Regression towards the mean—a plea for civility in peer review
Peer review is integral to the ongoing publication of high quality research. In pursuit of…
Category: British Medical Journal
Complaints against GPs up by more than a third on pre-covid level
The number of written complaints against GPs is now 37% higher than before the covid…
AIDS: “Harmful” gender inequalities and norms are holding back the end of the pandemic
A “feminist route map” is the only effective course to ending the AIDS pandemic, according…
Beach nudity spreads skin cancer message
bmj;379/nov29_12/o2882/FAF1faDon ArnoldThousands of people posed naked on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, at sunrise last…
Learning from the Arora case: the GMC must prioritise early intervention and prevention
Iqbal and Martin make sensible recommendations for managing concerns about doctors at a local level…
Co-design of new post-covid oncology rehabilitation services offers a model for the future
Justin Roe and Grainne Brady, on behalf of the therapies experience based co-design teamThe therapies…
Forensic examiner who failed to examine alleged rape victims is struck off
A former forensic medical examiner who was suspended in 2018 for failing to examine two…
Diphtheria: Home Office ignored offer of help to manage migrant centre outbreak, say public health leaders
The diphtheria outbreak linked to the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent “could and should…
Sri Lanka’s health crisis
Sri Lanka is facing a severe political and economic crisis, and the health system is…
Rammya Mathew: The NHS and its staff are being set up to fail
When I chose to become a doctor all those years ago, I never imagined that…
Primary care in Spain: underfunded, understaffed, and neglected
Spain’s covid-19 pandemic put intensive care units1 and nursing homes2 in the spotlight. But during…
Challenging prejudice: the chief medical officer and consultant psychiatrist
“People find it very hard to accept that there is structural or institutional racism—and even…
Helen Salisbury: Looking into the abyss
Just at the moment, our GP surgery is in the happy position of having enough…
Scottish footballers are advised to limit heading the ball over brain injury fears
Scottish football has introduced some of the most stringent guidelines in the world limiting the…
Ministers plan to replicate vaccine task force for cancer, obesity, mental health, and addiction
The UK government has pledged to replicate the blueprint it used for its covid vaccine…
Advances in diagnosis and treatment of testicular cancer
AbstractTesticular cancer is a curable cancer. The success of physicians in curing the disease is…
Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
AbstractObjectivesTo describe retracted papers originating from paper mills, including their characteristics, visibility, and impact over…
NICE’s new methods: putting innovation first, but at what cost?
Deciding when a new drug merits funding and when it does not—often to the displeasure…
Endometriosis
What you need to knowConsider endometriosis when women of reproductive age present with abdomino-pelvic pain…
Health and social services staff missed chances to protect murdered 5 year old from dangers at home
A 5 year old child who was murdered by his mother and her partner and…
The autumn budget 2022—what next for health and adult social care?
Recent fiscal events have been a mixed bag for the health and care sector. This…
English LMCs: Core hours, patient records, and other key motions
Core GP hoursThe BMA must negotiate for the new GP contract to reduce core working…
Sixty seconds on . . . hydration
I know this one—eight glasses of water a day, right?Not exactly. New research in Science…
Diabetes prevalence in Americas tripled in 30 years
The number of adults with diabetes in the American continents has more than tripled in…
Government’s “neglect” of GP workforce has made services unsafe, conference hears
General practice in England is being “damaged and broken” through neglect and exploitation by the…
GPs call for better gender dysphoria services
Current care pathways for gender dysphoria are putting patients at risk by forcing GPs to…
Preoccupied with the war, Russia skipped one wave of covid and ignored another
The question of how Russia is doing in the ongoing pandemic is an opaque one….
GPs express “deep concern” over BMA’s suspension of Farah Jameel
GPs have “no confidence” in the BMA’s complaint resolution process and have said that the…
FDA approves $3.5m gene therapy for adults with haemophilia B
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gene therapy to treat adults…
A day in the life of a medical student in China
Due to the large population, thousands of students in China enrol to study medicine every…
Norman Alexander Todd
bmj;379/nov24_10/o2836/FAF1faBorn to schoolteachers, Norman Alexander Todd excelled in classics at school. After national service on…
Measles is now “an imminent threat” globally, WHO and CDC warn
Falling vaccination rates and reduced surveillance during the covid-19 pandemic have created an “imminent threat”…
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Tom Nolan’s research reviews—24 November 2022
New hope for lipid profile chatLooking for something new to spice up those cholesterol consultations?…
Government’s spending plans for NHS and social care in England
The UK’s new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, set out the government’s latest plans for tax and…
Neurogenic pulmonary oedema
This is a computed tomography scan of the lungs of a previously fit and well…
Three ways genomics is already helping NHS patients—and three ways it will soon
England’s chief scientific officer is effuse in her praise of the “new era of genomic…
National scheme to offer emergency hormonal contraception in pharmacies will cut GP workload, say researchers
Offering free emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) without prescription from all pharmacies in England could reduce…
Fodmap for irritable bowel . . . and other stories
Reducing dietary fodmapsA diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (fodmaps) is better…
Among the failures, credit is due
Mary Dixon-Woods has harsh words for the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (doi:10.1136/bmj.o2755).1…
Authors’ reply to Quigley
We acknowledge the concerns raised by Quigley, in her role as chair of the International…
Manchester mental health trust is told to make significant improvements
An NHS mental health trust in Manchester has been told that it must make significant…
Seven days in medicine: 16-22 November 2022
WorkforceJunior doctors head for industrial action ballotA ballot for industrial action by junior doctors in…
Investing in robust surveillance of the effects of covid-19 and future emerging infections in pregnancy should be prioritised
As we write this, covid-19 cases have plateaued again in the UK and across Europe,…
UK healthcare provision: the new normal is not good enough
Coombes suggests that NHS staff and patients will have to cope with the “new normal”…
Kenneth Gilmour Lowry
bmj;379/nov23_18/o2770/FAF1faKenneth Gilmour Lowry (“Ken”) was born the eldest of three siblings to Elizabeth and Norman,…
GPs prescribe heating to at-risk patients to tackle effects of fuel poverty
A pilot scheme that allows GPs to prescribe heating to patients at higher risk of…
No point in increasing GP recruitment without focus on retention, say leaders
The government must make retention of GPs as much of a priority as their recruitment,…
More healthcare consumption is not the answer to our ailments
Millions of patients are waiting to access care in a system under immense strain. Long…
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Haiti’s cholera treatment centres are overwhelmed as cases surge
Treatment centres in Haiti are being overwhelmed by the continued spread of cholera, Médecins Sans…
Where is the land and indigenous knowledge in understanding land trauma and land based violence in climate change?
In their editorial on the COP27 climate change conference, Atwoli and colleagues “call for urgent…