• Jonathan Gornall’s feature, “Why e-cigarettes are dividing the public health community,” is continuing to generate interest this week. Gornall’s piece examining how the tobacco industry’s move into e-cigarettes and […]
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The BMJ Today: Weekend access to GPs, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and leaving training
• Weekend access to GPs A half of the members of the public think that providing weekend access to GPs should be a priority for the NHS, a YouGov poll […]
The BMJ Today: GPs reject inspections, China rejects sofosbuvir patent, but let’s act on climate change
• Suspend inspections of GP surgeries The BMA and the Royal College of General Practitioners have both come out with strong reactions to the inspections of GP surgeries by the […]
The BMJ Today: Cancer, climate, and dementia
• Cancer diagnosis The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released new guidelines to try to speed up the diagnosis of cancer. They recommend that all GPs […]
The BMJ Today: Insulin pumps, industry gender bias, and cervical lesions
• Insulin pumps Isabelle Steineck and colleagues have investigated the long term effects of insulin pump therapy on cardiovascular diseases and mortality in people with type 1 diabetes. They studied […]
The BMJ Today: IBS, body dysmorphia, and alteplase
• New treatments for irritable bowel syndrome In this state of the art review, Magnus Halland and Yuri Saito look at the scale of the problem of IBS worldwide and […]
The BMJ Today: Migrant access to the NHS, shape of training, and should we call time on knee arthroscopy?
Migrant access to the NHS In their feature, Lilana Keith and Ewout van Ginneken voice strong concern over the “dehumanisation” of migrants and the potential negative impact of changes to […]
The BMJ Today: Dementia and doctors at the frontline
• Saying the “D” word The global population is rapidly ageing and, as a result, dementia is now a major concern worldwide. Robinson et al summarise current evidence and best […]
The BMJ Today: Global access to health services
• The WHO and World Bank have released a report showing as many as 400 million people around the world do not have access to essential health services. The report, published […]
The BMJ Today: Cervical screening, pyoderma gangrenosum, and pay for performance
• Cervical screening programmes often stop at around the age of 65 and focus on younger women. In their analysis article, Susan Sherman and colleagues argue that, with an ageing population, […]