Category: British Medical Journal

*Online headline* When sociology informs medicine: the consultant neurologistBridget MacDonald enjoys demystifying neurology for the…

On 22 August 2023, the General Medical Council (GMC) published the latest version of Good…

Biomedical, health and care research funders have the power to promote studies and projects that…

The delay in securing a post-Brexit research funding deal between the UK and European Union…

Lawrence Youlten was an influential figure in the early days of allergy research and its…

bmj;382/aug25_8/p1949/FAF1faAnna Elizabeth Jones (née Gilmour) qualified in Northern Ireland and after several house jobs, during…

bmj;382/aug25_7/p1969/FAF1faGeorge Charles Jenkins was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School in Leicester and undertook his primary…

bmj;382/aug25_6/p1940/FAF1faCleophas Barathan Benedict, or Cleo, as he was known to everyone, was born in Colombo,…

bmj;382/aug25_4/p1941/FAF1faFrom a farming family in Gloucestershire, Jillian Rose Mann (“Jill”) qualified at St Thomas’ and…

A surgical trainee who was sexually assaulted by a colleague has won an employment tribunal…

Physician associates, also known as physician assistants, have become an established part of the healthcare…

The General Medical Council’s (GMC) updated guidance, Good Medical Practice, is a disappointing missed opportunity…

I’ll keep it brief NHS England has partnered with supermarket Morrisons to put cancer awareness…

bmj;382/aug24_12/p1958/FAF1fa“As sharp as a needle and as kind as a saint,” said Debo Mitford, Duchess…

Sexism and sexual harassment and assault are uncomfortable to talk about in any environment. But…

International donations cannot keep up with the pace of the growing health crisis in Afghanistan…

We thank Bray for emphasising the fundamental role of psychological factors in chronic pain.12 The…

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the effects of salt reduction interventions designed for home cooks and family members.DesignCluster…

In June 2023, a research article in Nature heralded new, “more stable” versions of the…

Thanks are due to Kang and colleagues for their article on chronic pain1—it’s a tricky…

Launer describes the devastating effects of nuclear weapons and highlights the moral responsibility of medical…

Myrian describes the challenges she faces engaging in healthcare consultations after an acquired brain injury.1Her…

Chronic primary pain as a primary diagnosis and as the target for (demonstrably ineffective) treatment…

In the wake of the conviction of Lucy Letby, a neonatal nurse who has been…

Member states of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Body (INB)1 have roughly nine months left before they…

As a retired spinal pain physician, whose patients with low back pain had a mean…

Kang and colleagues list important points to consider when assessing patients with chronic pain. But…

Kang and colleagues have concisely summarised the definitions and diagnosis of chronic pain.1 There are…

DeVito and Goldacre have summarised the current state of transparency of clinical trials in the…

Brazil has been held up as a global example of organ transplantation—guaranteed in full and…

Donanemab is a new monoclonal antibody treatment that binds to amyloid β to stimulate microglial…

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, has confirmed the UK…