A global commission of experts has called for a radical shift in how obesity is diagnosed, with less reliance on body mass index (BMI) to define disease. The commission, published in Lancet Diabetes ...

Sustained funding is needed for screening and care, but industry must also shoulder costs Alcohol is widely available and drunk by around 80% of adults in the UK. No safe level of alcohol consumption ...

Enrolling the right number and type of patient is crucial Sepsis is a life threatening syndrome initiated by microorganisms.1 Severe and often lethal injuries (eg, shock, multiorgan failure, and ...

Laura Abbott and colleagues highlight gaps in clinical care for pregnant women in prison and consider how best to meet their needs Two newborn babies died in UK prisons in 2019-20 and another died in ...

The BMJ widely discussed the assisted dying bill that is currently at the committee stage in the UK parliament.1 Having worked for many years now for a health system that gives people more agency and ...

At a time when access to NHS dentistry has reached crisis point, it is good to see oral health featured in The BMJ .1 The authors rightly raise awareness of the crucial importance of upholding ...

An extended flu vaccine rollout would benefit public health and the economy, writes Lindsay Broadbent Every year, as the weather turns colder, we can’t go far without hearing someone cough or sniffle.

Siobhán O’Sullivan cites AI and trust as the ethical challenges of today—and decries the back seat that medical ethics is often pushed into I was working at the Royal Free Hospital in London in the ...

Overhaul of policy and funding is needed now The UK government has announced its approach for social care—establishing yet another commission.1 In its 2024 election manifesto Labour pledged to create ...

Private equity’s ownership of US hospitals has led to patient suffering, understaffing, reduced care quality, and health and safety violations, while investors have earned millions, a year long Senate ...

A wonderfully absurdist NHS fantasy has been doing the rounds on social media. It stemmed from a case vignette in a government document, Reforming Elective Care for Patients ,1 in a text box ...

A controversial scheme in which midwives paid by a leading formula milk company have been providing infant feeding advice to new parents has been axed after an outcry. The initiative, hosted by the ...