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 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 the Journal ...
Award winning journalism: The BMJ scoops multiple awards BMJ journalists won three awards at the 2025 Medical Journalists' Association (MJA) Awards on the 17 September, including for investigative reporting and mental health journalism. The MJA Awards shine a spotlight on the best in health and medical journalism ...
Hospital to community Analogue to digital Sickness to prevention Quality & safety Workforce Innovation Facing the future, fueling the NHS How BMJ Group is helping deliver the NHS 10-year health plan The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) 10 year ...
Combatting misinformation and empowering patient decisions In a world flooded with misinformation and unreliable health advice, trusted medical information has never been more critical. Misinformation risks patient safety, reduces vaccine uptake, delays treatment, and erodes the trust essential to effective healthcare. According to the WHO, poor quality ...
How a BMJ Opinion piece sparked a movement beyond clinical practice A powerful blend of professional expertise, personal experience, and a growing public platform has marked Dr Seema Haider's journey into advocacy. As a general practitioner with a deep understanding of the complexities of ...
A major step forward for UK public health In November 2024, the UK government announced legislation mandating folic acid fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour, effective by the end of 2026. This landmark policy will reduce neural tube defects (NTDs), serious birth defects affecting brain and spinal cord development that can ...
An exclusive BMJ investigation has uncovered how McDonald’s is systematically undermining councils’ efforts to block new outlets—particularly in deprived areas of England, where rates of childhood obesity are alarmingly high. Based on freedom of information requests to the Planning Inspectorate, The BMJ found that McDonald’s has lodged 14 planning ...
Optimising patient management with BMJ Best Practice The impact of clinical decision support on hospital efficiency Free institutional trial Subscribe to BMJ Best Practice BMJ Best Practice is a valuable tool for frontline health professionals, helping to improve patient care and ...
Davis, California, 11 March, 2025–openRxiv has officially launched as an independent nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openRxiv ensures that researchers worldwide can continue to share discoveries rapidly and openly. With a researcher-led governance model, openRxiv strengthens the foundation of ...
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