“Although the numbers are elusive, we know that drugs do injure and kill.” So reminds our new columnist, the US family physician David Loxterkamp and founding director of the Seaport […]
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The BMJ Today: Questions over data underpinning beta blocker use in surgery and stroke management
In a highly critical analysis article on thebmj.com, two cardiologists call on the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) to revise its recent guidance about the use of beta blockers in […]
The BMJ Today: In with the new
Online publishing is evolving all the time, providing opportunities to display information in new and different ways. Our two latest State of the Art clinical reviews—still a relatively new type […]
The BMJ Today: When money and medicine mix
Earlier this year, The BMJ published an editorial urging doctors in India to fight back against corruption in medicine. Kickbacks and bribes are a global problem but India, “with rampant corruption […]
The BMJ Today: If wishes were sustainable development goals
Fourteen years ago, leaders from across the world came together at the United Nations headquarters in New York to pledge their efforts towards achieving eight targets for global development. Together, […]
The BMJ Today: Ebola, Edinburgh, edifices
Ebola and the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence have, among other things, spared UK national newspaper editors the anxiety of how to fill column inches in the “silly season” month […]
The BMJ Today: Medicine’s vast horizons
At first glance, three articles published this week in The BMJ appear to have limited relevance to medicine. One, written by an economist, discusses the challenges faced by demographers when […]
The BMJ Today: Working as a GP is often a tall order
Any GP around the world who’s been in the game long enough is aware that one of the big challenges of the job is to manage patients’ daunting and often […]
The BMJ Today: In search of goodness
Mark Clarfield, an Israeli doctor, writes to his imagined Palestinian colleague. Izzeldin Abuelaish, a real Palestinian doctor living in Canada, writes back. As both yearn for peace, and attempt to […]
The BMJ Today: Tranexamic acid and inferring significance of treatment effects
Tranexamic acid is a synthetic analog of the amino acid lysine. It is used to treat or prevent excessive blood loss during surgery and in various other medical conditions. An […]