In the latest rundown of our top ten most read articles, we highlight new entries to our monthly chart of the most widely read publications in BMJ Open from April 2025. The top ten table below is based on full text views—including downloads of the full article PDFs. Sexual and reproductive health in rural […]
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Top ten most read in March: Systematic Reviews, Vaping, and the role of workplace culture in lifestyle medicine.
In March, 7 new articles entered our top ten most read list. 5 articles present the protocol for, or results from, systematic reviews. The Top 10 is compiled based on full text views, including downloads of the full article PDFs. Diet and Tinnitus: Our most-read new entry is a systematic review and meta-analyses from Zhang […]
Top ten most read in February: UK medical students’ mental health and intention to drop out, restrictive fluid resuscitation in septic shock, traditional healing practices in sub-Saharan Africa
In January, 6 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. UK medical students mental health and their intention to drop out: a longitudinal study Our most read new entry is a 3-month longitudinal questionnaire study […]
Increasing fruit, fibre, dairy and caffeine linked to lower risk of tinnitus
But quality of evidence low and further studies needed to verify the relationship, say researchers Increased consumption of fruit, dietary fibre, dairy products and caffeine may be associated with a reduced risk of tinnitus (ringing in the ears), suggests an analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The researchers stress […]
Water aerobics for more than 10 weeks can trim waist size and aid weight loss
Particularly effective in women and middle aged + older adults, pooled data analysis shows Water/aqua aerobics for 10 or more weeks at a time can trim waist size and aid weight loss, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. This type of exercise is particularly effective […]
Top ten most read in January: low-acuity attendances in German emergency departments, long COVID, Nurse-Family Partnership
In January, 5 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. Frequency, demographics, diagnoses and consultation patterns associated with low-acuity attendances in German emergency departments: a retrospective routine healthcare data analysis from the INDEED project Our most […]
Around 1 in 5 UK medical students considers dropping out, study suggests
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 […]
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 […]