UK approach raises questions about medical and scientific advice Early in the covid-19 pandemic, the failure of UK government advisers to follow World Health Organization (WHO) advice and emerging evidence from East Asia that suppression could bring the virus under control quickly led to avoidable UK deaths, argues an expert ...
Effects modest but intervention may bridge long waiting times between ICU discharge and access to specialist mental health services, say researchers A brief spell of talking therapy with a general practitioner reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for survivors of critical illness, finds a trial from Germany published by The ...
Findings support broader clinical adoption of no-touch technique to enhance long term patient health ‘No-touch’ vein harvesting significantly reduces the risk of graft failure up to three years after coronary artery bypass surgery compared with conventionally harvested vein grafts, finds a study from China published by The BMJ today. The no-touch technique ...
But findings highlight need for close monitoring of patients throughout their treatment journey, say researchers Treatment with gabapentinoids - drugs such as gabapentin and pregabalin - is not directly associated with an increased risk of self-harm, finds a UK study published by The BMJ today. However, rates of self-harm were higher before ...
Since 2020, we have published landmark collections and ongoing coverage of racism in medicine. The BMJ highlighted the racial discrimination and health inequalities experienced by patients and doctors in a special campaigning issue.As the first journal publication solely focused on calling for action against racism in medicine, The BMJ directly ...
Special BMJ collection explores China's path to elimination and how it may inform strategies elsewhere, but experts warn that funding declines would reverse hard won gains China’s success in achieving malaria-free status in 2021 offers crucial lessons for the global malaria fight, say experts in a special collection of articles published by The ...
Efforts to promote firearm safety at start of hunting season might help curb both hunting and non-hunting related firearm incidents, say researchers The start of deer hunting season in the US - when firearms and ammunition are more available in certain states - is associated with increases in both hunting ...
The BMJ Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine sets out its vision to transform academic medicine and help improve population and planetary health Academic medicine is in urgent need of a revolution, say experts in the first report of The BMJ Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine as they set ...
General practitioners are now “prescribing" parkrun for their patients as part of a social prescribing initiative to promote preventative care. But in The BMJ today, Dr Margaret McCartney argues that turning parkrun into a prescription medicalises a walk in the park and is a retrograde step. Parkrun is an organised, timed, and ...
Cash-strapped councils warned they would lose up to 30% of advertising income Experts call for a national ban on out-of-home junk food ads to protect public health Plans to ban junk food adverts from bus stops and billboards to protect public health are being stymied by advertising industry lobbying, reveals ...