Surveys show a mismatch between what tier most physician assistants think they can work at and what tier most doctors think they can work at. There is a mismatch between physician assistants and doctors in confidence and competence www.bmj.com/content/390/...

“Sexual misconduct is different to prescribing fraud or a speeding ticket and it requires specialist handling.” The BMJ hears why the process for dealing with UK doctors who are guilty of sexual misconduct is “deeply flawed” www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"Impunity has been the norm." @lenrubenstein.bsky.social, Rohini J Haar, and Joseph J Amon look at growing attacks on healthcare and say anguish and hang-wringing is not enough www.bmj.com/content/390/...

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Sanctions for doctors found guilty of sexual misconduct are too lenient & Tribunal service is not fit for purpose New set of articles in @bmj.com urge reform: www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The current process for managing sexual misconduct perpetrated by doctors in the UK requires major reform, argue researchers. Sanctioning of doctors is inconsistent and overly reliant on subjective evidence www.bmj.com/content/390/...

New BMJ Research finds a growing difference has emerged between the number of GMC licensed GPs and those actively working in NHS general practice in England. A third of licensed GPs in England are not working in the NHS @luisaptg.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/...

“I ended up training as a secondary school teacher as it was easier to start in a new career than pick up my old one.” Many doctors face huge difficulties when trying to return after a career break. What support is available? www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"Too often, attempts to humiliate colleagues are dismissed as banter or the result of a personality or generational clash. These aren’t acceptable excuses . . ." How should you respond to being humiliated at work? www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Education: New treatments for migraine: CGRP monoclonal antibodies, gepants, and ditans The treatment landscape for migraine has undergone rapid change as new classes of both acute and preventive treatments have been brought to market #MedEd www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Globally we are spending over $630bn annually on weapons of war. @markabellis.bsky.social argues that it's time to start scrutinising the way the arms industry is telling governments, and their populations, that more weapons are the answer to more conflict. #DSEI2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_5N...

"During labour, I felt powerless. People touched my body and made decisions without asking me first. The thought of lying back again filled me with dread." Ruth Ajayi shares her experience of cervical screening after a traumatic childbirth www.bmj.com/content/390/...

As the #DSEI2025 arms fair draws to a close, listen to the new BMJ Medicine & Science podcast episode. @jocalynclark.bsky.social and Mark Bellis discuss the arms industry as a commercial determinant of health ⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts

On the new BMJ Medicine & Science podcast episode, @jocalynclark.bsky.social speaks to Mark Bellis about taking the harms of the arms industry seriously and the new series examining the arms industry as a commercial determinant of health #DSEI #DSEI2025 ⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts

The year has seen record temperatures in many countries. Heat combined with air pollution is a health emergency that requires new approaches from doctors www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Obituary for Oliver Russell (1936-2025), a psychiatrist who championed the rights of people with learning disabilities. Russell fought to get people with learning disabilities out of long-stay institutions and living "ordinary" lives in the community www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Reporting of health equity data and considerations in observational research is lacking. The STROBE-Equity extension tackles this gap by providing a structured set of criteria to enhance the reporting of health equity data and considerations www.bmj.com/content/390/...

NEW @bmj.com research: Time restricted eating and exercise training before and during pregnancy for people with increased risk of gestational diabetes Read more: www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"Six months later we are still here—quiet, busy, and scared." An anonymous US federal researcher writes of the ongoing struggles and fear of reprisals in the "land of the free" www.bmj.com/content/390/...

What adjustments can I ask for as a pregnant doctor? It’s crucial that pregnant doctors know their rights and who to ask for support, @emahase.bsky.social hears www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The BMJ’s former editor in chief, Fiona Godlee, was arrested this weekend alongside over a dozen other healthcare workers at a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament in London while holding a sign reading, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action” www.bmj.com/content/390/...

RFK Jr's dismissal of expertise and the pursuit of ideology are causing more harm than genuine experts could, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice. It is hitting the most vulnerable patients in the US and fuelling health emergencies in poor countries www.bmj.com/content/390/...

A @bmj.com RCT is comparing effects of use of an #OpenScience checklist on provision of study protocols, code, data, more. Too early to assess reproducibility FX! @mariskaleeflang.bsky.social @ingestegeman.bsky.social @floriannaudet.bsky.social @mlrethlefsen.bsky.social @amsterdamumc.bsky.social

In a @bmj.com survey of 183 patient/public #PeerReviewers assaying their experience, perspectives on payment (£50 or an online #BMJ journal subscription) (69% response rate), 84% reported a good/very good experience, 48% might be more likely to review @emmajdoble.bsky.social @amyprice.bsky.social

Paper characteristics associated w being sent for review, final acceptance @science.org #ScienceAdvances 2015-19 include institutional prestige, team size, ms topic, country, gender. Expert advice also correlates w final editorial decision @aaronclauset.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social @aaas.org

The great @maclomaclee.bsky.social on the future of journal articles: as the numbers of journals, articles increase, the value of the information they provide diminishes or depreciates. Discrete actions can help sustain the value as an economic (and moral?) good @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social #CAMARADES

"The CDC shooting serves as a tragic reminder that political polarisation has become a public health emergency." @lucindahiam.bsky.social writes the first piece of her year in the US, discussing political polarisation as an overlooked determinant of health www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Austerity measures to reduce access to and generosity of working age, disability, and childhood benefits have failed to increase growth or curtail rising debt — but have contributed to widening health inequalities, @plancommonsense.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/...

