September - October 2025—BMJ Group has published its 2025 impact report, underlining the healthcare knowledge provider’s growing influence on health systems, clinical practice, and global policy.As a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), BMJ Group promotes a more rounded picture of research quality and impact. Alongside ...
Expert insights with Ian Mulvany My bias In this post, I want to pull together my current thinking about AI. I want to cover a few different threads, so bear with me. I am enamoured with technology. There is something here in GenAI and LLMs. ...
New BMJ Collection, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, exposes persistent inequities in women’s health and charts a path for change Women's health is not a niche issue. It is fundamental to global health and prosperity. Women outlive men, yet spend 25% more time in poor health, facing conditions ...
Expanding access to research in low and middle-income countries For over 20 years, BMJ Group has championed underrepresented voices in research. Since introducing full article processing charge (APC) waivers in 2022, we've granted 70% more waivers to authors from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to the three ...
When Dr Clara Maarup Prip, a urologist and gynaecologist at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, encountered a rare case of kidney swelling (ureterohydronephrosis) caused by a menstrual cup, it was unlike anything she had seen before. The menstrual cup had been compressing the ureter where it enters the bladder, leading ...
BMJ Paediatrics Open and editorial leadership Millions of children live and work on the streets, facing violence, exploitation, and exclusion. Led by Professor Shanti Raman, a consultant paediatrician and children's rights advocate, the global Street and Working Children (SWC) Working Group develops practical tools and advocacy resources ...
🌐 As world leaders and health experts convene and make commitments at the UN’s annual meeting, General Assembly of the United Nations, The BMJ has published several articles to inform needed action and international cooperation on health. Several obstacles (and opportunities) are on the path: Rebecca Root reports on how ...
Efforts to improve handwashing don’t always include basics of access to soap + water Lack of hand hygiene causes annual 740,000 deaths from diarrhoea or respiratory infections But despite global recognition of its importance governments slow to act on hand hygiene A lack of soap is the most often reported ...
Digital health promise not yet realised, says BMJ Future Health Commission report A new report from the BMJ Future Health Commission, a joint initiative between global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ Group and independent assurance and risk management provider DNV, shows that healthcare professionals (HCPs) feel digital health ...
Why safeguarding quality matters more than ever The academic publishing landscape is changing, driven by digital platforms that speed dissemination but also raise concerns about misinformation. Institutions and publishers must prioritise digital excellence and peer reviewed content to safeguard research integrity. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has potential ...
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