Varied voices: How to make research more inclusive and diverse through public involvement

BMJ Group has partnered with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to strengthen how people and communities are involved in medical research. Varied Voices, a free online course developed by NIHR and supported by BMJ Learning, helps healthcare professionals understand how inclusion and diversity improve the ...

2025-11-05T12:44:52+00:005 November 2025|Events, Group news, Partnership|

Transforming kidney transplant trials

The BMJ publication paves the way for FDA qualification of an AI tool  A groundbreaking study published in The BMJ in 2019, Prediction system for risk of allograft loss in patients receiving kidney transplants: international derivation and validation study, has laid the foundation for the iBox Scoring System: a powerful AI-driven ...

2025-10-27T12:49:30+00:0027 October 2025|Group news, Our impact, The BMJ|

How Ugandan research shaped covid-19 treatment

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 ...

Raising awareness of a rare but serious risk linked to menstrual cup use

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 ...

2025-10-02T10:41:18+00:002 October 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Group news, Our impact|

Championing the rights and health of street and working children

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 ...

2025-10-02T11:27:20+00:001 October 2025|Group news, Our impact, Success stories|

BMJ Group report reveals digital health expectation gap, with healthcare professionals left waiting for productivity gains

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 ...

Elevating medical education and research across Latin America

At the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), tomorrow's doctors are learning to think critically, act decisively, and publish research with global impact. By embedding BMJ Group's evidence based tools directly into teaching, clinical rotations, and research training, UNAM is reshaping medical education and strengthening healthcare outcomes across Latin ...

2025-09-01T10:50:11+00:001 September 2025|Group news, Our impact, Partnership, Success stories|

Practical lessons for publishers

Putting patients first For decades, research publishing followed a fixed script. Researchers investigated. Publishers validated, polished and shared their findings. Patients, if mentioned, were the subjects of the research, not contributors to it. That model is shifting. Across the publishing industry, there’s growing recognition that ...

Driving global consensus on Alzheimer’s disease imaging

BMJ China and West China Hospital's Alzheimer's disease imaging roundtable, December 2024 BMJ Group contributes to the progress of health research, policy, and practice through trusted editorial leadership and a vast global network of experts. We run over 20 roundtables, 100+ webinars, dozens of regional and global panel ...

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