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114 articles published in the last seven days

Editor's Choice

Partnering with patients

BMJ 2013;346:f3153 (Published 15 May 2013)

Research

Completeness and diagnostic validity of recording acute myocardial infarction events in primary care, hospital care, disease registry, and national mortality records: cohort study

BMJ 2013;346:f2350 (Published 21 May 2013)

Cancer risk in 680 000 people exposed to computed tomography scans in childhood or adolescence: data linkage study of 11 million Australians

BMJ 2013;346:f2360 (Published 21 May 2013)

The gap in life expectancy from preventable physical illness in psychiatric patients in Western Australia: retrospective analysis of population based registers

BMJ 2013;346:f2539 (Published 21 May 2013)

News

Computed tomography in childhood and adolescence is associated with small increased risk of cancer

BMJ 2013;346:f3348 (Published 22 May 2013)

NHS cash props up private health sector as recession cuts private patients’ spending

BMJ 2013;346:f3356 (Published 22 May 2013)

Nicholson to step down as chief executive of NHS England

BMJ 2013;346:f3364 (Published 22 May 2013)

In brief

BMJ 2013;346:f3313 (Published 21 May 2013)

Acellular vaccines provided less protection during California pertussis outbreak

BMJ 2013;346:f3325 (Published 21 May 2013)

Private provider of out of hours care breached targets because of unfilled shifts

BMJ 2013;346:f3299 (Published 21 May 2013)

Campaign group claims that some cricketers in the Indian Premier League are breaching the rules on alcohol advertising

BMJ 2013;346:f3303 (Published 21 May 2013)

Choice of Downing Street health adviser prompts fears that copayments may be on the agenda

BMJ 2013;346:f3307 (Published 21 May 2013)

Paediatrician wrongly detained in UAE for murder finally returns to South Africa

BMJ 2013;346:f3314 (Published 21 May 2013)

NHS pilots new genetic testing service for cancer patients

BMJ 2013;346:f3323 (Published 21 May 2013)

Sharing a bed with your baby increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, UK study shows

BMJ 2013;346:f3296 (Published 21 May 2013)

Healthcare in South Sudan is jeopardised by attacks on hospitals

BMJ 2013;346:f3265 (Published 20 May 2013)

Twelve senior doctors back physician assisted suicide bill

BMJ 2013;346:f3279 (Published 20 May 2013)

Nicholson is unable to protect whistleblowers from legal action by foundation trusts, despite pledge to do so

BMJ 2013;346:f3280 (Published 20 May 2013)

Mental disorders common among US children, CDC says

BMJ 2013;346:f3281 (Published 20 May 2013)

Surgeon has 19 conditions placed on his practice

BMJ 2013;346:f3283 (Published 20 May 2013)

Specialists hit back at psychologists who want to ditch biomedical diagnoses

BMJ 2013;346:f3273 (Published 20 May 2013)

Integrated care scheme for older people and people with diabetes has not reduced emergency admissions in its first year

BMJ 2013;346:f3255 (Published 17 May 2013)

Opioids for back pain are linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction

BMJ 2013;346:f3223 (Published 17 May 2013)

MPs told about practical difficulties of full data disclosure

BMJ 2013;346:f3200 (Published 16 May 2013)

Cochrane researchers continue to face challenges over access to data on flu drugs

BMJ 2013;346:f3190 (Published 16 May 2013)

Number of organ donations to strangers trebled last year

BMJ 2013;346:f3209 (Published 16 May 2013)

Vermont governor agrees to sign bill on physician assisted suicide

BMJ 2013;346:f3210 (Published 16 May 2013)

Americans should lower salt intake but not too much, review says

BMJ 2013;346:f3215 (Published 16 May 2013)

OFSTED style ratings for hospitals are not specific enough for patient procedures, Francis says

BMJ 2013;346:f3194 (Published 16 May 2013)

Under-5 child mortality falls by almost 40% over 20 years in countries with worst record, WHO says

BMJ 2013;346:f3198 (Published 16 May 2013)

Autopsies using MRIs in babies and infants could help improve uptake rates

BMJ 2013;346:f3205 (Published 16 May 2013)

Assisted suicide for the dying would reduce suffering, says Falconer

BMJ 2013;346:f3206 (Published 16 May 2013)

Government welfare cuts are hitting children, says BMA

BMJ 2013;346:f3129 (Published 16 May 2013)

BMA disputes government line that evidence for rolling out NHS 111 was robust

BMJ 2013;346:f3131 (Published 16 May 2013)

Government’s plan to raise dementia diagnoses gets mixed response

BMJ 2013;346:f3183 (Published 16 May 2013)