8 mo [email protected] mandate that authors disclose #AI use, 6% of 25.1K submissions reported use, most commonly of chatbots (57%), writing assistant (13%) & visual/image processing tools (3%). May be an underestimate? @lexbouter.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social #peerreview

Among 64.7K articles retracted 1971-2025, women were 26% of 1st & 24% of last authors, w highest representation among 1st authors for editor/ publisher errors (33.8%) & among last authors for plagiarism (29%) @ana-catarina.bsky.social @georgeinstitute.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com #retractions

Analysis of authors disclosing AI use in submissions to @bmj.com journals at @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social #peerreviewcongress

General practice has been subject to repeated waves of policy reform. Primary care reform must be built on—and not work around—the unique strengths of general practice, write Kamal R Mahtani and Ruth Abrams www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Can humanitarian aid organisations afford to stay neutral? Speakers at the MSF Health and Humanity Summit discussed present predicaments and the uncertain future of humanitarian aid responses, Marty Logan reports www.bmj.com/content/390/...

24 hours until the 10th Peer Review Congress! 3 days of research and conversation on #AI, #PeerReview, #ResearchIntegrity, and much more! Stop by the Swissotel on Wacker Drive in Chicago Tue-Fri to say hi & for in-person 1- and 3-day registration. peerreviewcongress.org

New BMJ Research: Cardiovascular adverse events associated with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer Includes a visual abstract summarising the study www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The arms industry deserves scrutiny at a time when defence and military spending threatens health Read this editorial introducing our new series on the arms trade and health www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1794

The corporate practices of arms companies have direct implications for human and #PlanetaryHealth Our NEW @bmj.com series applies a commercial determinants of health framework to the arms industry Read here: www.bmj.com/collections/...

2 days until the Peer Review Congress! 3 days of original research on #AI, #PeerReview, Misconduct, and more! Online registration is closed, but come see us at the Swissotel on Wacker Drive in Chicago in-person for 1- and 3-day registration. peerreviewcongress.org

"We often talk about the importance of research but rarely about the researchers." The UK is rapidly losing medical academics and without them has no hope of achieving its plans to become a leader in research www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Susan Monarez, the new director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was forced out on 27 August in a conflict over vaccines with her boss, Robert F Kennedy Jr. The White House has named Jim O’Neill as acting CDC director www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The proposed rollout of 85 mental health emergency departments across England aims to tackle the crisis in urgent and emergency mental healthcare. New centres must be co-located with emergency departments, write Suzanne Mason and colleagues www.bmj.com/content/390/...

New BMJ Research: Women diagnosed with early breast cancer have around a 2-3% greater long term risk of developing a second primary cancer than women in the general population, find researchers @oxpop.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Analysis: What are the unintended consequences of using ambient scribes in general practice? Abi Eccles and colleagues argue that better evidence is crucial to ensure widespread adoption of ambient scribes does not compromise quality of care www.bmj.com/content/390/...

New @bmj.com research: Patient healthcare spending after the No Surprises Act: quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study. Linked opinion: The United States faces a healthcare affordability crisis. Read more: www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted has been explained by the theory of "immunity debt." But a growing number of scientists are challenging this. What do we know? www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"Medical students who are present at patient consultations may believe they blend into the background, but the opposite is often true." Medical students must recognise that patients may observe and interpret their every move, writes Daniel Sokol www.bmj.com/content/390/...

New living clinical practice guideline: Cardiovascular, kidney related, and weight loss effects of therapeutics for type 2 diabetes See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations www.bmj.com/content/390/...

On the latest episode of @bmj.com Medicine & Science podcast @kamranabbasi.bsky.social discusses the medical world cup with Minnan Al-Khafaji, captain of the women’s team, and Jamie Thoroughgood, captain of the men’s team. ⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts

Individuals should be held accountable for “ecocide,” the most serious acts of environmental destruction, argue Philippe Sands and Catherine Savard. And the UK should take the lead by adopting its own legislation www.bmj.com/content/390/...

🇬🇧 aid cuts in favour of “security” are political not practical - they are naive, ill informed and dangerous. “The UK’s troubling retreat from foreign aid and health will make the world less resilient and the UK more exposed.” My new Editor’s Choice @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...