Everyone loses when the opinions of qualified women are not heard. The BMJ Gender Diversity Group shares how you can help us improve the gender balance of expert voices in […]
Editors at large
Tessa Richards: Will covid-19 change conferences for the better?
Today’s rapidly convened virtual events are pointing the way to a greener, more inclusive future Spare a thought for conference organisers. Over recent months covid-19 has put paid to months […]
Tessa Richards: The toll beyond the covid-19 deaths
Twitter debate: On Thursday 16 April we held a twitter chat discussing the wider health impacts of the covid-19 pandemic. Read the discussion at #BMJdebate and let us know what […]
Helen Macdonald: Better guidance in a crisis—efficiency, transparency, and trust
Large amounts of guidance are emerging, ranging from how to diagnose and manage people with symptoms of covid-19, to guidance on escalation of care for those who are unwell. Those […]
Helen Macdonald: Covid-19—what is a new and continuous cough?
Helen Macdonald explores how guidance on the symptoms of covid-19 can be tricky to interpret and apply […]
Tessa Richards: Light amid the gloom
From covid-19 to the climate emergency there’s much to worry us, so it’s good for morale to flag positive stories. For advocates of patient partnership two spring to mind. Firstly, […]
Carl Heneghan and Jeffrey Aronson: Interpreting lung cancer screening studies
Carl Heneghan and Jeffrey Aronson take a closer look at a recent lung cancer screening trial […]
Navjoyt Ladher: Let’s talk about race
In our special theme edition addressing racism in medicine, we wanted to take a considered approach to the language we use in the journal. It is a truism to say […]
The Racism in Medicine issue: how we did it
Zosia Kmietowicz discusses what inspired us to make an issue focused on racism and medicine, and how we did it. […]
Carl Heneghan: Assessing ovarian cancer risk with talc—use all the evidence
According to a recent research paper published in JAMA, four cohorts of 252 745 women showed no “statistically significant association” between the use of talcum powder in the genital area and […]