
Burnout among trainees and trainers has never been higher, the General Medical Council has said,…
Brian Arthur Smith
bmj;378/jul19_1/o1734/FAF1faBrian Arthur Smith was born in Thornton Heath in 1929 and attended what was then…
A seven point plan to suppress covid infections and reduce disruptions
It is now a year since the Westminster Government removed remaining covid protections on so-called…
The medical expert: time for a re-think?
Medical expert opinion continues to play a critical role in a range of criminal, civil,…
Helen Salisbury: Learning to say no
Most doctors enter their training with a desire to help people. When a patient asks…
Doctors can lawfully stop life support for boy who was brain damaged, High Court rules
A High Court judge has ruled that a 12 year old boy who sustained a…
Too much healthcare
The editor of The BMJ is justified in calling for more scrutiny of harms,1 as…
Doctor-patient relationship is essential to curtail overdiagnosis
The BMJ’s continuing focus on the harms of too much medicine is heartening,1 but the…
Record number of consultant physician jobs are unfilled, census shows
More than half (52%) of advertised consultant physician posts in England and Wales went unfilled…
The NHS is not living with covid, it’s dying from it
Today may be the most difficult day the NHS has ever experienced. The headlines will…
Do not routinely test for vitamin D
What you need to knowRoutinely testing vitamin D levels in asymptomatic individuals is not recommended,…
Impact of vaping on respiratory health
AbstractWidespread uptake of vaping has signaled a sea change in the future of nicotine consumption….
Covid-19: BA.5 variant is now dominant in US as infections rise
The BA.5 omicron subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 is now causing about two thirds of infections in…
Covid continues to disrupt: what is the plan to deal with it?
NHS staff are starting to feel like it’s Groundhog Day: healthcare is yet again being…
More to Illich than overtreatment: his work is relevant as we reflect on pandemic management
Abbasi repeats Ivan Illich’s quote from the 1970s: “The medical establishment has become a major…
GP pensions: Treasury is sympathetic to call for action on unfair tax charges
The Treasury has agreed to look at one quirk of the NHS Pension Scheme that…
Marc de Leval: founder of the heart transplant unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital
bmj;378/jul15_8/o1759/FAF1faMarc de Leval, who set up the heart transplant unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital…
Patient satisfaction in GP services falls sharply in latest survey
Patient satisfaction in GP services, particularly regarding the ease of getting an appointment, has fallen…
Patients cannot consent to care unless they know how much it costs
Americans rarely know how much their medical care will cost and most have received a…
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Covid-19: High prevalence and lack of hospital beds putting “intense pressure” on ambulances
All 11 ambulance services in England are working under extreme pressure because of rising rates…
Priority cases for remifentanil use and inhaled anaesthesia
Sherman and Chesebro highlight the need for regulation and accountability around decarbonising healthcare.1 Many hospitals,…