Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to retract multiple papers after blogger alleges data fabrication
Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is to retract six research articles and ask…
Category: British Medical Journal
Life expectancy fell during pandemic across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Life expectancy fell during 2020 to 2022 across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, largely because…
Disposable vapes: Paediatricians hail proposed ban
The UK government has pledged to ban disposable vapes to tackle the surge in vaping…
Intrapartum care-updated summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowConsider a woman’s body mass index when planning place of birth,…
WHO pandemic treaty: “Torrent of fake news” has put negotiations at risk, says WHO chief
Negotiations of an international treaty intended to prepare for and prevent future pandemics are in…
Comparative effectiveness of GLP-1 receptor agonists on glycaemic control, body weight, and lipid profile for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the comparative efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) on glycaemic…
Co-sleeping was a factor in quarter of Scotland’s infant deaths in 2023
A warning has been issued to adults about the dangers of sleeping alongside newborn babies,…
RSV vaccines administered in error to infants and pregnant people, CDC reports
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned of administration errors of…
Journals need to provide better guidance for victims of plagiarism
Plagiarism in published research articles is a threat to the integrity of the scientific record,…
Putting Kaftrio into perspective: a test case for fair and open priority setting
In the long, challenging, and often botched history of drug rationing,12 Kaftrio represents the latest…
Avoiding conflicts of interest and reputational risks associated with population research on food and nutrition: the Food Research risK (FoRK) guidance and toolkit for researchers
Poor diet is a growing global public health challenge contributing to increases in non-communicable diseases…
Measles outbreaks: Investing in patient relationships through GP continuity will be key to boosting MMR confidence
The World Health Organization has warned of an “alarming” and accelerating 30-fold increase in measles…
UK foreign aid cuts have caused many preventable deaths, MPs warn
Cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget have “directly” caused a “horrifying” rise in worldwide…
ADHD: how can the NHS deliver better provision?
We are pleased that the conference of local medical committees carried Lucy Clement’s motion calling…
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US states that ban abortion have had nearly 65 000 pregnancies from rape, data show
An estimated 64 565 pregnancies have resulted from rape in the 14 US states with…
Mark Mortimer Crosse
bmj;384/jan26_9/q192/FAF1faMark Mortimer Crosse was born in Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, the second of four sons of…
Michael Hall
bmj;384/jan26_8/q194/FAF1faMichael Hall and his wife, Ann, retired to the Isle of Wight four years ago;…
Consultants in England narrowly reject pay deal
The BMA has urged ministers to put forward an improved pay offer for consultants in…
Carissa Etienne: erstwhile leader of PAHO and WHO who transformed public health in the Caribbean
bmj;384/jan26_6/q199/FAF1faCarissa Faustina Etienne was born in the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curaçao to Antoine Joseph…
Mental Health Act must be overhauled to tackle racial inequalities, say psychiatrists
Proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act must be enacted without delay to tackle the…
New advances in type 1 diabetes
ABSTRACTType 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition resulting in insulin deficiency and eventual loss of…
Assessment of level of consciousness using Glasgow Coma Scale tools
What you need to knowThe Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a well known tool to…
Anthony Eisinger: innovative nephrologist who established a centre of excellence in renal medicine
bmj;384/jan26_2/q190/FAF1faGrandees from the then regional health authority, the Renal Association, central government, and the Department…
Myalgic encephalomyelitis: Charities complain about Dragons’ Den featuring claims about ear seeds
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) charities and support groups have complained about “misleading and potentially…
Treatments for cough and common cold in children
What you need to knowUpper respiratory tract infections are common, self-limiting illnesses that resolve without…
STIs: Rise in young people follows decade of cuts to sexual health service, MPs hear
A government strategy on sexual health is needed to tackle the rising incidence of sexually…
Does the NHS have a productivity problem?
Health service productivity matters for the whole economy. Healthcare spending, both governmental and non-governmental, consumed…
Prisoners with severe mental health needs are too often isolated, say monitoring boards
A lack of secure mental health beds in the community means that many prisoners in…
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Physicians’ associates: why we need a pause and an urgent review
A footballer knows their job. Where to stand, what to do with the ball, and…
Gaza-Israel conflict: Hundreds of medics are killed or arrested after intense attacks on healthcare facilities
Since hostilities between Israel and Gaza began on 7 October 138 Palestinian and nine Israeli…
Junior doctors in England to be reballotted over strike action
The BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee for England has announced that it will reballot its members…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—25 January 2024
Breast cancer: treatment and screening improve survivalBreast cancer survival has improved hugely since 1975. But…
Patients with the greatest need have least continuity of care
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body’s findings vividly show the perils of lack of continuity…
A baby with a scalp plaque
This iodine stained, circular, and tender plaque covered with broken hairs and multiple pustules developed…
Data to knowledge to improvement: creating the learning health system
Despite an increased focus on quality improvement in healthcare over the past 50 years, many…
The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: IMF austerity policies are strangling healthcare systems in the Global South
A typical day for volunteer nurse Martha, one of only two healthcare workers at a…
Birthrate bombs . . . and other stories
PhaeochromocytomasIn the past, many cases of phaeochromocytoma came to light only during postmortem examination. A…
The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: Gaza’s mothers and babies need your help
bmj;384/jan25_5/q172/FAF1faAshraf Amra/Anadolu/GettyThis baby in an incubator at al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in the Gaza strip’s central…
An exquisitely painful fingertip lesion
A woman in her 50s presented with a five year history of a painful, slightly…
Essential workers during covid-19: how quickly we forget
There were many heroes during the covid-19 pandemic. Not only did the majority not wear…
Covid-19: Doctors instruct law firm in bid for compensation after developing long covid
A group of doctors with long covid are preparing to launch a class action for…
Caroline Richmond: formidable science journalist, quack busting campaigner, and obituarist
bmj;384/jan25_1/q163/FAF1faThe 1987 Christmas edition of The BMJ featured a hilarious spoof by the outspoken and…
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: Prescribe only as last resort, says UK regulator
Doctors should prescribe fluoroquinolones only where no other antibiotics are appropriate for use, the UK’s…
Austen Joseph Moore
bmj;384/jan24_9/q154/FAF1faAusten Joseph Moore was the first in his family—and in his school—to go to university….
Edwin Anthony Slater
bmj;384/jan24_8/q141/FAF1faEdwin Anthony W Slater, affectionately known as Tony, was a much respected and very well…
Lola Ethel Barnett
bmj;384/jan24_7/q151/FAF1faIn 1938, aged 12, Lola Zloczower (later changed to Owers) fled Hamburg with her mother…
David Oliver: Social media’s false polarisation is no good for balanced NHS discussion
With the ongoing doctors’ strikes in England, nursing unions re-escalating their own campaign on pay,…
Statins
What you need to knowStatins are the first choice of therapy for hypercholesterolaemia and/or mixed…
Helen Salisbury: Primary care networks in a tangle
When primary care networks (PCNs) were first set up in 2019 they were envisaged as…
Without progressive reforms, the future of Chile’s healthcare system remains bleak
On 17 December 2023 the Chilean people rejected the proposal for a new constitution for…