National commitments to reducing global CO2 emissions are in the spotlight again after the recent United Nations talks. Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published their strongest statements yet […]
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The BMJ Today: Death talk in India
How viable is a system of “verbal autopsy” to determine future health policy in a country where most deaths occur outside hospitals, are not attended by doctors, and are not […]
The BMJ Today: Beyond doing no harm, helping can get tough
Medicine can do great things, but at today’s thebmj.com things look rather bleak. Nine out of 10 people who are transferred to hospital with cardiac arrest don’t survive to discharge. Some […]
The BMJ Today: Time to engage with politics and policy
No sooner had I finished reading my colleague’s blog about taking a global view of health, than I found myself reading Jocalyn Clark’s analysis, which questions where the efforts for […]
The BMJ Today: Taking a global view of health
Listening to the news here in the UK this past week, you would find it easy to forget that there is a world outside this small island. But visit bmj.com […]
The BMJ Today: Management of COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common diseases a GP has to manage in their daily routine. The BMJ has recently set a focus on COPD […]
The BMJ Today: The complexity of medical jargon
Up to this day, I’m still often asked by friends when I am going to become a specialist, considering I am “just” a GP. It remains difficult for lay people […]
The BMJ Today: What do walnut whip, the Carpenters, and Candy Crush have in common?
Walnut whip, the Carpenters, and Candy Crush are just some of the guilty pleasures to which doctors have admitted when filling in our questionnaire for BMJ Confidential. This week it […]
The BMJ Today: The unanswered questions on Scotland’s day of reckoning
Today, the people of Scotland will cast their landmark vote on whether to break away from the UK and become an independent nation. By this time tomorrow, they will have […]
David Payne: A London lullaby factory, and other open buildings
A hospital “lullaby factory” and a children’s hospice extension in the style of a garden shed are among 15 health related buildings to welcome visitors as part of Open House […]