In brief

BMJ 2013;346:f3096 (Published 15 May 2013)

News - continued

Philadelphia abortion doctor is convicted of murder

BMJ 2013;346:f3170 (Published 15 May 2013)

Obama vows to fully implement Affordable Care Act despite opposition

BMJ 2013;346:f3134 (Published 15 May 2013)

Challenge to research on heart disease patterns in India sparks controversy

BMJ 2013;346:f3155 (Published 15 May 2013)

Medicare fails to monitor questionable prescribing practices, investigation finds

BMJ 2013;346:f3184 (Published 15 May 2013)

NHS research authority links approval of trials to registration and publication of results

BMJ 2013;346:f3119 (Published 15 May 2013)

India tops world table for number of babies who die on day of birth

BMJ 2013;346:f3123 (Published 15 May 2013)

NICE will create standards on obesity and use of tobacco and alcohol

BMJ 2013;346:f3150 (Published 15 May 2013)

“Frailty units” would help take pressure off emergency departments, say specialists

BMJ 2013;346:f3157 (Published 15 May 2013)

Observations

Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy and the question of who owns our genes

Richard Hurley

BMJ 2013;346:f3340 (Published 22 May 2013)

The dietary advice on added sugar needs emergency surgery

Aseem Malhotra

BMJ 2013;346:f3199 (Published 21 May 2013)

Slip an extra locust on the barbie?

Tony Delamothe

BMJ 2013;346:f3293 (Published 20 May 2013)

Misreporting of suicide after the L’Aquila earthquake

Paolo Stratta, Alessandro Rossi

BMJ 2013;346:f3179 (Published 17 May 2013)

Analysis

Social networks, social media, and social diseases

BMJ 2013;346:f3007 (Published 22 May 2013)

Clinical Review

Investigation and treatment of imported malaria in non-endemic countries

BMJ 2013;346:f2900 (Published 21 May 2013)

Practice

Guidelines: Assessment and initial management of feverish illness in children younger than 5 years: summary of updated NICE guidance

BMJ 2013;346:f2866 (Published 22 May 2013)

A Patient’s Journey: Post-traumatic stress disorder after intensive care

BMJ 2013;346:f3232 (Published 22 May 2013)

Guidelines: Recognition, assessment and treatment of social anxiety disorder: summary of NICE guidance

BMJ 2013;346:f2541 (Published 22 May 2013)

Easily Missed?: Colorectal cancer

BMJ 2013;346:f3172 (Published 21 May 2013)

Views & Reviews

Integration of health and social care would better safeguard adults from harm

Billy Boland

BMJ 2013;346:f3266 (Published 21 May 2013)

The Kumbh Mela stampede: disaster preparedness must bridge jurisdictions

P Gregg Greenough

BMJ 2013;346:f3254 (Published 20 May 2013)

Stop protecting the NHS budget

Des Spence

BMJ 2013;346:f3061 (Published 20 May 2013)

Admission to hospital could be considered a disease

Hugh McIntyre

BMJ 2013;346:f3242 (Published 20 May 2013)

Introduce standard cigarette packets now

Robert West

BMJ 2013;346:f3145 (Published 15 May 2013)

War of the words

Des Spence

BMJ 2013;346:f3021 (Published 15 May 2013)

Plain cigarette packets could reduce nicotine addiction

Colin Brewer

BMJ 2013;346:f3105 (Published 15 May 2013)

Endgames

Coronal T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the hip

BMJ 2013;346:f2835 (Published 22 May 2013)

Interpreting a normal orthopantomogram

BMJ 2013;346:f3216 (Published 21 May 2013)

P values or confidence intervals?

BMJ 2013;346:f3212 (Published 17 May 2013)

An unusual burn

BMJ 2013;346:f2856 (Published 15 May 2013)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2013;346:f3016 (Published 15 May 2013)

Minerva

BMJ 2013;346:f3017 (Published 15 May 2013)

Letter

Energy imbalance in obesity is not “just a hypothesis”

BMJ 2013;346:f3079 (Published 22 May 2013)

Is the GMC one of the untouchables?

BMJ 2013;346:f3224 (Published 22 May 2013)

Author’s reply to Cottrell

BMJ 2013;346:f3125 (Published 22 May 2013)

The GMC can learn from its institutional racism

BMJ 2013;346:f3226 (Published 22 May 2013)

Essay was based on incorrect premises and an unproved assumption

BMJ 2013;346:f3120 (Published 22 May 2013)

Let’s act on the best available evidence on obesity

BMJ 2013;346:f3015 (Published 22 May 2013)

Letter - continued

Am I missing something in the essay on the science of obesity?

