Protests flare up across Poland as another pregnant woman’s death is blamed on abortion law
People in Poland marched in at least 80 towns and cities last week to protest…
Category: British Medical Journal
Disaster waste management after earthquakes: lessons from Turkey and Syria
Two consecutive earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023, causing devastating harm to…
Tax the rich to fund the NHS
Smith asks whether it is sensible to spend ever more on the NHS and less…
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Obesity: Avoid using BMI alone when evaluating patients, say US doctors’ leaders
Doctors should no longer use only body mass index (BMI) when assessing patients for overweight…
Royal College of Surgeons of England moves to neutral position on assisted dying
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has voted to drop its opposition…
Multimorbidity: small steps in the right direction
Richards gives a voice to millions of patients, both in the UK and across the…
A framework for assessing selection and misclassification bias in mendelian randomisation studies: an illustrative example between body mass index and covid-19
Mendelian randomisation (MR) can be implemented as an instrumental variable analysis, with genetic variants as…
Towards net zero: asthma care
What you need to knowHydrofluorocarbon propellants used in pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) disproportionately contribute…
Why are consultants balloting on strike action?
In recent months NHS consultants in England have been supporting their junior doctor colleagues who…
Government agrees to fewer national targets for ICSs but rejects call on prevention spending
Calls for regional NHS bodies to have fewer nationally imposed targets have been agreed by…
Thomas Stephens West
bmj;381/jun16_8/p1376/FAF1faThomas Stephens West (“Tom”) made distinguished careers in two separate clinical fields. He was a…
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Michael Radcliffe Lee
bmj;381/jun16_7/p1371/FAF1faMichael Radcliffe Lee went to Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was…
Christopher Julian Pritchett
Born in Chippenham, Christopher Julian Pritchett (“Chris”) undertook an intercalated degree in anatomy and medicine…
Eva Hrobonova
bmj;381/jun16_5/p1370/FAF1faEva Hrobonova (Wilkinson) was an experienced and politically astute consultant in public health, who combined…
What is my risk, doctor? How to convey disease risk and treatment effects
What you need to knowRelative effects of treatments are often described in patient encounters, scientific…
Boy with cerebral palsy awarded {pound}21m settlement from NHS for birth inȷuries
A boy with severe cerebral palsy as a result of oxygen deprivation at birth has…
Prime minister urged to “get around the table” with ȷunior doctors to end strikes
The Labour Party has called on the prime minister Rishi Sunak to personally “get around…
In response to the call for black blood donors
I am a Nigerian doctor who, before moving to the UK, donated blood twice a…
Why it won’t be so easy for medicine to displace BMI
The policy that the American Medical Association adopted this week to de-emphasize the use of…
Fungal infections are especially dangerous for covid-19 patients, CDC study warns
Patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 were more likely to die if they also had…
Indulging passions: a route to good doctoring
Most articles in The BMJ aren’t written by staff. Many are commissioned, and the rest…
Steps in the right direction—changes to the UK foundation programme are welcome
During their final year of medical school, students who wish to begin work as a…
Retired consultants are called on to help cut NHS backlog through flexible working platform
Consultants who have recently retired will be able to provide remote and face-to-face appointments as…
Concussion in sport: better studies needed to assess long term health effects, experts say
Experts on concussion in sport have said that better designed studies are needed to understand…
Improving critical care flow: admissions, discharges, and systemic pressures
The covid-19 pandemic brought to the public’s attention how important critical care services are to…
NHS announces new specialist obesity clinics for children
The NHS has announced an expansion of specialist support for young people who are severely…
Functional and organic tic disorders . . . and other stories
Diagnosing functional ticsA few years ago, a German YouTube channel, Gewitter im Kopf (thunderstorm in…
Criminalising misuse of nitrous oxide is unlikely to benefit the public
Criminalising misuse of nitrous oxide creates another entity to be policed.1 This comes at a…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—15 June 2023
Plugging the gap in COPDImaging can shed light, but also cast a shadow of doubt…
Seven days in medicine: 7-13 June 2023
Covid-19mRNA vaccines are safe for children, study findsNo indication of myocarditis was seen from 245…
John Launer: A medical school reunion
If you’re lucky enough, you’ll live to attend the 50th anniversary of entering medical school….
Artificial intelligence: Research into how doctors can collaborate with AI secures {pound}50m in funding
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced more than £50m in funding for researchers to…
Inside Ukraine’s medical preparation for the new counteroffensive
“In the American army, critically injured troops are rescued within the hour. On our front…
Assisted dying: Quebec extends eligibility to cover severe disability and allow procedure in outdoor spaces
An update to Quebec’s law on assisted dying will make the province one of the…
Breathing difficulties after covid-19: a guide for primary care
What you need to knowBreathing difficulties are common sequelae of covid-19Typically there are multiple contributing…
Help me find treatments and clinical trials
My alopecia started when I was 8 years old, but in 2019 I noticed my…
Vaccination in the war in Ukraine
In Ukraine, vaccination has always been challenging. In 2016, the country had the lowest routine…
Effect of climate related flooding on health and healthcare worldwide
The negative effects of the climate crisis—including flooding, heatwaves, crop failures, and climate related conflict—are…
Effectiveness of GRACE risk score in patients admitted to hospital with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (UKGRIS): parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of risk stratification using the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events…
Detransition needs further understanding, not controversy
In recent years, public discourse has drawn attention to research and clinical practice regarding gender…
Risk of breast cancer death after a diagnosis of early invasive breast cancer
Mairead MacKenzie and Hilary Stobart were diagnosed with breast cancer some years ago. They’re just…
International doctors need an inclusive workplace and career development
Co-workers’ support is essential for international colleagues helping to run the NHS.1 But good employment…
High salt intake and hypertension
The resignation of the UK’s food tsar in protest at the government’s failure to reform…
Police investigating dozens of patient deaths at hospital in Brighton
Police are investigating dozens of deaths at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton over…
Unveiling hidden inequalities in diversity and inclusion in medical research
Uncovering inequalities, measuring disparities, and identifying the barriers that exist in healthcare and society were…
Inquests into deaths of patients of convicted breast surgeon will examine system failures
Inquests to decide whether patients of the rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson died unnaturally at…
Industrial action: Trusts agree to pay consultants more to cover ȷuniors’ strike
NHS trusts in London have agreed higher rates of pay for consultants to cover impending…
Analysis of peer reviewers’ response to invitations by gender and geographical region: cohort study of manuscripts reviewed at 21 biomedical ȷournals before and during covid-19 pandemic
AbstractObjectivesTo describe gender and geographical inequalities in invitations to review and the response to these…
Helen Salisbury: In praise of managers
Whenever the NHS is in trouble (all the time, over the past 10 years) you…
Matt Morgan: Healthy competition and incompetence
You made it. You were probably one of the top students in school and did…