Editor's Choice Drug policy: we need brave politicians and open minds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7603; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Research The Darwin Awards: sex differences in idiotic behaviour BMJ 2014; 349 :g7094; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Open Access An exploration of the basis for patient complaints about the oldness of magazines in practice waiting rooms: cohort study BMJ 2014; 349 :g7262; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Open Access Are “armchair socialists” still sitting? Cross sectional study of political affiliation and physical activity BMJ 2014; 349 :g7073; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Open Access The association between exaggeration in health related science news and academic press releases: retrospective observational study BMJ 2014; 349 :g7015; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Open Access Editorial Discontinuation and non-publication of surgical randomised controlled trials: observational study BMJ 2014; 349 :g6870; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Open Access Editorial News Extra £2bn for NHS will mean 30 000 more staff, MPs hear BMJ 2014; 349 :g7612; (Published 12 December 2014) PDF Permission High numbers of vacancies exist on NHS boards, survey shows BMJ 2014; 349 :g7563; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission US provides immunity from legal claims related to three Ebola vaccines BMJ 2014; 349 :g7608; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses In brief BMJ 2014; 349 :g7574; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission A third of NHS contracts awarded since health act have gone to private sector, BMJ investigation shows BMJ 2014; 349 :g7606; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses NHS should adopt new ways of working, such as joint ventures and collaboratives with private providers, Dalton report says BMJ 2014; 349 :g7565; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Most maternal deaths are caused by deterioration in unrelated medical conditions BMJ 2014; 349 :g7583; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Hospital beds stand empty in Liberia, while patients are turned away in Sierra Leone BMJ 2014; 349 :g7590; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Oxfam India mounts campaign to protect affordable drugs BMJ 2014; 349 :g7568; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Former journal editor had potential conflicts of interest in nine of 10 articles he authored BMJ 2014; 349 :g7589; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Traumatic childhood experiences associated with chronic health problems, study finds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7588; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Using bicycle pumps during mass sterilisations in India is common, says doctor BMJ 2014; 349 :g7561; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Editorial Feature Regulator apologises to 60 general practices for wrongly prioritising them for inspection BMJ 2014; 349 :g7564; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Quarantining health workers returning from Ebola affected countries is “bad science,” says public health adviser BMJ 2014; 349 :g7559; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Third trimester vaccinations are needed to protect infants from pertussis, report says BMJ 2014; 349 :g7557; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Smoking prevalence among Indian women doubled in five years, study finds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7512; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission US health spending rises at slowest rate since 1960 BMJ 2014; 349 :g7534; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Most of UK is now out of step with rest of Europe on drink driving limits BMJ 2014; 349 :g7533; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Website to report corruption in medicine launches in India BMJ 2014; 349 :g7539; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Personal view Editorial German evaluation says new drug for alcohol dependence is no better than old one BMJ 2014; 349 :g7544; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission New e-records system leads to 20% drop in emergency department performance at Addenbrooke’s BMJ 2014; 349 :g7537; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission MPs criticise government over continued inaction on air pollution BMJ 2014; 349 :g7547; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission GP triage could reduce attendances at emergency departments, study finds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7525; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Observations Gillian Leng: Pet hate is fixed opinions BMJ 2014; 349 :g7562; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Analysis Rethinking diagnostic delay in cancer: how difficult is the diagnosis? BMJ 2014; 349 :g7400; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Open Access Clinical Reviews Ebola virus disease BMJ 2014; 349 :g7348; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses CME Endgames A man with generalised lymphadenopathy BMJ 2014; 349 :g7445; (Published 12 December 2014) PDF Permission Ear pain, vesicular rash, and facial palsy BMJ 2014; 349 :g7572; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Minerva Cardiac defibrillators and other stories . . . BMJ 2014; 349 :g7491; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Traction scarring alopecia masquerading as cranial surgery BMJ 2014; 349 :g7281; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Research News Healthy cookery lessons still affect eating habits six months later, Australian study finds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7605; (Published 13 December 2014) PDF Permission Tamoxifen reduces