International interest in the interaction between physicians and industry has been mounting since the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA) was passed in the United States in 2012. The first data […]
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Surayya Johar: Open Access Week—the next generation
Open Access Week, a global event now entering its eighth year and running from 20-6 October, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—20 October 2014
NEJM 16 October 2014 Vol 371 1507 I hate military metaphors for cancer as much as anybody, but here is a study which describes hell in the leukaemia trenches. The […]
The BMJ Today: How “political” should The BMJ be?
At the Royal College of Physicians’ Harveian Oration last week, a doctor told me The BMJ had become a “political” rag. And it was not the first time that the […]
Amy Price: Patients doing research for themselves
Patient rights and empowerment movements have grown exponentially over the last decade. Shared data movements and clinical decision making may employ slogans like “having a voice,” “nothing about me, without […]
The BMJ Today: Aiming for a culture of safety not perfection
Do you believe in the “boundless capacity of medical science?” In a philosophical podcast to accompany this week’s analysis article, Professor Jerome Hoffman and Dr Hemal Kanzaria, of the University […]
Yvonne Obura: Female genital cutting—improving doctors’ awareness
Female genital cutting (FGC) or mutilation (FGM) is the removal or injury of the external female genitalia for non-medical purposes. It is estimated that 125 million women and girls worldwide […]
Carolyn Thomas: My experience of patient peer review
I’ve finally hit the “Submit” button on my patient review of a research paper submitted to The BMJ—and in time for its deadline. Hurray! This is the first project of this […]
Ahmed Rashid: Junk food history taking
“Listen to the patient and they will tell you the diagnosis.” Widely attributed to Sir William Osler, this quote is often shared with new medical students, and I often find […]
The BMJ Today: Teenage pregnancy and sleepless nights
Teenage pregnancy (within the ages of 13-19) is a major public health concern. About 16 million females aged 15-19 and about 1 million girls aged less than 15 give birth. […]