Intended for healthcare professionals
Palantir: MPs call for “shameful” NHS data deal to be scrapped
My colleague doesn’t take initiative, what can I do?
Understanding why a colleague is disengaged could make all the difference, Elisabeth Mahese reports
My colleague doesn’t take initiative, what can I do?
Understanding why a colleague is disengaged could make all the difference, Elisabeth Mahese reports
Recognising cardiac syncope
Syncope is defined as transient loss of consciousness. Most syncope is not cardiac in aetiology, but cardiac syncope is a high risk subgroup. This Practice article looks at how to identify cardiac syncope
Recognising cardiac syncope
Syncope is defined as transient loss of consciousness. Most syncope is not cardiac in aetiology, but cardiac syncope is a high risk subgroup. This Practice article looks at how to identify cardiac syncope
Multiple sclerosis: Could Roche’s bestselling drug Ocrevus be doing more harm than good in women with primary progressive MS?
This investigation explores how an $80 000 a year drug was approved despite concerns
Multiple sclerosis: Could Roche’s bestselling drug Ocrevus be doing more harm than good in women with primary progressive MS?
This investigation explores how an $80 000 a year drug was approved despite concerns
Knee bracing outcomes for osteoarthritis
Resident doctors v Wes Streeting: How a potential deal broke down, as BMA lead says Streeting must dial down “name calling”
HIV: “At least” 329 children infected in Pakistan province, as medical association blames negligence
The UK government must publish a detailed impact assessment of the costs and benefits of the US-UK medicines partnership
Huge variation in NHS stop smoking funding leaves high need areas underresourced
Addressing the dual challenge of treatment access and innovation in anxiety disorders
Healthcare and humanitarian aid are being used as political pawns in conflict settings
Latest articles
News
Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general to head CDC
Jury orders Abbott to pay $70m damages over formula milk
Decision not to strike off doctor over “predatory” examinations of colleagues is appealed by GMC
Cuba accuses US of targeting its medical missions
GP who insisted Muslim woman remove her veil and lied about her complaint is struck off
Covid vaccine rollout was “extraordinary,” but payouts to people harmed should rise, says UK inquiry
Mystery disease leaves five dead in Burundi, with investigations ongoing
Yemen: Cholera and measles cases surge as “world’s worst” humanitarian crisis deepens
Research
Effectiveness of interventions to increase vaccine uptake
Prenatal exposure to buprenorphine or methadone and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes
Efficacy and safety of VPM1002 and Immuvac in preventing tuberculosis
Peer support intervention (ABA-feed) to improve breastfeeding
Medial retropharyngeal nodal region sparing radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Home based, tailored intervention to reduce rate of falls after stroke
Effect of a clinical decision support system on stroke care quality and outcomes in patients with acute ischaemic stroke
Accuracy of glomerular filtration rate estimation based on creatinine and cystatin C for monitoring moderate chronic kidney disease in adults
Comment
When the SPIRIT moves you: protocol changes can introduce bias in non-inferiority trials
The case against Palantir: new questions on the science and independence
The medical regulation process is unfit to handle the complex challenges of our time
Managing resistant hypertension . . . and other research
Helen Salisbury: Data control, privacy, and Palantir
Scarlett McNally: The state of our waterways is a national disgrace
What the UK nature security assessment means for global public health
Why Sussex needs an inclusive maternity review
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry lays bare the cost of delayed action for NHS staff
Protecting health data at UK Biobank
Education
Identifying and evaluating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Advances in the drug treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: pathophysiology and mechanisms of action
“Have you noticed any changes?”
Airway management of adults in the acute care setting
Pustular eruption on the palm
Kaizen . . . and other stories
See beyond my calm exterior
Advances in the pathophysiology and treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Regulating ultraprocessed food . . . and other stories
Transverse grooves across nails
Living with an increased risk of cancer
New and emerging treatments for anxiety disorders
BMJ Medicine
Rethinking care for multiple long term conditions: beyond guidelines for single diseases
Feb 23
Making clinical guidelines work for people with multiple long term conditions: analysis and recommendations from review of single condition guidelines
Feb 23
Identifying and avoiding design related biases in observational studies using the target trial framework
Feb 20
Smoking cessation for people with severe mental illness: systematic review and network meta-analysis
Feb 12
UK Jobs
Current issue
Palantir: NHS pilot’s “success” is questioned as second figure at major trust is linked to the tech giant
Non-drug perioperative interventions to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery
Doctors’ freedom of speech must be protected from punitive scrutiny
Assessment and prevention of falls in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk—summary of updated NICE guidance
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The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
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Multiple sclerosis: Could Roche’s bestselling drug Ocrevus be doing more harm than good in women with primary progressive MS?
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Young women and anal sex
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HIV: “At least” 329 children infected in Pakistan province, as medical association blames negligence
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PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews
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