World Health Organization’s priorities shaped by its reliance on grants from donor organisations such as the Gates Foundation

Over half of Gates Foundation grants to WHO have targeted polio and vaccination; but key WHO priorities like non-communicable diseases and strengthening health systems remain underfunded The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) priorities are being skewed by its increasing reliance on donations from organisations such as the Gates Foundation (previously known ...

2025-10-29T10:22:32+00:0029 October 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Imposter study participants risk undermining patient care, warn experts

Safeguards are needed to protect evidence-based practice Imposter participants threaten the integrity of health research and, by extension, the policies and clinical decisions built on it, warn experts in The BMJ today. Eileen Morrow and colleagues at the University of Oxford say the research community “must acknowledge the problem and dedicate resources to testing and implementing ...

2025-10-16T09:29:34+00:0016 October 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Process for dealing with sexual misconduct by doctors requires major reform

Sanctions are inconsistent and overly reliant on subjective evidence, say experts The current process for managing sexual misconduct perpetrated by doctors in the UK requires major reform, say experts in The BMJ today. Mei Nortley and colleagues argue that sanctioning of doctors is inconsistent and overly reliant on subjective evidence and they ...

2025-09-22T13:56:28+00:0019 September 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Large social and economic inequalities persist among UK doctors

Professional background linked to 6-fold greater likelihood of becoming a doctor than working class background Greater efforts needed to boost social mobility of medical school applicants, say researchers Large social and economic inequalities persist among UK doctors, with those from a professional background 6 times more likely to become a ...

2025-09-10T10:05:20+00:0010 September 2025|BMJ Open, Press release|

Patients still view doctor’s white coat as symbol of professionalism and trust

But women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical assistants And preferences for doctors’ dress strongly influenced by clinical context/medical specialty  Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are ...

2025-08-14T10:48:51+00:0014 August 2025|BMJ Open, Press release|
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