• An investigation by The BMJ into attempts by big tobacco to prevent the introduction of plain packaging of cigarettes has revealed that MPs and peers accepted gifts from the […]
Editors at large
The BMJ Today: Patients let down by end of life care, seven day working, and a letter from Australia
• A new report has found that terminally ill people are enduring painful and distressing deaths through failure by the NHS in England to properly manage care at the end […]
David Payne at Health 2:0 Europe 2015
Is the Uber minicab model fit for healthcare? Why are doctors terrible digital adopters? And can the medical workforce benefit from using applications which promise virtual doctors on demand? These […]
The BMJ Today: Migrants’ health, screening guidelines, and benefits of social media
• Migrants are finding it increasingly difficult to access healthcare, the charity Doctors of the World has warned. The charity, which provides healthcare to vulnerable groups, found that around two […]
Elizabeth Loder: US medical specialty boards: accountable to whom, for what, and how?
Elizabeth Loder examines charges of lax oversight and governance at organizations that assess doctors. The medical specialty boards that test and certify US doctors are facing a tough test of […]
The BMJ Today: run, boy, run
Exercise as good as stopping smoking A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has found that thirty minutes of physical activity six days a week in older […]
The BMJ Today: TripAdvisor, smoking in pregnancy, and CONSORT
• TripAdvisor for fertility clinics? Would a user generated website that scores fertility clinics help people seeking treatment? The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) says it’s not a question […]
The BMJ Today: Tobacco, HPV vaccine, antipsychotics in pregnancy, and problem drinking
• Tobacco industry lobbying undermines public health in Asia Martin McKee, Nichola Hopkinson, and K Srinath Reddy discuss the “fundamental and irreconcilable conflict between the tobacco industry’s interests and public […]
The BMJ Today: Should medical journals avoid discussing political issues that have a bearing on health?
• Politics, medical journals, the medical profession, and the Israel lobby–In July 2014, The Lancet published an “Open letter for the people in Gaza” from a group of doctors and […]
The BMJ Today: Elections, pathogen genomics, and prescription supply problems
• In the wake of the UK general election, Chris Ham, chief executive at the Kings Fund, writes about the challenges facing the newly elected Conservative government. He asks what […]