Diabetes: Missed routine checks are causing premature deaths in England, charity warns
Urgent action is needed to tackle the missed checks and health inequalities that are causing…
Category: British Medical Journal
Ukraine’s young victims of war inspire research
bmj;381/may10_20/p1044/FAF1faDmytro Smolyenko/Ukrinfrom/ABACAPRESS/AlamyChildren who have sustained severe injuries in Russian shelling are treated at the Zaporizhzhia…
Janet Anderson: paediatrician who developed training in the UK and overseas
bmj;381/may10_19/p1057/FAF1faJanet Anderson’s retirement in 2007 was marked by an early day motion in the House…
Action is needed to ensure reproducibility of research, say MPs
MPs have called for a clearer focus from research funders, publishers, and academic institutions to…
What is the future for covid drugs and treatments?
What new treatments or approaches are on the horizon?It’s not so much about “new” treatments…
What the recent strikes can teach us about fixing emergency care
In the NHS we’ve recently been through enough days of industrial action to recognise a…
Simple intervention for severe blood loss after childbirth is found to save lives
A simple intervention to detect and treat postpartum haemorrhage could dramatically cut maternal mortality and…
The medical profession has—and should have—a role in acting on the health effects of poor housing
In Editor’s Choice, Dobson asks why it’s fallen to the medical community to act on…
Antidepressants lack evidence for treating chronic pain, says Cochrane
Most antidepressants used for chronic pain are being prescribed with insufficient evidence of their effectiveness,…
Vaccine manufacturing in Africa
Globally, vaccine manufacturing requires radical reconfiguration. Its current extreme geographical skew must change to ensure…
UN warns of preterm birth rates flatlining in every region
Preterm birth rates have not changed in any region in the world in the past…
Former medical director for Isle of Man is awarded {pound}3.2m in whistleblowing case
Rosalind Ranson, former medical director for the Isle of Man, has won more than £3m…
Doctor who acted as middleman in organ trafficking attempt is jailed for 10 years
A doctor “middleman” who conspired with a Nigerian couple to traffic an impoverished young street…
Beefed up security or blocking patients: how to respond to patient violence
On 20 December 2022, a patient was refused a prescription at Wilson Street GP surgery…
Development and internal-external validation of statistical and machine learning models for breast cancer prognostication: cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo develop a clinically useful model that estimates the 10 year risk of breast cancer…
Scarlett McNally: Renaming ȷunior doctors—to improve value, respect, and patient safety
Does the term “junior doctors” capture their true value? Historically, the term applied to fully…
John Launer: The library, my treasure island
For one day last month I was stranded in a small Welsh town. My car…
Arthur MacGregor Morris
bmj;381/may09_10/p997/FAF1faAfter school at Dulwich College, Arthur MacGregor Morris went up to Selwyn College, Cambridge. He…
Canadian Medical Association Journal ends its news coverage and closes CMAJ Open
CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), is closing its news section and…
Reforming EU and national orphan drug regulations to improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases
Key messagesIn Europe, the number of approvals for new drugs targeting rare diseases (orphan drugs)…
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Government’s access plan will succeed only with more GPs, leaders say
Patients in England will be able to get prescription drugs without seeing a GP, under…
Helen Salisbury: Fictive schedules and the unbearable load of general practice
On paper, a GP’s working schedule can look quite inviting: consulting for three and a…
Gambling reform in the UK
Four years, four culture secretaries, and six gambling ministers after promising to review the 2005…
Global health security and universal health coverage: from fragmented aspirations to ambitious commitments
As leaders of the G7 meet in Japan in May, and representatives from 194 countries…
Covid-19: WHO declares end of global health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared that covid-19 is no longer a “global health emergency”…
Charles Morgan Gwynn
bmj;381/may09_11/p998/FAF1faBorn in Gorseinon, south Wales, Charles Morgan Gwynn attended Gowerton Grammar, where he excelled at…
Tempering the need to treat at all costs
Heath and Montori’s article on responding to the crisis in modern healthcare reminded me of…
FDA approval, clinical trial evidence, efficacy, epidemiology, and price for non-orphan and ultra-rare, rare, and common orphan cancer drug indications: cross sectional analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo analyze the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, trials, unmet needs, benefit, and…
US Orphan Drug Act
In 1983 the US Congress enacted the Orphan Drug Act, establishing financial incentives for companies…
How can I support international colleagues?
Notice if someone is being excludedFarah Jameel, GP, the Museum Practice, says, “As an international…
Ask the expert: assessment of peripheral vascular disease in primary care
What you need to knowDiagnosis of peripheral arterial disease is based on a history of…
“Global health and science information sharing doesn’t look good”: advice to governments must be more coordinated and agile, says chief scientist
What does a chief scientist do?I advise; I don’t make any decisions. We make suggestions—and…
When I use a word . . . Medical definitions: Pharmacovigilance signals
SignalsEtymologically, a signal is a mark that in some sense shows the way. By extension…
BMA pushes for Chinese Medical Association to condemn medical abuse of Uyghurs
The World Medical Association (WMA) has called for the Chinese Medical Association to recognise and…
Edwin Symonds: did groundbreaking research into hypertension in pregnancy
bmj;381/may05_8/p1024/FAF1faEdwin “Malcolm” Symonds was born in Adelaide, Australia, to Edwin Joseph Symonds, an engineer who…
We need a gold standard for randomised control trials studying misinformation and vaccine hesitancy on social media
Vaccine hesitancy and the spread of misinformation on social media have been recognised by the…
Embedding quality in primary healthcare
It is easy to assume universal health coverage means reaching more people with healthcare services,…
Delivering quality care to all mothers and newborns requires governments to engage the private sector
In low and middle income countries the private healthcare sector is increasingly the first point…
Facilitators of co-leadership for quality care
Leadership is key to delivering health system change, including to improve quality of care.1 National…
Gambling addiction in the UK: don’t blame GPs
While the extensive coverage of gambling harms is welcome, it is disappointing to see another…
Methods for deriving risk difference (absolute risk reduction) from a meta-analysis
Decision making requires the trade-off of benefits and harms, which in turn requires knowledge of…
One-session treatment is as effective as multi-session therapy for young people with phobias
The studyWright B, Tindall L, Scott AJ, et al. One-session treatment compared with multisession CBT…
Changing the mindset in medicine
Mathew describes the overwhelm clinicians feel when seeing patients with many complex conditions who have…
Sixty seconds on . . . dog walks
Lovely, let’s go for a strollNot so fast. It turns out that taking your four…
Don’t forget that children gamble too
The discussion around gambling addiction is often centred on adults. Age restrictions do not, however,…
Epidemic of loneliness threatens public health, says US surgeon general
Half of all Americans are experiencing a measurable level of loneliness and it is a…
Maternal RSV vaccine: Further analysis is urged on preterm births
Experts have called for further analysis of trial data and post-approval monitoring of Pfizer’s maternal…
The BMJ’s Commission on the Future of the NHS
The UK’s new king has something of a reputation in health. His medical pronouncements have…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—4 May 2023
Sitting tight with localised prostate cancerIn this landmark UK study, over 82 000 men aged…
Psychiatrists urge NHS England to improve data on antenatal mental health screening
Many NHS trusts are failing to provide information on whether they are carrying out recommended…