Imagine being told you have a devastating illness, only to find out months later it was a mistake? Medical diagnostic errors are profoundly damaging to the patient, the clinician, and […]
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The BMJ Today: Mammography wars and other conflicts
Anyone who questions the value of breast screening programmes must still feel a bit like Galileo did when he championed heliocentrism. To many people, including parts of the medical establishment, […]
The BMJ Today: Medical neutrality, weight loss, and The BMJ Awards
“Doctors should never be punished for following their professional duty of providing care without discrimination.” So concludes a letter we’ve just published that condemns Turkey’s government for passing legislation that […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—10 March 2014
NEJM 6 Mar 2014 Vol 370 901 The cat and mouse game of man versus human immunodeficiency virus has just taken a new turn. HIV kills off CD4 T cells […]
The BMJ Today: Wikipedia, childbirth, and statins
Would you ever cite Wikipedia as a source of academic information? An increasing number of people are, according to this study by M Dylan Bould and colleagues. But it is […]
William Cayley: Muddling “margin” and “mission.”
“There is mission without margin.” I’ve heard that sentiment time and time again, used to convey the idea that in the healthcare business, while we all agree we want to […]
The BMJ Today: Insurance and inequalities
How can health inequities be tackled when their causes lie beyond the control of the health sector or even national governments? This was the question that a report by the […]
Tiago Villanueva: Medical education and healthcare in the Philippines
My Filipino roots and family ties usually take me to the Philippines once a year, but this year my trip was unusual as I had the chance to make contact […]
The BMJ Today: HPV vaccine, chemotherapy, and psychiatry in the Gaza strip
Another evidence booster for the quadrivalent vaccine today. Controlled clinical studies have shown it almost completely prevents high grade cervical abnormalities, and now a BMJ paper has confirmed that even […]
The BMJ Today: The Super Bowl doctor, The BMJ Awards, and gluten free diets
Could you cope with dehydration, hypothermia, and the Madden rule? Jonathan Drezner, team physician for the Seattle Seahawks, talks about this year’s Super Bowl and what it takes to become a […]