The covid-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the gender inequity that still exists for women in science, medicine, and academic publishing. When we previously wrote about the underrepresentation of […]
Editors at large
Reversing our decision to charge for placing a BMJ obituary
At the beginning of February, we introduced a new policy to charge a fee for people wishing to place an obituary in The BMJ. The response on social media has […]
Clarification: Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines—we need more details and the raw data
Post-publication clarification to Peter Doshi’s 4 January 2021 Opinion piece. In response to feedback received following publication, I would like to clarify certain aspects of my article. First, regarding the […]
Covid-19 and schools—known unknowns
On 28 January The BMJ hosted a webinar on covid-19 and schools. An expert panel discussed the risks of community transmission to students and teachers, the clinical risks of covid-19 […]
Peter Doshi: Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines—we need more details and the raw data
On 5 February 2021 we published a clarification to this piece. It is available here. Five weeks ago, when I raised questions about the results of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s covid-19 […]
What is healthcare professionals’ role in public discussion surrounding vaccination in a post-truth world?
The news of the vaccine was, at least initially, heralded as the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel of disaster that has been 2020. As time has gone […]
Peter Doshi: Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines—let’s be cautious and first see the full data
Only full transparency and rigorous scrutiny of the data will allow for informed decision making, argues Peter Doshi […]
Jennifer Richardson: Test and trace in England—from dysfunction to farce
On current form, test and trace in England will shortly slide from dysfunction to farce as the winter season of coughs and colds—especially in children—arrives. Working on The BMJ’s News […]
Will Stahl Timmins: A network diagram for our times
One of the most important projects I have worked on this year is the living network meta-analysis of covid-19 treatments, the first version of which was published on bmj.com in […]
Paul Simpson: Why do authors keep breaking the fourth wall?
Writers should avoid unintentionally reminding readers that they are reading, says Paul Simpson […]