Intended for healthcare professionals

Therapeutic value of first versus supplemental indications of drugs in US and Europe

Less than half of approved first indications for new drugs in the US and Europe between 2011 and 2020 add substantial therapeutic value over existing treatments, finds study

Editorial∙Patients need better treatments, not just more of the same

How data are changing the way clinicians prioritise patients and tackle waiting lists

NHS trusts are starting to use multiple factors beyond just waiting times and clinical priority to allocate care. Riddhi Shenoy reports

feature | Jul 6

How data are changing the way clinicians prioritise patients and tackle waiting lists

NHS trusts are starting to use multiple factors beyond just waiting times and clinical priority to allocate care. Riddhi Shenoy reports

feature

Jul 6

Where do viruses hide in the human body?

The question of how SARS-CoV-2 persists in the body has refocused scientists on the question of where viruses persist in humans more generally

feature | Jul 4

Where do viruses hide in the human body?

The question of how SARS-CoV-2 persists in the body has refocused scientists on the question of where viruses persist in humans more generally

feature

Jul 4

People are at the heart of resilient health and care systems

A new BMJ collection highlights the need for health and care systems that are kind, dignified, and compassionate

editorial | Jul 4

People are at the heart of resilient health and care systems

A new BMJ collection highlights the need for health and care systems that are kind, dignified, and compassionate

editorial

Jul 4

Norway’s government is “in dialogue” with health services about gender treatments

news | Jul 6

What we know and don’t know about the health and social care workforce

opinion | Jul 6

England’s new workforce plan is a propaganda masterclass in glossing over the gaps

editor's choice | Jul 6

Roundup from the BMA’s annual representative meeting 2023

news | Jul 6

New UK clinical trials legislation will prioritise transparency

editorial | Jul 6

Cancer: the hospital providing jobs to keep its poverty stricken patients in treatment

feature | Jul 4

Diabetes detection in women with gestational diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome

clinical review | Jul 4

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The NHS at 75

What are the deeper issues to be tackled before the NHS’s centenary, and how should we respond?

editorial

Jun 29

Lifesaving yet frustrating—reflections on the NHS at 75

Commissioners from The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS reflect on what the UK’s health service means to them—and how it will need to adapt to survive the next 75 years

feature

Jun 29

The NHS at 75: love, and political consensus, is all you need

editor's choice | Jun 29

Helen Salisbury: The NHS at 75—a sign of a civilised society

opinion | Jun 28

David Oliver: The NHS won’t make its 85th birthday without urgent treatment and longer term planning

opinion | Jun 28

Partha Kar: The NHS at 75—how do we help it survive?

opinion | Jun 28

BMJ Medicine

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and newly diagnosed hypertension during pregnancy

New research did not find any evidence of an association between SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and an increased risk of hypertension during pregnancy or pre-eclampsia

May 24

Advances in the pathogenesis and personalised treatment of paediatric asthma