Isolated periocular oedema
This man in his 50s has anti-melanoma differentiation associated protein 5 (anti-MDA5) dermatomyositis.Over three months…
Category: British Medical Journal
Covid-19: Concerns persist about purpose, ethics, and effect of rapid testing in Liverpool
Liverpool started its community testing pilot on 6 November, with all residents and workers offered…
Maculopapular eruptions and vesicles on the limbs and buttocks
A 3 year old girl presented to the dermatology department with three days of a…
Running a marathon was easier than getting back to work
Run til you dropIn February 2019 I decided to complete a running challenge called “Run…
David Oliver: Getting defensive over patient experience in the pandemic
In October, Healthwatch England published a report on the experiences of 590 patients and carers,1…
Active conventional treatment and three different biological treatments in early rheumatoid arthritis: phase IV investigator initiated, randomised, observer blinded clinical trial
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate and compare benefits and harms of three biological treatments with different modes of…
Clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease 2019 in Iceland: population based cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo characterise the symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19).DesignPopulation based cohort study.SettingIceland.ParticipantsAll individuals who tested…
NHS and social care staff in Scotland get bonus for work during pandemic
A £500 (€557; $667) bonus is to be paid to all full time NHS staff…
A mindful response to doctors’ mental health
Half of those recently surveyed by the BMA (43%) said that they were currently experiencing…
Investment in training, evidence based treatment, and research are necessary to prevent future deaths in eating disorders
After the inquest into five deaths, the assistant coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough concluded that…
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Children are “highly unlikely” to be able to consent to taking puberty blockers, rules High Court
Children under 16 cannot consent to the use of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria unless…
Fictional doctors who inspire
Have you ever read a depiction of a doctor in a novel, or seen one…
Covid-19: Asymptomatic cases may not be infectious, Wuhan study indicates
A mass screening programme of more than 10 million residents of Wuhan, China, performed after…
Declarations of pharma funding are still not transparent enough, say critics
Exact details of the £542.9m (€605.8m; $725m) that drug companies spent on healthcare organisations and…
Covid-19: US faces “surge upon a surge”
The US is likely to experience “a surge upon a surge” of covid-19 cases as…
Test for HIV wherever blood is taken, commission recommends
An independent commission has called on the UK government to end new HIV transmissions by…
Helen Salisbury: Poverty as a pre-existing condition
Whether a person develops a condition, and how severe its effects are, is usually determined…
Treatment variation in early breast cancer in the UK
One in seven women will develop breast cancer. Although the number of people diagnosed with…
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Malnutrition: the silent pandemic
Public health has come to the fore in 2020 like no time in recent history,…
Girl’s sight deteriorated while trust delayed court action for cataract surgery, says ȷudge
A High Court judge has criticised an NHS trust for a two and a half…
General practice public relations storm: shaped in broadcast, fixed in narrowcast
General practice is in the throes of a public relations storm.1 We have come a…
Covid-19: Infections fell by 30% in England during second lockdown
The prevalence of covid-19 fell by 30% across England, from 132 to 96 people infected…
GPs call for partners to receive same pay rise as salaried colleagues
The BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) in England should negotiate a pay rise for all…
NHS England’s media briefings caused rise in complaints against GPs, say doctors
GP leaders have demanded that NHS England and NHS Improvement apologise and retract any communications…
Pandemic communications: follow the science but lead with psychology
The evolving pandemic has exposed weaknesses in our society. This is particularly obvious in countries…
Covid-19 could prompt an end to our continued betrayal of childhood
Our children have some of the worst outcomes in the developed world for health, education,…
How can I ask a colleague to work my Christmas shift?
“I don’t need a sob story”Simon Fleming, orthopaedic registrar, says, “This feels like a confession,…
Engineering masks that are fit for all
The supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been a headline generating problem from the…
Vaccinating the UK against covid-19
The global covid-19 pandemic has led to over 50 000 deaths in the UK, disrupted…
Sixty seconds on . . . NHS reserves
Running about in camouflage gear at the weekend?No, silly, that’s NHS army reservists. We’re talking…
Investigation into baby’s death reveals “20 year cover-up” of failures
The UK government has apologised for “shocking and harrowing” mistakes in the care of a…
New rule allows US government to execute prisoners by means other than lethal injection
A new rule created by the Trump administration will allow the US federal government to…
Covid-19: UK government asks regulator to assess Oxford vaccine as questions are raised over interim data
The UK government has asked the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to evaluate…
Covid-19: GPs have “stepped up” in time of national crisis, says profession’s leader
GPs have gone the extra mile to support their patients during the covid-19 pandemic and…
Covid-19: What Sweden taught Scandinavia for the second wave
More than half a year since the pandemic began, the Public Health Agency of Sweden…
Judge criticises NHS trust for delaying legal request to carry out elective caesarean on woman with severe learning disabilities
A High Court judge has criticised a London NHS trust for leaving it until the…
Ethnic minority doctors are less likely than white colleagues to report workplace improvements during pandemic
Doctors from ethic minority groups were less likely than white colleagues to experience improved team…
Covid-19: NHS will get {pound}3bn of “recovery” funding to tackle pandemic fallout
The NHS will receive an additional £3bn (€3.4bn; $4bn) next year to help services recover…
Scotland becomes first country to provide free period products
Period products will be obtainable free of charge in Scotland for every person who needs…
GP is struck off for alleged sexual assault of which jury acquitted him
A GP has been struck off the UK medical register for an alleged sexual assault…
Partha Kar: Delivering covid vaccine—a team effort
Ripples of hope have emerged in recent weeks, with the possibility of a working covid-19…
David Oliver: Should we bring the curtain down on NHS social media performances?
Should anyone care if NHS staff post a few loosely choreographed dances on TikTok, a…
The curious case of the Danish mask study
DANMASK-19, the first trial of mask use during covid-19, was “negative.” Masks didn’t work. We…
Doctors welcome report’s call for universities to tackle racism
The BMA has welcomed a report offering practical guidance to UK universities on tackling racial…
Painful nasal and oral lesions
A man in his 60s presented with painful erythematous plaques and vesicles on the right…
Sarita Rai Gurung
bmj;371/nov25_19/m4520/FAF1faSarita Rai Gurung moved to the UK in 2004 to start as a clinical observer…
James Finbarr (Barry) Cullen
bmj;371/nov25_18/m4515/FAF1faJames Finbarr Cullen (“Barry”) was one of the great names in ophthalmology, although he would…
James Charteris Lea Rawes
bmj;371/nov25_17/m4526/FAF1faJames Charteris Lea Rawes was the middle son of three children. He, his older sister,…
Malcolm Keene
bmj;371/nov25_16/m4524/FAF1faMalcolm Keene trained as an ENT surgeon at University College and the Middlesex hospitals and…
Vincent Hong
bmj;371/nov25_15/m4523/FAF1faVincent Hong was an industrious, passionate, and highly principled doctor, who lived guided by his…