The announcement by the NHS that it would offer an 800 calorie diet to treat people with type-2 diabetes is its latest attempt to treat a disease whose incidence has […]
Month: December 2018
We jumped from planes without parachutes (and lived to tell the tale)
“Would you be willing to jump out of this plane without a parachute?” For the last year we’ve posed this question, mid-flight, to dozens of unsuspecting travellers seated on […]
Everyday living as inspiration for weight control research
Daily living is a rich source of inspiration for scientists specialising in weight management, and our interest in restaurants began with a simple problem—what to eat for lunch when trying […]
Building health security into health systems: one legacy of polio eradication that must not be lost
In the past 30 years, polio has moved from being a widely occurring infectious disease to one now on the brink of complete eradication. It is too soon to celebrate […]
Veena Raleigh: England’s stalling life expectancy—pointers for action?
The slowdown of life expectancy increases in England is a story of many parts, says Veena Raleigh, but we understand enough to know that action is urgently needed […]
Decisions about clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration: guiding doctors, helping patients
New guidance from the BMA and Royal College of Physicians will support doctors making decisions about CANH for adults who lack capacity in England and Wales. […]
Matt Morgan: What can Bridget Jones do for medicine?
As we enter Christmas party season, solving the mystery of an unconscious patient will be repeated across emergency departments around the country on countless occasions. The Holy Trinity of legal […]
Anupam Jena: The primacy of ideas
In the spring of 2016, my wife ran her first 5 km race. Because it was her first time running such a race, she asked me to watch. I was […]
Anna Miller: Withholding healthcare from undocumented migrants raises questions of human rights, dignity, and social justice
The ethics of withholding healthcare is an important debate that as a society we should be having […]
Sharing an act of kindness
Please join us on social media and share your own stories using the hashtag #BMJchristmaskindness […]