Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men; in the UK, it kills over 10 000 men every year, and currently there are over a quarter of a million […]
Year: 2014
The BMJ Today: Bleeding anticoagulants and guerrilla warfare
Can we better quantify the risk of upper gastrointestinal and intracranial bleeding among patients who are taking long term oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism, systemic embolism, or stroke prevention? This […]
Neal Maskrey: Feeling the force of the QOF
It’s the season for graduation ceremonies. Proud parents and partners, relieved graduates, and a lump in everyone’s throat as that enormous rite of passage is eased by impressive ceremony, thoughtful […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—28 July 2014
NEJM 24 July 2014 Vol 371 371 Long ago I had a patient who kept having odd things happen to her. She infarcted part of her cerebellum, and then did […]
The BMJ Today: Dabigatran—the impact of The BMJ’s investigation
“The results of this investigation are somewhat shocking to me, but, reviewing the information, not entirely surprising.” That was the verdict of David Haines, section head of the Heart Rhythm […]
Mayank Singh: The euthanasia debate in India
The case of Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug was a landmark moment for the euthanasia debate in India. Aruna was a nurse working in the King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM) in Mumbai. […]
Johanna Hanefeld and Richard Smith: Charging for non-EEA migrants’ access to the NHS—who will follow?
The UK government recently announced that it will in future charge migrants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and foreign visitors a 150% fee for service when using the […]
The BMJ Today: Feet and fudge
A calcaneal fracture can mean a two year recovery, with a stiff, painful, deformed foot that will not fit into a normal shoe. How does operative and non-operative treatment for […]
Lavanya Malhotra: Tackling obesity with gold
The Dubai municipality has come up with a novel way to promote a balanced diet and exercise in the city: slim down, and the reward will be worth your weight […]
The BMJ Today: More on transparency
In recent years, The BMJ has campaigned on transparency—the focus of our Open Data campaign, and an issue of vital importance if modern medicine is to retain the trust of doctors […]