» Doctors’ leaders brand government’s 2.5% proposed pay rise “indefensible”
31/10/25 15:06 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Doctors’ leaders have reacted strongly to the government’s proposed 2.5% pay rise for clinicians next year, suggesting it’s “neglect dressed up as restraint.”The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) submitted its annual evidence1 ...

» The relentless rise of China’s medical science
31/10/25 14:36 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Mention China to a medical journal editor, and their mind will leap to studies on irrelevant research questions drawn from the UK Biobank. It might also jump to numerous analyses of Global Burden of Disease study data. It will inevitably...

» Doctors mount resistance to Florida plan to end vaccine mandates, despite gagging
31/10/25 14:26 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Doctors have urged Florida policymakers to reject plans to end childhood vaccine mandates, with others claiming they are being silenced on the matter by their institutions.On 3 September, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced t...

» Notorious GSK paroxetine adolescent depression trial is slapped with expression of concern amid legal action
31/10/25 13:01 from Latest headlines from BMJ
A long criticised study on antidepressant use in adolescents has been flagged with an “expression of concern” by a leading academic journal after the launch of legal action.12George Murgatroyd III, a lawyer, is suing the publishing giant...

» Methodological innovation and attitude change needed to improve inclusion of older people in research
31/10/25 10:46 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Older people are systematically excluded from research, particularly clinical trials, despite having the highest health and care needs.1 The joint statement from research funders calls for a renewed commitment to ensuring better inclusio...

» Oestrogen to reverse silent osteoporosis
31/10/25 10:46 from Latest headlines from BMJ
McNally raises the very important point of reversing silent osteoporosis.1 As a gynaecologist with a special interest in menopause care, I want to highlight the importance of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the prevention of osteop...

» Brazil’s agribusiness industry is contributing to the climate crisis, hunger, and food insecurity
31/10/25 10:21 from Latest headlines from BMJ
In 2022, millions of families across Brazil sat in their living rooms watching prime time commercials on the country’s largest TV network announce: “Agro is tech, agro is pop, agro is everything.” The slogan was used to promote Brazil’s ...

» “Unusually early” flu seasons sees 250 hospital admissions in a week
31/10/25 10:06 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Almost 250 people have been admitted to hospital with influenza in England this week, with officials warning that the flu season has started “unusually early” as they urge people to get vaccinated.While admissions because of covid-19 and...

» Are deadly mosquitoes, pathogen laden ticks, and waterborne infections being brought to the UK by climate change?
31/10/25 08:51 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Climate change is no longer a distant concern for health systems; it is already reshaping patterns of disease in Europe and the UK. Warmer temperatures, shifting rainfall distribution, and extreme weather events are making the country mo...

» Exercise for people living with knee osteoarthritis
30/10/25 16:56 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Osteoarthritis affects more than 595 million people worldwide, and it is a leading cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability. Driven by ageing populations and an increase in obesity, the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis is rising exp...

» Sertraline study shows mixed effect on depression symptoms
30/10/25 16:31 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Sertraline may start working on key depression symptoms such as suicidal thoughts and feelings of sadness within two weeks, much earlier than previously thought, new research shows.Published in Nature Mental Health,1 the study reanalysed...

» ChatGPT: More than a million users show signs of mental health distress and mania each week, internal data suggest
30/10/25 13:36 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users exhibit signs of psychosis, mania, or suicidal intent every week, a company audit indicates.1The finding, released as part of an update to the AI technology to better detect these types of conversat...

» PSA screening cuts cancer mortality by 13%, study shows, amid debate about national programme
30/10/25 12:01 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Prostate specific antigen screening reduces the risk of death from prostate cancer by 13%, one of the largest randomised studies of its kind concludes.1This overall reduction in mortality was similar to that seen with breast or bowel can...

» A&E hepatitis and HIV testing programme identifies thousands of undiagnosed cases
30/10/25 11:06 from Latest headlines from BMJ
Thousands of patients with undiagnosed hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV have been identified through a testing programme for bloodborne viruses run in hospital emergency departments.The programme was launched in April 2022 and now covers...

» The NHS strikes have reshaped how medical students see their future
30/10/25 10:36 from Latest headlines from BMJ
When I started medical school, the NHS felt like a constant. The idea that resident doctors might strike for months on end seemed unimaginable. Yet for those of us training now, strikes have become routine. Each time a picket line forms ...

» Medicine’s reckoning with genocide and crimes against humanity
30/10/25 10:31 from Latest headlines from BMJ
From Darfur to Tigray to Myanmar, attacks on healthcare have become a weapon of war. The destruction of hospitals and killing of healthcare workers in Gaza has been an integral part of what a United Nations (UN) inquiry has deemed to be ...

» From dumplings to diagnoses: how China’s delivery drivers became healthcare heroes
30/10/25 10:26 from Latest headlines from BMJ
In 2020, Mr Huang was working as a video surveillance operator in a Chinese government hospital alongside shifts as a part time delivery driver for the Chinese food delivery platform Meituan. When the covid-19 pandemic struck, the 36 yea...

» Third of consultant posts are lying vacant in some UK areas and costing NHS millions, investigation finds
30/10/25 00:05 from Latest headlines from BMJ
One in three NHS consultant posts in some parts of the UK are lying vacant, with vacancies taking a year to fill, an investigation by BMJ Careers finds.Consequently, the NHS spent more than £670m on locums in 2024-25 to fill these consul...

» Risk of infection and wound dehiscence after use of prophylactic antibiotics in episiotomy or second degree tear (REPAIR study): single centre, double blind, placebo controlled randomised trial
29/10/25 22:31 from Latest headlines from BMJ
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of prophylactic antibiotics on the risk of wound complications after episiotomy or second degree tear.DesignSingle centre, double blind, placebo controlled randomised trial.SettingOne university ho...

» Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (PREVENT-TAHA8)
29/10/25 22:30 from Latest headlines from BMJ
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the effect of intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells on the development of post-myocardial infarction heart failure.DesignPhase 3 randomised clinical trial.SettingThree tertiary hospitals in Shiraz, I...