» Resident doctors v Wes Streeting: How a potential deal broke down, as BMA lead says Streeting must dial down “name calling”
17/04/26 14:41 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Health Secretary Wes Streeting needs to stop trying to “politic” his way out of the dispute with resident doctors and focus on negotiating, the doctor tasked with leading talks with the government says.BMA Resident Doctors Committee (RDC...

» Palantir: MPs call for “shameful” NHS data deal to be scrapped
17/04/26 14:21 from Latest headlines from BMJ
MPs have urged the UK government to scrap a “dreadful” and “shameful” £330m NHS contract with the controversial US tech giant Palantir during a Westminster debate.1Palantir, which also provides services to US immigration enforcement and ...

» When the SPIRIT moves you: protocol changes can introduce bias in non-inferiority trials
17/04/26 11:06 from Latest headlines from BMJ
In recent weeks, the UK has seen masked students queueing for emergency meningitis jabs and the publication of the module 3 of the UK covid-19 inquiry,1 which criticised the government’s reliance on flawed advice that the virus did not s...

» The UK government must publish a detailed impact assessment of the costs and benefits of the US-UK medicines partnership
17/04/26 11:01 from Latest headlines from BMJ
On the eve of the Easter bank holiday weekend, the UK government finally published the full text of its deal with the US government on the prices the NHS will pay for new branded drugs.1The central plank of the deal is to waive tariffs o...

» HIV: “At least” 329 children infected in Pakistan province, as medical association blames negligence
17/04/26 10:56 from Latest headlines from BMJ
The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has raised alarm over 329 children who have tested positive for HIV in the southeastern province of Sindh in the first quarter of 2026, calling it a sign of major failures in infection control and r...

» EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial
12/11/25 16:41 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Update and outcome to the journal’s expression of concern, March 2026: The journal has concluded its investigation into the concerns raised in the expression of concern below. The article by Attar and colleagues (BMJ 2025;391:e083382, do...