GP patient survey: Getting an appointment is harder but decline in satisfaction slows
Patients are increasingly finding it hard to access their GP and get appointments, according to…
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Royal college calls on Scottish government to do more to attract consultants
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has called on the Scottish government to increase…
Strikes are set to continue after government’s “final offer” of 6% pay rise, says BMA
The government’s “final offer” of a 6% pay increase for doctors and an extra £1250…
Aspartame is “possibly carcinogenic” but current recommended intake is safe, experts rule
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has concluded that the artificial sweetener aspartame…
International comparisons expose the UK’s poor performance on health
“You get what you pay for” most aptly summarises the UK’s position in recent international…
Diagnosis and management of sepsis in the older adult
What you need to knowDiagnosing sepsis in older adults is difficult, with organ dysfunction often…
A commitment to act on data sharing
The argument is simple enough. Ensuring that research is registered in advance, the findings reported…
ME/CFS: Researchers question credibility of NICE guidance
Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue…
Newborn health checks are unreliable for black and Asian babies, review finds
Neonatal assessments, including the Apgar score, are “not fit for purpose” for ethnic minority babies,…
Peer through this pupil
This is a ciliary body melanoma of the left eye in a man in his…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—13 July 2023
Pulling up the anchorIs there a name for a cognitive bias for cognitive biases? The…
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Type 2 diabetes, insulin, and dementia . . . and other stories
Insulin and dementiaObservational studies report that insulin use in people with type 2 diabetes carries…
Why I . . . am involved in musical theatre
“I had already decided at the age of four that I wanted to be a…
Celebrating 100 episodes of Sharp Scratch
This summer we celebrated our 100th episode of Sharp Scratch, our medical student podcast which…
India is failing the health data challenge
In March 2023 Siddhesh Zadey was sifting through data on the Indian government’s health insurance…
Adult social care: Workforce numbers improve slightly, but health leaders warn of challenges ahead
Health leaders have welcomed a 7% fall in the number of vacant posts for adult…
Generative AI for medical research
The global market for artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare is booming. Currently valued at $15bn…
Leaders ȷoin NHS’s 75th birthday parties
bmj;382/jul12_3/p1592/FAF1faJack Hill/GettyTo mark the NHS’s 75th birthday the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, visited the Evelina…
Let’s find a way to work together
In 2015 I experienced varicella zoster virus meningoencephalitis and was left with an acquired brain…
John Launer: Nuclear war—it’s time to face up to the risks
As a child I lived through the Cuban missile crisis, when the United States and…
Linking census data to health records clarifies ethnic inequalities in health and care
Scobie emphasises outcome heterogeneity and the need for higher quality data, including missing and inaccurate…
Helen Salisbury: Physician associates in general practice
Last week, the tragic and avoidable death of a young woman was discussed in parliament.1…
Consider intramuscular injections for older people with vitamin B12 deficiency, says NICE
Clinicians should consider the use of intramuscular injections for people with vitamin B12 deficiency when…
Australia’s approval of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and depression is premature, say critics
Australia’s approval of MDMA and psilocybin for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment resistant major…
One in four trainee doctors report discriminatory behaviours from colleagues, GMC finds
Over a quarter of doctors in training (27%) say that they have experienced microaggressions, negative…
Targets for measuring health and wellbeing are critical to success of levelling up
The UK government’s Levelling Up white paper,1 and the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill set…
Joseph deGiovanni: paediatric cardiologist who taught practical interventions all over the world
bmj;382/jul11_12/p1583/FAF1fadegiovanni070723.f1Credit: Milica Lamb/PA/AlamyThe international award winning paediatric cardiologist Joseph (“Jo”) deGiovanni had a lifelong passion…
We need to understand why data on ethnic inequalities in health and care are so unsatisfactory
Scobie notes the serious challenges associated with interpreting health outcome data in relation to ethnicity.1…
Inquiry into maternity failings at Nottingham trust expands to more than 1700 cases
An inquiry into failings in maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is to…
Pre-eclampsia: FDA approves blood test to identify pregnant women at risk
A blood test that predicts the risk of pre-eclampsia, intended as an early warning in…
Racism is a “stain on the NHS” and is driving out staff, warns top psychiatrist
Institutional racism in the NHS is harming patients and driving out healthcare workers, and employers…
UK reȷects Scottish government’s plan to decriminalise drugs
The UK government has been urged to decriminalise all drugs for personal use and to…
Association between Medicare eligibility at age 65 years and in-hospital treatment patterns and health outcomes for patients with trauma: regression discontinuity approach
AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether health systems in the United States modify treatment or discharge decisions for…
Prevalence and predictors of data and code sharing in the medical and health sciences: systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data
AbstractObjectivesTo synthesise research investigating data and code sharing in medicine and health to establish an…
Making data sharing the norm in medical research
Reuse of medical research data—which is conditional on access to individual participant data—is expected to…
The NHS workforce plan
The government’s long term workforce plan, developed by NHS England, was finally published on 30…
How can I make international trainees feel welcome?
Practical advice is invaluableVijayan Suresh, divisional medical director and consultant renal physician at the University…
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma in people with breast implants
What you need to knowMost cases of breast implant associated anaplastic lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) are indolent…
WHO fired seven people for sexual misconduct in six months
The World Health Organization has fired seven people, including at director level, for sexual misconduct…
Ignoring the role of town planning in health perpetuates inequalities
The places where we live, work, and play—and how we access them—are fundamental determinants of…
Associations rename fatty liver disease to reduce stigma
Three national liver associations have renamed fatty liver disease as steatotic liver disease to be…
Did covid-19 come from a lab leak in China?
Why is the laboratory leak theory in the news again?As a mystery with no definitive…
Familial hypercholesterolaemia
What you need to knowFamilial hypercholesterolaemia is a common genetic condition affecting 1 in 310…
Workforce planning: the NHS is stuck in the present
The NHS workforce plan and “Labour’s health mission” have something in common. Neither is fit…
Who do patient representatives represent?
Lynch and Largent discuss the contribution of patients—current and future—to regulatory approvals for promising new…
Patient experts should reflect the spectrum of patient views
Lynch and Largent discuss how the wishes and interests of current patients might not align…
When I use a word . . . Medical slang: neologisms
Coining new wordsMost words in general use have arisen through natural evolution of the language,…
Raghu Gaind
bmj;382/jul07_7/p1563/FAF1faRaghu Gaind was born in Kashmir to a family that had served the Maharajah for…
Jonathan Charles Coleman
bmj;382/jul07_6/p1562/FAF1faJonathan Charles Coleman (“Jon”) trained at Charing Cross Hospital and worked in London apart from…
Anne Lambie
bmj;382/jul07_5/p1566/FAF1faAnne Lambie was a pioneering female consultant physician who overcame early discrimination and went on…