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Lung cancer: Radiographers reporting x rays halves time to diagnosis, study finds
Chest x ray reporting by radiographers in the lung cancer pathway could be used to…
Category: British Medical Journal
Covid-19: Evusheld protects the most vulnerable patients, analysis shows
The antibody drug Evusheld is effective for protecting clinically extremely vulnerable people from covid-19, including…
Robert Bluglass: forensic psychiatrist who called for the closure of high security psychiatric hospitals
bmj;379/nov08_11/o2697/FAF1faCredit: Avalon.redWhen Steven Daggett, a convicted sex offender, absconded from Ashworth high security psychiatric hospital…
The Italian law enabling, and disabling, abortion access
“We received complaints from women who had to listen to the beating heart of the…
Development and external validation of a risk prediction model for falls in patients with an indication for antihypertensive treatment: retrospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo develop and externally validate the STRAtifying Treatments In the multi-morbid Frail elderlY (STRATIFY)-Falls clinical…
Helen Salisbury: I’m a GP—get me out of here?
I’m reaching the age when my friends are discussing retirement, pensions, and the next stages…
At the heart of communities: the consultant geriatrician
When Eileen Burns was looking at prospectuses to apply to medical school, her father was…
US pharmacy chains settle opioid lawsuits for $13bn
The three largest US pharmacy chains have agreed to pay $13bn in a settlement to…
UK Health Alliance on Climate Change brings health professionals together to call for action
I agree with Hannah Chase, quoted in the News Analysis, that health professionals are among…
Making doctors’ practices greener: you can’t manage what you don’t measure
Frumkin and colleagues discuss the need for hope in tackling the climate emergency.1 Many junior…
Seeking coherence to nurture hope
Frumkin and colleagues emphasise the importance of hope in tackling the climate crisis, fostering activism,…
Health inequalities: Sunak is urged to honour government’s pledge
Health leaders have urged the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to honour commitments to tackle health…
Hope is not action
Frumkin and colleagues discuss the importance of hope in the face of climate despair.1 Hope…
Covid-19: Charging French former health minister with endangering lives was “very unȷust,” says former prime minister
The former French health minister Agnès Buzyn should not have been charged with putting the…
US faces triple epidemic of flu, RSV, and covid
The US is now in a flu epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
Effective knowledge mobilisation: creating environments for quick generation, dissemination, and use of evidence
Key messagesEffective response to the pandemic required real time use of research knowledgeSome existing infrastructures…
Patient access to medical records: What is happening with the rollout in England?
What is being rolled out?Patients in England, but not the rest of the UK, are…
Stuart Mucklow
bmj;379/nov04_9/o2630/FAF1faStuart Mucklow was a consultant haematologist at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading from 2005…
Kurt Schwarz
bmj;379/nov04_8/o2627/FAF1faKurt Schwarz was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1928 and moved to Cape Town, South…
Edmund Tapp
bmj;379/nov04_7/o2629/FAF1faEdmund Tapp (“Eddie”) worked in training posts in Liverpool and Manchester and was appointed consultant…
Colin William Thomas Keen
We sadly announce the death of Colin William Thomas Keen, who died peacefully in Bury…
John Nelson Norman
bmj;379/nov04_5/o2626/FAF1faJohn Nelson Norman was an academic surgeon in Glasgow and Aberdeen whose early medical career…
Michael Fenner Hermann Nelki
bmj;379/nov04_4/o2656/FAF1faMichael Fenner Hermann Nelki graduated in 1969 and married Jo, a Jewish American nurse from…
HIV: Two in three people have trouble getting PrEP, finds survey
The UK government’s ambition to end new cases of HIV infection by 2030 is under…
Covid-19: Pandemic disruption linked to 30 000 excess heart disease deaths, charity reports
Record long waiting lists, ambulance delays, and inaccessible care have driven a surge in excess…
Flu: Public urged to get vaccinated in face of possible surge of infections this winter
Experts are urging the UK public to get their winter vaccines, as early signs indicate…
Regulatory judgments for toxicity signals of medicinal products: in search of accountability
Mintzes and Fuller’s call for “radical transparency” about available evidence of regulatory judgments based on…
The dynamics of monkeypox transmission
An error occurred in this editorial by Freeman and colleagues (BMJ 2022;379:o2504, doi:10.1136/bmj.o2504, published 2…
Reputation, review, . . . and other stories
Biases of peer reviewAuthors’ reputations have a strong influence on peer reviewers’ recommendations, according to…
Surviving the new normal
This week in The BMJ there is much reflection on the “new normal” of NHS…
Oral antibiotics before colorectal surgery?
Most patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery will have an uncomplicated postoperative course. For some, however,…
Effect of oral antimicrobial prophylaxis on surgical site infection after elective colorectal surgery: multicentre, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate whether oral antimicrobial prophylaxis as an adjunct to intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis reduces surgical…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—3 November 2022
Taking the pressure off after a strokeIt seems that aggressive—sorry “intensive”—blood pressure targets in the…
England’s free school meals scheme should be expanded to help more children living in poverty
The cost of living crisis is deepening as inflation in the UK has hit double…
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Scotland will have its biggest ever rise in medical training places next year
Next year will see the biggest ever rise in medical training places in Scotland, its…
Scotland’s social care reform plan raises questions
Ambitious plans to create a national care service in Scotland are facing mounting opposition, as…
Abortion: Four doctors in Italy receive suspended sentences for manslaughter after denying woman procedure
Four doctors in Italy, all of them “conscientious objectors,” have received suspended prison sentences after…
The molecular action of antidepressants is irrelevant
For many years I have explained to patients that the molecular action of antidepressants is…
Revitalising mental healthcare after covid-19
At the start of the covid-19 pandemic, mental health services needed to maintain access to…
What can we learn from the Manjula Arora case?
The diversity of the medical profession has never been greater—42 per cent of doctors in…
Why does demand for medical imaging keep rising?
Demand for medical imaging is rising at a faster rate than most other aspects of…
Facial oedema and destructive lesion of the hard palate
This is a necrotic ulcerated lesion with irregular margins on the hard palate (fig 1)…
Oncologist who attended surgery on two patients while he had covid is suspended for three months
A consultant oncologist who ignored a hospital instruction and attended patients’ cancer surgery on two…
Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking—lack of guidance is failing patients and clinicians
The right to make informed decisions, and to be supported compassionately and confidently to do…
Collective action may be the missing link in the UK’s pandemic performance
As the UK lurched from lockdowns to restrictions throughout 2020-21, many people will have felt…
Rollout of patient access to records is paused amid safety concerns
The health secretary has said that the scheme to allow patients in England access to…
It doesn’t add up: where are the training ȷobs for double the number of medical students?
As a foundation doctor, I was relieved to hear the Labour party lay out plans…
Helen Salisbury: Confusion over patient access to notes
From 1 November patients were supposed to have access to their electronic GP record and…
Rammya Mathew: Long and uncertain waiting times are leading to poorer health outcomes
There are certain questions I really hope patients don’t ask me these days in general…
Polio in New York: will it just go away?
Get vaccinated and eradicate polio globally, say public health authorities after reappearance of the paralytic…