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 […]

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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 […]

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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), […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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Top 10 most read in March: evidence-based practice models, area-level inequalities, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and long-term mortality.

  Image from fernandozhiminaicela from Pixabay In this next edition, we look at the most read articles in March 2024.  We have several new additions with studies investigating area-level inequalities in Great Britain, to the relationship between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and long-term mortality. Have a look below to learn more about the fascinating studies […]

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Top 10 most read in January: energy drinks; cannabis for medical use; and COVID-19 vaccination in Brazil

Welcome to our ‘Most Read’ blog where we highlight the articles that have resonated the most with our readers. This month we have several new entries spanning a diverse array of topics, from energy drink consumption to tobacco use to COVID-19 vaccination. Energy drink consumption and sleep parameters in college and university students In this […]

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