BMJ 2013;346:f3010 (Published 22 May 2013)

Restricting dietary carbohydrate versus increasing physical activity in tackling obesity

BMJ 2013;346:f3018 (Published 22 May 2013)

Parents worried about their newborn’s sleep need professionals to support, not patronise, them

BMJ 2013;346:f3033 (Published 15 May 2013)

Funding ignores clinical aspects of diabetes targets

BMJ 2013;346:f3046 (Published 15 May 2013)

Access to patient records on the Co-ordinate My Care service ought to be simpler

BMJ 2013;346:f3049 (Published 15 May 2013)

How to hope for the best while planning for the worst in terminal illness

BMJ 2013;346:f3062 (Published 15 May 2013)

Authors’ reply to Ninan

BMJ 2013;346:f3063 (Published 15 May 2013)

UK supply of chlortalidone for hypertension must be restored

BMJ 2013;346:f3076 (Published 15 May 2013)

The usefulness of metformin for diabetes control in older people

BMJ 2013;346:f3077 (Published 15 May 2013)

Food industry can cooperate in improving population health if government is committed

BMJ 2013;346:f3083 (Published 15 May 2013)

Why not encourage healthy eating through incentives?

BMJ 2013;346:f3085 (Published 15 May 2013)

UK antimicrobial resistance strategy must be set in a wider context

BMJ 2013;346:f2999 (Published 15 May 2013)

Roche continues to drag its feet on access to Tamiflu data

BMJ 2013;346:f3001 (Published 15 May 2013)

Time for an evidence based approach to staffing

BMJ 2013;346:f3002 (Published 15 May 2013)

Don’t assume urinary tract infection is the cause of delirium in older adults

BMJ 2013;346:f3005 (Published 15 May 2013)

Research News

Staffing in intensive care units at night

BMJ 2013;346:f3277 (Published 22 May 2013)

MRI autopsies look accurate for infant and fetal deaths

BMJ 2013;346:f3235 (Published 22 May 2013)

Oxandrolone no better than placebo for severe pressure ulcers

BMJ 2013;346:f3236 (Published 22 May 2013)

Music to calm patients who are ventilated and awake

BMJ 2013;346:f3278 (Published 22 May 2013)

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection or harmless colonisation?

BMJ 2013;346:f3222 (Published 22 May 2013)

Prone positioning can save lives

BMJ 2013;346:f3302 (Published 22 May 2013)

Preliminary success with combination treatment for osteoporosis

BMJ 2013;346:f3221 (Published 22 May 2013)

The big four diarrhoeal pathogens

BMJ 2013;346:f3110 (Published 15 May 2013)

Eat out, gain weight

BMJ 2013;346:f3093 (Published 15 May 2013)

No cardiovascular benefit from fish oil for high risk adults

BMJ 2013;346:f3086 (Published 15 May 2013)

Poor long term outcomes after prolapse surgery

BMJ 2013;346:f3091 (Published 15 May 2013)

Link between relationship violence and depression works both ways

BMJ 2013;346:f3088 (Published 15 May 2013)

Antibody against RSV helps prevent wheeze in infants

BMJ 2013;346:f3089 (Published 15 May 2013)

Uninterrupted anticoagulation during pacemaker or defibrillator surgery

BMJ 2013;346:f3087 (Published 15 May 2013)

Editorial

Premature death among people with mental illness

BMJ 2013;346:f2969 (Published 21 May 2013)

CT radiation risks coming into clearer focus

BMJ 2013;346:f3102 (Published 21 May 2013)

Suicide among Falkland war veterans

BMJ 2013;346:f3204 (Published 20 May 2013)

Preventing admission of older people to hospital

BMJ 2013;346:f3186 (Published 20 May 2013)

Head to Head

Should we sequence everyone’s genome? No

BMJ 2013;346:f3132 (Published 21 May 2013)

Should we sequence everyone’s genome? Yes

BMJ 2013;346:f3133 (Published 21 May 2013)

Feature

Can Big Pharma put patients first?

BMJ 2013;346:f3285 (Published 21 May 2013)

Targets for non-communicable disease: what has happened since the UN summit?

BMJ 2013;346:f3300 (Published 21 May 2013)

Influenza: marketing vaccine by marketing disease

BMJ 2013;346:f3037 (Published 16 May 2013)

Research Methods & Reporting

Diagnostic accuracy studies: how to report and analyse inconclusive test results

BMJ 2013;346:f2778 (Published 16 May 2013)

Obituary

Mikhail Izrailevich Perelman

BMJ 2013;346:f3042 (Published 16 May 2013)

Filler

Next of kin

BMJ 2013;346:f3111 (Published 16 May 2013)