breast cancer rate in at-risk healthy women by nearly a third, finds study BMJ 2014; 349 :g7596; (Published 12 December 2014) PDF Permission Memory lapse in people with higher education can signal stroke risk, study finds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7604; (Published 12 December 2014) PDF Permission Gout flare-ups are twice as likely at night, study finds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7609; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission Hookah pipes are associated with young people starting smoking, study finds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7546; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Brain scan within 24 hours of mild stroke predicts risk of further stroke, study shows BMJ 2014; 349 :g7519; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Corrections How MSF is mapping the world’s medical emergency zones BMJ 2014; 349 :g7644; (Published 12 December 2014) PDF Permission The association between exaggeration in health related science news and academic press releases: retrospective observational study BMJ 2014; 349 :g7666; (Published 12 December 2014) PDF Permission Editorials Making music in the operating theatre BMJ 2014; 349 :g7436; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Feature Clinical trials: what a waste BMJ 2014; 349 :g7089; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Research Preventing bad reporting on health research BMJ 2014; 349 :g7465; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Research What would an evidence based drug policy be like? BMJ 2014; 349 :g7493; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Letters Independent studies needed before expanding flu vaccination BMJ 2014; 349 :g7510; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses High rates of associated morbidity and mortality justify flu vaccination BMJ 2014; 349 :g7450; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Licensed indication for risperidone in dementia BMJ 2014; 349 :g7337; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Meniere’s disease and the DVLA BMJ 2014; 349 :g7517; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Savings from switching to bevacizumab for retinal disorders are underestimated BMJ 2014; 349 :g7522; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Measuring the burden of treatment BMJ 2014; 349 :g7322; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Ebola virus vaccine trials: the ethical mandate for a therapeutic safety net BMJ 2014; 349 :g7518; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Mass flu vaccination of healthcare workers: not to be sniffed at BMJ 2014; 349 :g7449; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Macular degeneration needs longer lasting treatments BMJ 2014; 349 :g7524; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission GPs should be allowed to provide good quality patient centred care to encourage a person centred NHS BMJ 2014; 349 :g7535; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Features Healer, dealer, heart stealer: portrayals of the doctor in popular music BMJ 2014; 349 :g7179; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Editorial The King Canute GP appointment system BMJ 2014; 349 :g7228; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Bhopal’s legacy: three decades on and residents are still being poisoned BMJ 2014; 349 :g7602; (Published 11 December 2014) PDF Permission How MSF is mapping the world’s medical emergency zones BMJ 2014; 349 :g7540; (Published 09 December 2014) PDF Permission Why are women dying in India’s sterilisation camps? BMJ 2014; 349 :g7509; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Open Access Editorial Blog News Physician, don’t heal thyself: the perils of self prescribing BMJ 2014; 349 :g7401; (Published 08 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Careers Could UK doctors learn from Norwegian doctors’ shorter working hours? BMJ 2014; 349 :g7490; (Published 12 December 2014) Permission Call to action BMJ 2014; 349 :g7536; (Published 12 December 2014) Permission Medical schools get targets to boost intake of applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds BMJ 2014; 349 :g7646; (Published 12 December 2014) Permission Doctors must rise to the challenge to work smarter and better BMJ 2014; 349 :g7526; (Published 09 December 2014) Permission Doctors could face “trial by media” under new GMC sanctions, BMA warns BMJ 2014; 349 :g7569; (Published 09 December 2014) Permission Foreign graduates of UK medical schools to gain equal access to specialty training, says BMA BMJ 2014; 349 :g7570; (Published 09 December 2014) Permission Assaults on NHS staff have risen by a fifth over past five years BMJ 2014; 349 :g7567; (Published 09 December 2014) Permission Making exams fairer for ethnic minority doctors BMJ 2014; 349 :g7523; (Published 08 December 2014) Permission Head to Head Can doctors be trained in a 48 hour working week? BMJ 2014; 349 :g7323; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Student Poignant moments in palliative care BMJ 2014; 349 :g6121; (Published 11 December 2014) Permission Challenging the practice of IVF BMJ 2014; 349 :g6708; (Published 11 December 2014) Permission Planning an elective in the UK BMJ 2014; 349 :g6706; (Published 10 December 2014) Permission Observation doesn’t mean we can’t improve patient care BMJ 2014; 349 :g6746; (Published 08 December 2014) Permission Views & Reviews Margaret McCartney: The Care Quality Commission is not fit for purpose BMJ 2014; 349 :g7460; (Published 12 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Open Access Every contact is an opportunity to promote healthy lifestyles BMJ 2014; 349 :g7222; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses Stop wasting taxpayers’ money on management consultancy for the NHS BMJ 2014; 349 :g7243; (Published 10 December 2014) PDF Permission Responses