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Adding oral antihistamines to existing eczema treatments is unlikely to lead to clinically important reductions in eczema and itch severity, and may not reduce sleep disturbance or flare-ups, finds a review of the latest trial evidence #BMJResearch @dkchu https://bit.ly/4wxFwBQ
Needed change to the #GlobalHealth architecture will not be achieved by organisational reform alone. Instead, social murder in the current political economy must be confronted. NEW in The BMJ: https://bit.ly/4vPYrGH Part of the Geopolitics of Global Health series: https://bit.ly/4gW3gut
Polymyalgia rheumatica is the most common inflammatory disease in patients of 50 and over. How is it diagnosed and why is this condition missed? #MedEd https://bit.ly/4vVDE4S
Around one in six people experience health related infertility globally, which can have a profound psychological impact. How can doctors approach assessing and treating fertility problems? https://bit.ly/3TlJNcP
China has banned an unproven Alzheimer’s operation and detained its inventor, but international clinical trials of dcLVA are still going ahead—why? www.bmj.com/content/394/...
"Burnham is rightly focused on the cost of living crisis, but the evidence for a “health first, health in all policies” approach continues to mount." In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social explains why Andy Burnham must take “health first” mainstream www.bmj.com/content/394/...
Emergency departments can be as loud as construction sites, but they don’t have to be. Quiet is part of safe care and should be designed into departments, monitoring equipment, and everyday practice, writes @docib.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/394/...
In this Editor's Choice @kamranabbasi.bsky.social offers a seven point health plan for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to restore public and professional trust www.bmj.com/content/394/...
"Physical punishment is universally harmful to children and ineffective as discipline." Children should have the same legal protection from assault as adults www.bmj.com/content/394/...
New research: Contemporary hormonal contraception and colorectal cancer in premenopausal women: nationwide cohort study www.bmj.com/content/394/...
Has someone inspired you during your medical career? @abi_rimmer wants to hear from you. Please get in touch via arimmer@bmj.com and they could be featured in The BMJ.
Despite substantial weight loss, most obesity drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro do not meaningfully improve quality of life and few show cardiovascular benefits at one year, finds a new study in The BMJ https://bit.ly/4gmXim6 Read the linked commentary https://bit.ly/4f67A7I
"Data held on UK servers may still fall under US legal jurisdiction if controlled by a US company." The potential for foreign access to NHS data reminds us why sovereignty must underpin the federated data platform, writes David Strain www.bmj.com/content/394/...
"The Mann review’s far reaching reforms carry several substantial risks." The NHS must build anti-racism systems that are transparent, fair, and trusted by all, write Rubin Minhas, Aziz Sheikh, and Gene Feder www.bmj.com/content/394/...
A seemingly arbitrary rule is preventing women in the UK from accessing specialist care until they’ve had three miscarriages. Campaigners want to change this, @emahase.bsky.social reports www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Pain is a common symptom during pregnancy, and access to effective pain relief is an essential part of healthcare. This graphic summarises a strategy for discussing analgesia with pregnant women, and working with them to find an appropriate level of pain relief https://bit.ly/4f3Qjx7
"Anxiety can make any medical procedure hard to tolerate." Having an open, friendly conversation with a patient before a procedure can help you work together to manage any anxiety they may have www.bmj.com/content/393/...
"Looking after older, multimorbid patients is what we trained for as GPs." Frail patients are most in need of our attention as GPs, but in many cases they receive less and less of it, writes @helensalisbury.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Where does the American Diabetes Association incident and the reaction leave us? Compromising editorial independence is bad for the society and the journal, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/393/...
State of the Art Review: Advances in the development of malaria vaccines This review explores recent advances and future directions in malaria vaccine development #MedEd https://bit.ly/4xuDD9L
"Whether or not men should be routinely screened for prostate cancer seems simple enough to answer, but only on the face of it." In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social writes on why not screening for prostate cancer is justified www.bmj.com/content/393/...
The White House Office of Management and Budget has proposed troubling changes that affect how the federal government handles research grants. The Trump administration is set on destroying international research collaborations, writes @jocalynclark.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Warfare now increasingly relies on artificial intelligence. An updated global convention is essential to protect civilians and healthcare as AI military technologies advance www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Clinical updates: Assessment and management of suicidal ideation in adults www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Diabetes doctors were forcibly removed from the American Diabetes Association annual conference for handing out paper criticising US administration www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Since 2015, the rate of decline in mortality rates in newborn babies, children under 5 years old, older children, and adolescents has slowed substantially, finds a new linked series of papers published in The BMJ https://bit.ly/4ueenSo @unicef.org @who.int @jhu.edu
"The world is not only underprepared for another global health crisis but moving further away from the international funding and cooperation needed." The heat is on to contain the Ebola outbreak, writes Juliet Dobson in this Editor's Choice www.bmj.com/content/393/...