The Child Health CheckPoint is part of the Growing Up in Australia study. It investigates childhood development of 1800 biological parent/child pairs with the aim of producing research that informs health policies. BMJ Open has published a supplement of 15 research articles, including a methodological summary, along with a communication article presenting a broad overview […]
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Top ten most read in May: the association between developmental factors and grip strength in later life, and the impact of occupational distress on the health of doctors in the UK
Maintaining interest at the top of the list of the most-read articles in May is a systematic review assessing the effects of screentime on the health and well-being of children and adolescents. The article presents evidence for associations between screentime and a variety of health harms for this population, including adiposity, unhealthy diet, depressive symptoms, […]
Top 10 Most Read in April: Morphine in acute coronary syndrome, child maltreatment and mid-adult cardiometabolic markers, and skewed sex ratios at birth in Nepal.
April saw four papers enter into BMJ Open’s top 10 most read articles. The journal’s most read paper in April reviewed the safety of morphine use in acute coronary syndrome. The authors found an association between morphine and increased risk of in-hospital mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events, but this was based on studies with […]
Top ten most read in January: screentime and child and adolescent health, experiences and perceptions of female surgeons, and the impact of Brexit on fruit and vegetable intake and cardiovascular disease in England
The list of the ten most-read articles in January at BMJ Open sees four new entries. Taking over the top spot is a study by Neza Stiglic and Russell Viner who have published a systematic review of reviews investigating the association between screentime and the health and well-being of children and adolescents. Some evidence was […]
Top 10 Most Read in December: Roll-your-own smokers are less likely to quit, the health effects of coconut oil and the relationship between mobile phone use and brain cancer
December saw three papers from BMJ Open’s latest issue enter into the top 10 most read articles. In eighth position is a cross-sectional survey from the UK that found adult smokers who rolled their own cigarettes were less likely to quit compared to smokers of manufactured cigarettes. The authors attributed this difference to the lower […]
Top ten most read in September: sugar content of supermarket yoghurts, the potential link between dementia and air pollution in London, and the experience of patient and public peer reviewers in medical publishing
The list of the ten most-read articles in September at BMJ Open sees five new entries. Taking over the top spot is a study by Moore et al. looking at the nutritional content of supermarket yoghurts. This analysis of the sugar content of over 900 yoghurt products showed that less than 9%, and only 2% […]
Introducing BMJ Open’s new article type: The Communication Article
The editorial team at BMJ Open are pleased to announce a new article type. In this blog, we introduce the communication article, highlight our first published example, and tell you how you can submit one of your own. What is a communication article? Since launching in 2011, BMJ Open has focused on three key article […]
Top 10 most read in May: Patient preference for physician attire, the association between clinically significant midlife anxiety and risk of late onset dementia and gender discrepancies in UK cancer research funding
Four new entries made it into BMJ Open’s top 10 most read articles in May. This month, Petrilli et al are at first place with an observational study examining patient preferences for physician attire. While formal attire with a white coat was found to be the most highly rated, the authors conclude that patient expectations […]
Top 10 Most Read in April: Effect of pasta on body weight in GI diets, maternal caffeine intake and childhood weight, and the effectiveness and safety of surgery for endometriosis
April saw five new papers enter into BMJ Open’s top 10 most read articles. In first place is a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials that aimed to examine the effects of pasta on body weight and measures of adiposity in adults following a low glycaemic index (GI) diet. Compared to those […]
New requirements for patient and public involvement statements in BMJ Open
Patient partnership at The BMJ: Walking the talk In 2014, The BMJ launched it’s patient partnership strategy, seeking “to promote patient partnership by walking the talk“. The strategy, informed by an international patient advisory panel, launched a number of innovative editorial practices, including patient peer review and patient co-production of educational articles. Listening to patients’ voices […]