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General medicine: 2021 open access highlights

Most read open access articles published in 2021:

Our open access content received 7 times more views than other content.

• Examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada: findings from a national cross-sectional study | BMJ Open
• Maternal caffeine consumption and pregnancy outcomes: a narrative review with implications for advice to mothers and mothers-to-be | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine  
• Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
• EMA’s mishandling of an investigation into suspected serious neurological harms of HPV vaccines | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 
• Low-dose thrombolysis for submassive pulmonary embolism | Journal of Investigative Medicine
• Behavioral health clinicians endorse stellate ganglion block as a valuable intervention in the treatment of trauma-related disorders | Journal of Investigative Medicine
• Coccidioidomycosis: a review | Journal of Investigative Medicine

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Introducing our latest open access journals

BMJ Medicine is a new international open access, multispecialty journal that seeks to promote multidisciplinary collaboration through encouraging scientific debate, and exchange of new knowledge and ideas to improve the health of patients and the public. Closely aligned with The BMJ, BMJ Medicine prioritises high impact research, specialist reviews, and diverse research methods papers with the potential to improve clinical practice, policy, and medical science.

BMJ Oncology is a new BMJ journal that will optimize cancer patient care and improve outcomes. An open access, online format supports the global reach and impact of BMJ Oncology content. The journal invites oncology experts to submit high-quality original research and review papers. Publishing consideration will be extended to papers that provide sound science across the broad spectrum of cancer research, investigation, treatment and practice.

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