Mental health issues rife and key contributor to intention to abandon medicine Around 1 in 5 UK medical students considers dropping out of medical school, with mental health issues a key contributor to their intention to abandon medicine, suggest the results of an observational study published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The shortage of […]
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Top 10 most read in December: ChatGPT vs doctors, prenatal psychology, and transportability of lung cancer data from US to UK
In December, five new articles entered our top ten most read list. The Top 10 is compiled based on full text views, including downloads of the full article PDFs. ChatGPT (GPT-4) versus doctors on complex cases of the Swedish family medicine specialist examination: an observational comparative study Given increasing interest in artificial intelligence (AI), […]
The importance of international collaboration in infectious disease epidemiology – BMJ Open report from the ESCAIDE 2024 conference
In November 2024, BMJ Open Research Editor Dr. Artur Arikainen attended the latest European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The conference welcomed 800 attendees in person in Stockholm, Sweden, and over 3,100 online. Kicking off the proceedings, the new […]
Top ten most read in October
In October, 4 new articles entered our top ten most read list. The Top 10 is compiled based on full text views, including downloads of the full article PDFs. Patient and public involvement in healthcare In the top spot we have a mapping review from Bergholtz et al that provided an overview of patient and […]
Abundant urban green space linked to lower rates of heat related illness and death
And better mental health and wellbeing; may offset adverse effects of high temperatures Abundant green space in urban areas is linked to lower rates of heat related illness and death as well as better mental health and wellbeing, finds a systematic review of the available research, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Green […]
Top ten most read in September: Lifespan inequality in the US, the preventive effects of vitamin A supplements and changes to general practice in England.
September saw six new articles enter into the top ten most read and a previous entry regain the number one spot. Inequalities in lifespan and mortality risk Our most read article of the month examines inequalities in lifespan in the United States across multiple social determinants of health. Using data from the American Community Survey […]
Top 10 most read in August – mortality trends, care for people with intellectual disability, health outcomes of COVID-19 patients, and antibiotic use
In this edition, we look at the most-read articles in BMJ Open from August. The Top 10 is compiled based on full text views, including downloads of the full article PDFs. In August, there were five new entries from researchers around the world investigating a broad range of topics. Life expectancy trends As highlighted […]
Top 10 most read in July: COVID-19, neurodivergence and chronic fatigue, and socioeconomic status bias in health care
In our top 10 most read blog, we highlight the articles from BMJ Open that have been the most widely read in the previous month. The chart below is based on full text views—including downloads of the full article PDFs—from July 2024. Spotlight remains on COVID-19 July saw seven new entries into the top 10, […]
Australians outlive their peers in high income Anglophone countries by 1-4 years
Most of difference accrues between ages of 45 and 84 Lower death rate from drugs/alcohol, screenable cancers, cardiovascular + respiratory diseases Australians outlive their peers in 5 high income English speaking countries, including the UK and the US, by between 1 to 4 years, finds an analysis of international longevity data, published in the open […]
Interplay of sex, marital status, education, race linked to 18 year US lifespan gap
No one factor paramount, but individual risk rises in tandem with number of such factors Simple scoring system helps overcome this complexity to identify those at risk of early death The interplay of a quartet of sex, marital status, education, and race is linked to an 18 year lifespan gap for US citizens, and while […]