The office is abuzz today with news that The BMJ‘s editor in chief Fiona Godlee was named the Editor of the Year last night at the PPA (Professional Publishers Association) […]
Editors at large
The BMJ Today: Coca-Cola . . . for real?
Coca-Cola tackling obesity might sound surprising, not least if we consider the close relationship the soft drinks manufacturer enjoys with the rotund Father Christmas. But the company recently announced that […]
Georg Roeggla: Nobel laureates meet young scientists
The 64th meeting of Nobel laureates in the field of medicine and physiology ended on 4 July, 2014. Thirty seven Nobel laureates and more than 600 selected young scientists from […]
The BMJ Today: “Don’t worry. That’s perfectly normal.”
Being impersonated by Peter Cook must be an honour held by few doctors, aside perhaps from Cook’s Beyond the Fringe colleague Jonathan Miller, who trained as a neuropathologist. Similarly, having […]
The BMJ Today: Alzheimer’s disease and the creation of news
Today’s UK national media are full of stories about a possible blood test that might predict progression to Alzheimer’s disease. “Blood test to give early warning of Alzheimer’s,” says the […]
The BMJ Today: Choosing Wisely makes me happy
Sometimes we all need cheering up on a Monday morning, and today I couldn’t recommend more highly this parody of “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, which sings the virtues of the Choosing Wisely campaign. […]
The BMJ Today: Things worth getting depressed over
The summer may not have brought out the lighter side of The BMJ Today: austerity, assisted dying, medical overuse, and osteoporosis in men. Don’t be put off though. In two […]
The BMJ Today: The BMJ goes to a major European conference
GPs are a key audience of The BMJ, and we work hard to develop content that is highly relevant for the needs of GPs around the world. This week, The […]
The BMJ Today: Statins and uncertainty
And so the debate about the adverse effects of statins rumbles on. Nigel Hawkes reported from yesterday’s press briefing at the Science Media Centre saying that the ‘Statins War’ shows ‘no signs […]
The BMJ Today: New name, new logo, new website, some bugs
Writers of this daily update about new stuff published by The BMJ usually face an embarrassment of riches—more than 100 articles go online each week, along with dozens of rapid […]