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Scarlett McNally: International Women’s Day—reducing sexism in healthcare

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Scarlett McNally: International Women’s Day—reducing sexism in healthcare

We must do better for the next generation of women in medicine, writes Scarlett McNally, but change is possible only through action by institutions and individuals

Opinion∙The health workforce crisis in Europe is also a gender equality crisis

Sex and gender

Gender identity services in the UK are on pause as evidence comes under scrutiny

The care provided to young people with gender incongruence or gender related stress by the NHS is in limbo, reports Hannah Barnes

feature | Mar 8

Gender identity services in the UK are on pause as evidence comes under scrutiny

The care provided to young people with gender incongruence or gender related stress by the NHS is in limbo, reports Hannah Barnes

Sex and gender

Mar 8

A paediatric ward in a hospital in Afghanistan

How the Taliban are destroying female doctors in Afghanistan

Female doctors are disappearing following Taliban bans. That’s bad news for a country where primary healthcare is on the verge of collapse. Sally Howard and Geetanjali Krishna report

feature | Mar 8

How the Taliban are destroying female doctors in Afghanistan

Female doctors are disappearing following Taliban bans. That’s bad news for a country where primary healthcare is on the verge of collapse. Sally Howard and Geetanjali Krishna report

A paediatric ward in a hospital in Afghanistan

Mar 8

Clinicle—a daily dose of word play from The BMJ

Test your clinical knowledge with The BMJ’s new word game, Clinicle. Play the first game today

endgames | Jan 1

Clinicle—a daily dose of word play from The BMJ

Test your clinical knowledge with The BMJ’s new word game, Clinicle. Play the first game today

Jan 1

Local NHS chief criticises “micromanagement” from NHS England

news | Mar 8

The two doctors rule for authorising abortion should be scrapped, recommends review

news | Mar 8

Hidden in plain sight: SAS doctors fight for fair pay

opinion | Mar 8

Appetite suppressant semaglutide is to be made available to treat obesity in England

news | Mar 8

Partha Kar: Antiracism starts with an apology

opinion | Mar 8

GPs to consider industrial action after NHS England imposes contract

news | Mar 7

No water by 2040: The crisis engulfing Iraq and its historic river flow

feature | Mar 6

Latest articles

News

Cancer: Urgent referrals surge in response to awareness campaigns

Burnout: NHS staff haven’t recovered from pandemic’s effects, says leading doctor

Why I . . . run half marathons

Career progression remains worse for ethnic minority doctors

Consultants in England are “ready to strike,” as 86% vote in favour of action

Insulin: Eli Lilly cuts price to $35 a month in US after pleas from patients and president

Covid-19: US studies show racial and ethnic disparities in long covid

Raft of US state laws restrict access to treatments for gender dysphoria

BMA pledges to end sexism in medicine and tackle gender discrimination in healthcare

Research

Comparison of mental health symptoms before and during the covid-19 pandemic: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 134 cohorts

Ionising radiation and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Molnupiravir and risk of hospital admission or death in adults with covid-19

Inequities in surgical outcomes by race and sex in the United States

Effect of an antibiotic stewardship intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing for suspected UTIs in frail older adults

Health and nutrition claims for infant formula

Evaluation of effectiveness and safety of pharmacist independent prescribers in care homes

Maternal mRNA covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy and delta or omicron infection

Comment

Increased cardiovascular disease risk after exposure to low dose radiation

A patient’s perspective on mental health and the pandemic

Mental health and the covid-19 pandemic

Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria—collaboration is needed to mitigate longer terms risks to health

Safety checklists: it ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it

Helen Salisbury: Benchmarking and unrealistic guidelines

WHO keeps covid-19 a public health emergency of international concern

A front row seat for the exodus—is the NHS crisis scaring medical students away?

Negotiating a pandemic accord: a promising start

Education

Continuous glucose monitoring

So you want to be a writer? An introduction to BMJ Student

Orthostatic tachycardia after covid-19

Help! My trusted doctor is retiring

Interpreting an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in people of black ethnicities in the UK

Routine follow-up may not be needed for people undergoing joint replacement surgery

Approach to a child or young person with concerns about excess weight

The role of faecal calprotectin in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease

Online cognitive behavioural therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder is as effective as face-to-face therapy

NHS strikes

Junior doctors’ anger can no longer be ignored

Doctors protest over pay

Health professionals don’t agree lightly to strike. The government has vowed not to negotiate but must do so now, writes Kamran Abbasi

editor's choice

Feb 23

Junior doctors in England to strike for 72 hours from 13 March

Junior doctors protest over pay

Junior doctors in England will take strike action for three days next month in a 72 hour walkout from Monday 13 March, the BMA has announced

Feb 27

Public confidence in government’s stewardship of NHS falls to new low, poll finds

news | Feb 23

Welsh government ups pay award and commits to working towards pay restoration for NHS staff

news | Feb 10

Foundation doctors cancel locum shifts at London NHS trust over pay debacle

news | Jan 25

NHS staff take battle for pay deal to the streets

news | Jan 25

BMJ Medicine

Association between Coeliac disease and Cardiovascular Disease: A prospective analysis in UK Biobank

Human large intestine tissue under microscope view.

An observational study that looks at whether people with coeliac disease have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease

Jan 30

Impact of covid-19 vaccination on long covid

A woman has the covid vaccine

Some beneficial effects of covid vaccines on long covid are likely but estimating the size of the effect currently remains a challenge

Feb 28

The interplay between inflammatory cytokines and cardiometabolic disease

Feb 14

Clinical Outcomes Following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Myocarditis

Feb 1

Effect of covid-19 vaccination on long covid: systematic review

Feb 28

Efficacy of first dose of covid-19 vaccine versus no vaccination on symptoms of patients with long covid

Feb 28

UK Jobs

North House Surgery (Ripon): Salaried GP

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: Consultant Gastroenterologist in HPB

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust: Consultant Psychiatrist General Adult - Northcroft CMHT

Lake Orr Family Practice: GPs

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Beckington Family Practice: Salaried GP - Beckington Family Practice

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US public investment in development of mRNA covid-19 vaccines

research | Mar 1

Realistic expectations are key to realising the benefits of polygenic scores

analysis | Mar 1

How can I influence my MP?

careers | Feb 28

Diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis

clinical review | Feb 6

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Association between rainfall and diagnoses of joint or back pain: retrospective claims analysis

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A front row seat for the exodus—is the NHS crisis scaring medical students away?

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Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study

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The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

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Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial

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Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial: Video 1

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Covid-19 vaccines and treatments: we must have raw data, now

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Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Covid-19: Social murder, they wrote—elected, unaccountable, and unrepentant

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