An economics of health for all
“The economy is not delivering the security and widely shared prosperity expected by large parts…
Category: British Medical Journal
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Economic policy makers need to take health seriously
Evidence shows clearly that much of today’s NHS workload was created by yesterday’s economic policy.1Healthy…
Health for All: Transforming economies to deliver what matters
The covid-19 pandemic was an avoidable catastrophe. Moreover, it was an outcome of our collective…
Moira Woods: pioneering physician, feminist, and social campaigner
bmj;381/may23_12/p1172/FAF1faKathleen Cecilia Moira Fann was born in London, to Kathleen (née Brennan) and John Fann,…
FDA advisers back Pfizer’s maternal RSV vaccine after voicing safety concerns
Whether Pfizer’s maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate increases the risk of preterm birth…
Integrating non-communicable disease prevention and control into maternal and child health programmes
The importance of maternal and child health has long been recognised, and it was made…
Virtual appointments—embracing the opportunity to reduce carbon emissions mustn’t widen health inequalities
The NHS turns 75 this year, but with this birthday milestone comes an urgent need…
GPs must consider industrial action to achieve full pay restoration, say leaders
GPs fully support junior doctors’ strike action and must consider taking a similar approach to…
Let GPs offer services privately if not available on NHS, say LMCs
GPs should be able to offer their patients private healthcare services that are not routinely…
Where is the workforce plan?
I have tried on many occasions to ask this: where is the workforce plan?Where is…
Talking about death: the consultant geriatrician
Lucy Pollock teaches her trainees to accept uncertainty and use all their senses. “Read the…
Vaccine effectiveness against delta and omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2
Never before had humanity seen such a swift, concerted response to the emergence of a…
Integrating perinatal mental healthcare into maternal and perinatal services in low and middle income countries
Key messagesOne in five women experience a perinatal mental health condition, but historical neglect has…
The promise of digital health technologies for integrated care for maternal and child health and non-communicable diseases
The past decade has seen rapid growth in the use of information and communications technologies…
Integrating care across non-communicable diseases and maternal and child health
Rapid epidemiological and demographic transitions globally have seen the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including…
Building an interdisciplinary workforce for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases: the role of e-learning
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental health conditions,…
How medical schools can better support students through pregnancy and parenthood
The purpose of medical school is to train people to practise medicine so that they…
GPs back plans to rebrand as “consultants in family medicine”
GPs have backed plans to rebrand themselves as “consultants in family medicine” and called for…
Colin McCord: cardiac surgeon who found his calling in global public health
bmj;381/may22_16/p1165/FAF1faCredit: Bristi ChowdhuryColin McCord, who has died at the age of 94, led many lives….
Scottish government offers junior doctors 14.5% pay rise and new pay taskforce
Scotland’s government has offered junior doctors a 14.5% pay rise, which includes a 6.5% increase…
Kerala state tightens law to protect doctors from violence
The southern Indian state of Kerala has approved new legislation to provide stronger protection for…
Transgender care: 19 US states ban or restrict access with penalties for doctors who break the law
Nineteen of the 50 US states have enacted bans or restrictions on transgender care with…
Is Northern Ireland’s primary care system on the verge of collapse?
For some GPs in Northern Ireland, it feels as though a sword of Damocles is…
Fighting in Sudan threatens its already fragile healthcare system
Trainee anaesthetist Mazin Abd-alaal Helali was attending an emergency surgery at the government run Khartoum…
Rising rates of perinatal suicide
Data from the UK Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (MBRRACE-UK) for 2018-20 show that in…
Sixty seconds on . . . MRCGP exams
You got a place?Yes, for the applied knowledge test (AKT), but not the recorded consultation…
Ofsted: a case of official negligence?
Ruth Perry took her own life on 8 January 2023. She was the headteacher of…
Is a lack of diversity among clinical practice guideline authors contributing to health inequalities for patients?
Clinical practice guidelines and other types of guidance documents are among the most important evidence…
Sixty seconds . . . on mental health hubs
What are they?In 2021, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, NHS England announced that staff…
Myocarditis: Unusual cluster of cases in babies is identified in Wales
The World Health Organization has warned of an “unusual” increase in cases of severe myocarditis…
Planning for the next pandemic: what The BMJ’s research team learnt from covid-19
Pandemic reflection is in the air as we pass the three year anniversary of the…
Fund GPs to deal with work arising from private referrals, say leaders
NHS GPs must be funded appropriately for any follow-up work that arises from requests from…
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Assisted vaginal births: women who tear or have a surgical cut need prompt antibiotics
The studyHumphries ABC, Linsell L, Knight M. Factors associated with infection after operative vaginal birth—a…
Stroke: Take test for genetic variant to ensure clopidogrel works for prevention, says NICE
People who have had an ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack should take a genetic…
A novel that puts you inside the suffering from the opioid crisis
Barbara Kingsolver has been called an activist novelist. That phrase “activist novelist” worries me as…
Preventing type 2 diabetes: public health campaigns should focus on living longer better
Valabhji and Kar say that the rise in type 2 diabetes shows that prevention is…
A generation betrayed—or ȷust a deteriorating NHS?
Launer is concerned that we older folk in the UK are a generation betrayed.1Perhaps our…
GPs call for urgent support to cope with soaring energy costs
UK general practices require an urgent package of support from governments to offset rising expenses…
Seven days in medicine: 10-16 May 2023
DiabetesOffer children monitoring devices, says NICEChildren with type 2 diabetes should be offered real time…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—18 May 2023
Out-of-office remindersChecking blood pressure using a 24 hour blood pressure monitor is referred to as…
Labour’s primary care reforms cannot happen without an appropriately funded NHS
The shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, says primary care in England needs reform and investment…
NHS staff wellbeing has already been weaponised
Salisbury’s concerns about the staff wellbeing quality outcomes framework are generalisable across the NHS.1Surveys have…
A shocking cataract
A man in his 60s presented with visual loss in the right eye two months…
Worsening chest pain and dyspnoea on exertion in an older woman
A woman in her 70s presented with a one hour history of chest pain and…
Searching for answers: prostate screening in a stretched NHS
The UK National Screening Committee is due to review its advice on prostate cancer screening…
Data briefing: The politics of attitudes towards the NHS
Satisfaction with the NHS has hit a new low, show the latest results from the…
Management of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
What you need to knowSymptoms of lateral epicondylitis usually resolve within one year with activity…
Blood pressure and stroke . . . and other stories
Systolic blood pressure and endovascular treatment of strokeBlood pressure at the time of hospital admission…
Women and non-white people among Lasker Award recipients from 1946 to 2022: cross sectional study
AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether gender and racial inequities exist among Lasker Award recipients.DesignObservational, cross sectional analysis.SettingPopulation…
Two cases of bird flu are detected in poultry workers in England
What do we know about the cases?The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says influenza A…