Hypertriglyceridaemia and abdominal pain
A woman in her 60s presented with a two day history of abdominal pain and…
Category: Science and Health
Future roles, responsibilities, and rewards
Doctors’ purchasing power has fallen over the past 15 years, a fact not lost on…
Sleep and type 2 diabetes . . . and other stories
Sleep, diet, and type 2 diabetesCompared with people who slept seven to eight hours each…
My Mother Swears by Alternative Medicine. I’m a Scientist. What to Do? – The New York Times
My Mother Swears by Alternative Medicine. I’m a Scientist. What to Do? The New York Times…
King Charles’ ‘alternative’ health beliefs helping him through cancer treatment – HELLO!
King Charles’ ‘alternative’ health beliefs helping him through cancer treatment HELLO! Read Original Article: King Charles’…
AI can now detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images
Artificial intelligence can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images much like facial recognition software can…
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Severe lung infection during COVID-19 can cause damage to the heart
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the…
High school students contribute to exoplanet discovery
A group of high school students from Oakland, California, made contributions to the field of…
Sea surface temperature research provides clear evidence of human-caused climate change
Claims that climate change is natural are inconsistent with new oceanic temperature trends. Read Original…
Craving snacks after a meal? It might be food-seeking neurons, not an overactive appetite
A new study has shown that food-seeking cells exist in a part of a mouse’s…
Ivor Browne: “visionary and radical” psychiatrist
bmj;384/mar20_15/q702/FAF1faIvor Browne, professor emeritus of psychiatry at University College Dublin, was best known for his…
Early PPROM: women and babies who should not be lost in the system
Maternity services in the UK are rightly under public scrutiny. Mothers in the UK are…
8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death
A study of over 20,000 adults found that those who followed an 8-hour time-restricted eating…
Drug company and former director are convicted of submitting falsified data to MHRA
The drug company Kappin and its former director Kamlesh Vaghjiani have been successfully prosecuted for…
Children’s voices must be included in policy development to mitigate society’s betrayal of children
Abbasi’s assertion of “society’s betrayal of children, their health, and our future” and the appalling…
Flora Dale
bmj;384/mar20_10/q628/FAF1faFlora Dale came from a farming family but chose a career in medicine. She trained…
Physician associates: NHS leader accuses BMA of getting discussion wrong
The BMA has taken the wrong approach when raising “legitimate concerns” around physician associates, the…
Social care problems left unsolved despite government promises, say MPs
The social care sector has been brought “to its knees” with severe staffing shortages, rising…
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RSV: Paediatricians call on government to expedite infant vaccination programme
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has called on the UK government not…
Premature ovarian insufficiency
What you need to knowDiagnosis of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is based on menstrual disturbance…
Helen Salisbury: Ensuring the safety of physician associates’ practice
Since 2015 the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has hosted the Faculty of Physician Associates….
US hospitals face collapse as cyberattack on UnitedHealth cuts revenue streams
The US government has announced an investigation into one of America’s leading health insurers, UnitedHealth,…
Rammya Mathew: Could artificial intelligence be the key to transforming general practice?
In the recent budget Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the exchequer, announced £3.4bn of additional capital…
Colin MacKay
bmj;384/mar19_7/q646/FAF1faThe death of Colin MacKay has taken from us one of the few remaining individuals…
How climate change is changing vaccination planning
2023 was a milestone year. Every major climate agency pronounced it the hottest ever recorded,…
Physician associates in the UK: some fundamental questions that need answers now
Healthcare in the UK is facing a crisis. At issue is the creation of new…
Little change in ethnic diversity in top roles at NHS trusts in England
There were more people from ethnic minority backgrounds in executive and senior managerial roles in…
We need medical leadership built on trust
Trust is central to the practice of medicine, but recent events have shown it to…
The BMJ Editorial Scholar 2024/2025
Are you a medical student interested in learning how a medical journal is run? Do…
Medical associates: the introduction of PAs, ANPs, and ACPs is creating new challenges for doctors on rotational training
The addition of new clinical staff on hospital wards is welcome. The steady introduction of…
Women’s health needs beyond sexual, reproductive, and maternal health are missing from the government’s 2024 priorities
Since its launch in 2022, the Women’s Health Strategy for England has made important progress…
Whistleblower surgeon is awarded {pound}430 000 after career is destroyed
A whistleblowing surgeon who told an employment tribunal that his life had been destroyed after…
Information gaps in England’s independent healthcare sector
At the beginning of 2024, 7.6 million people were on NHS waiting lists in England.1…
Mary Ann Matthews
bmj;384/mar19_3/q648/FAF1faMary Ann Matthews was born into a family who lived by their Christian beliefs, so…
Bill Coode
bmj;384/mar19_2/q644/FAF1faBill Coode died in service. He died looking after the patients he cared for, working…
John Armitage Southam
bmj;384/mar19_1/q653/FAF1faJohn Armitage Southam worked as an anatomy demonstrator at the University of Manchester. He was…
A day in the life of a medical student from Ukraine
You have just set off from home to attend your placement or to meet your…
ONS refines method to estimate excess deaths
As the UK emerges from the ravages of the pandemic, the Office for National Statistics…
Switching from disposable to reusable PPE
What you need to knowGlobally, demand for PPE is rising, despite a recent decrease relative…
Alternative medicine or ancient wisdom? Chakra healing grows in popularity in the West. – MSN
Alternative medicine or ancient wisdom? Chakra healing grows in popularity in the West. MSN Read Original…
NIH analysis reveals a significant rise in use of complementary health approaches, especially for pain management – National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)
NIH analysis reveals a significant rise in use of complementary health approaches, especially for pain…
Tanks of the Triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified
Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled…
Holographic message encoded in simple plastic
Important data can be stored and concealed quite easily in ordinary plastic using 3D printers…
Breathe, don’t vent: Turning down the heat is key to managing anger
Venting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it’s not…
Feeling apathetic? There may be hope
A new method that aims to help people develop grit looks promising. Read Original Article:…
Self-heating concrete is one step closer to putting snow shovels and salt out of business
Researchers recently reported on the science behind its special concrete, that can warm itself up…
BMA demands inquiry into use of physician associates on medical rotas
The BMA has urged the government to launch an independent inquiry into hospitals’ use of…
Peter McGuffin: psychiatrist and researcher who set out to find better ways of defining severe mental illness
bmj;384/mar18_12/q649/FAF1faPhoto credit: King’s College LondonThere was always something different about Peter McGuffin, professor of psychiatric…
Long covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are overlapping conditions
Ladds and colleagues’ practice pointer explores the complexities of post-viral cognitive symptoms and provides guidance…
Evidence based exercise prescriptions in primary care
Noetel and colleagues’ study provides compelling evidence supporting the effectiveness of various exercise modalities in…