Michael Bloomberg donates $600m to historically black US medical schools
America’s four medical schools belonging to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been gifted…
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Texas anaesthesiologist poisoned IV bags that made patients ill and killed fellow doctor, court finds
An anaesthesiologist in Dallas, Texas, could face a prison sentence of 190 years after he…
US issues strict restrictions on “forever chemicals” in drinking water
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has for the first time issued strict rules limiting…
Race should not be used as factor in university admissions, US Supreme Court rules
President Joe Biden, medical organisations, and educational leaders have criticised the US Supreme Court’s decision…
New Yorkers rally against care cuts
bmj;381/may31_5/p1222/FAF1faMichael M Santiago/GettyYoung people participated in a Care Not Criminalization rally at Foley Square, New…
Use of linked registry claims data for long term surveillance of devices after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: observational surveillance study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate long term outcomes (reintervention and late rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm) of aortic…
Association between initiation of fluoroquinolones and hospital admission or emergency department visit for suicidality: population based cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the association between initiation of fluoroquinolones and hospital admission or emergency department visit…
Response to acute monotherapy for major depressive disorder in randomized, placebo controlled trials submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration: individual participant data analysis
AbstractObjectivesTo characterize individual participant level response distributions to acute monotherapy for major depressive disorder in…
US Supreme Court ends New York’s restriction on carrying firearms as Senate passes gun regulations
The US Supreme Court has overturned New York state’s century old restriction on carrying a…
Approach for reporting master protocol study designs on ClinicalTrials.gov: qualitative analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo describe an approach for reporting master protocol research programs (MPRPs) that is consistent with…
The sickening toll of US gun violence continues to rise
Sadly, we’ve been here before. Many times. I’ve written about this before.1234 Many times.Our regular…
Ending affirmative action leads to less diversity at US medical schools, study shows
When some US states banned affirmative action it led to less diversity in admissions to…
US gun murders reached 25 year high in 2020
Guns were used in more than three quarters of murders in the US in 2020,…
Association of computed tomography screening with lung cancer stage shift and survival in the United States: quasi-experimental study
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the effect of the introduction of low dose computed tomography screening in 2013…
Marginalized identities, mistreatment, discrimination, and burnout among US medical students: cross sectional survey and retrospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo describe the association between mistreatment, burnout, and having multiple marginalized identities during undergraduate medical…
Epinephrine before defibrillation in patients with shockable in-hospital cardiac arrest: propensity matched analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the use of epinephrine (adrenaline) before defibrillation for treatment of in-hospital cardiac arrest…
“Hidden” cost of the pandemic: drug overdose deaths
bmj;374/aug04_3/n1929/FAF1faThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published two related sets of…
US life expectancy plunged in 2020, especially in Hispanic and African Americans
Life expectancy in the United States fell by 1.5 years in 2020 as the covid…
Dietary alteration of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids for headache reduction in adults with migraine: randomized controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether dietary interventions that increase n-3 fatty acids with and without reduction in…
Low and very low carbohydrate diets for diabetes remission
Definition of low or very low carbohydrate dietsCarbohydrate restriction has a long history of use…
How Joe Biden has changed US healthcare in just 100 days
When it comes to health, Joe Biden’s first 100 days have been marked as much…
Association of spontaneous abortion with all cause and cause specific premature mortality: prospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the association of spontaneous abortion with the risk of all cause and cause…
Trends in obesity and adiposity measures by race or ethnicity among adults in the United States 2011-18: population based study
AbstractObjectiveTo examine the trends in obesity and adiposity measures, including body mass index, waist circumference,…
Instrumental variable meta-analysis of aggregated randomized drug trial data for evaluating proposed target mechanisms
Instrumental variable approachIn our study (doi:10.1136/bmj.n156), we used a novel set of methods to combine…
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How Joe Biden plans to heal American healthcare
During his 2020 US presidential campaign the Democratic candidate Joe Biden had some clear goals:…
Black US doctor is fired after complaint about talk on racism in medicine
A doctor has been fired from her “dream job” as a small group facilitator at…
Methodological standards for qualitative and mixed methods patient centered outcomes research
Rigorous methodologies are critical for ensuring the trustworthiness of research results. This paper will describe…
Risk of amputation with canagliflozin across categories of age and cardiovascular risk in three US nationwide databases: cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the rate of lower limb amputation among adults newly prescribed canagliflozin according to…
FDA may fine clinical trial sponsors that don’t report data
The US Food and Drug Administration has said it will penalise sponsors of clinical trials…
Trends in excess mortality associated with atrial fibrillation over 45 years (Framingham Heart Study): community based cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo assess temporal trends in the association between newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation and death.DesignCommunity based…
The leading cause of death in the US
bmj;370/aug03_7/m3079/FAF1faAre you tired of hearing about covid-19? I am too. So, here’s a tirade about…
Practice composition and sex differences in physician income: observational study
AbstractObjectiveTo assess whether differences in income between male and female physicians vary according to the…
Spending and quality after three years of Medicare’s bundled payments for medical conditions: quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate whether longer term participation in the bundled payments for care initiative (BPCI) for…
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or suicide deaths in US veterans: observational evaluation
AbstractObjectiveTo examine the associations between stopping treatment with opioids, length of treatment, and death from…
Bad publicity prompts US medical centers to take corrective action
Several US medical centers that were named and shamed last week in this year’s “Shkreli…
Post-discharge acute care and outcomes following readmission reduction initiatives: national retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries in the United States
AbstractObjectivesTo determine whether patients discharged after hospital admissions for conditions covered by national readmission programs…
Associations of dairy intake with risk of mortality in women and men: three prospective cohort studies
AbstractObjectiveTo examine the association of consumption of dairy foods with risk of total and cause…