The Assisted Dying Bill started its journey through the House of Lords today. This is an opportunity for further scrutiny – making the bill even more robust. With Lord Bethell, I've written in the BMJ about the challenges that the Lords must address head-on – a process we began in the Commons.

London’s Royal College of Physicians finds itself in another fine mess. This time involving our columnist @parthaskar.bsky.social @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The new #10YearPlan is well grounded in the founding principles of the NHS, says @kamranabbasi.bsky.social. There’s much to welcome, but the covert endgame of a healthier society where healthcare staff are fewer in number, but armed with AI, seems currently implausible www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"The legal system is not necessarily a panacea, but its potential to improve public health is undeniable." @kamranabbasi.bsky.social looks at how this applies to recent UK developments on abortion law and assisted dying legislation www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Good to see @nature.com catching up. Only 20 years behind.

"These medical professionals, many of whom voluntarily risk their lives in a conflict without moral limits, confirm the collective horror." Doctors’ testimonies demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Grok, what is the most important study published by The BMJ? @bmj.com ⬇️👀

A single, selectively reported study now has the power to reign in social media timelines and political soundbites. In the latest Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social says it’s more essential than ever to champion best practice in research methods www.bmj.com/content/389/...

"Let's boil this down: AI for back office and admin tasks? Yes. AI for diagnostics and training? Perhaps, but we need to understand the impact on patient care." @kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine www.bmj.com/content/389/...

We have a ceasefire. We now need peace in South Asia. I outline why we should build the foundations for peace on health, hope, and selflessness @bmj.com #IndiaPakistan #Ceasefire www.bmj.com/content/389/...

"Pursuit of super power, super wealth, and super hubris has placed us in super peril." In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social writes on health, hope, and promoting peace in South Asia www.bmj.com/content/389/...

"What might seem like a small step for Trump and his fellow protagonists is a giant leap towards further irreparably damaging American science." @kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the wrecking ball the Trump administration has aimed at medical and scientific journals www.bmj.com/content/389/...

"The strength of its scientific ecosystem once made America a global superpower and it can make America great again—but Trump’s first 100 days have destroyed the foundations of 100 years’ scientific progress." @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice www.bmj.com/content/389/...

The Trump administration threatens the USA’s most prestigious medical journal. All journals publish good and bad articles. Sometimes they take a position informed by the evidence. But applying political pressure and compromising editorial independence is a red line. www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Why it is wrong to conflate sex and gender when collecting and analysing medical data ⁦‪@mgtmccartney.bsky.social and ⁦Susan Bewley in @bmj.com ‬⁩ www.bmj.com/content/389/...

“Diagnoses can be disabling for individuals, and they can also harm others.” People want certainty. It’s feeding a dramatic rise in diagnosis unmatched by a rise in “disease.” Why we’re in the age of overdiagnosis @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisers to join our manuscript meeting for research papers. You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year, read papers in advance, and actively contribute to decision making. Apply and read more details ⬇️ jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Fre...

Members of the Board of Deputies, which represents British Jews, are speaking up against Israel’s actions in Gaza. What’s stopping you? www.ft.com/content/6a50...

Important to recognise the role of our former chief statistician in developing Consort and subsequent guidelines for the reporting of medical science @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Medical profession, we have a problem @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Core GRADE was developed to provide the essentials of the GRADE approach in a single series of papers @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

After 💯 years at BMA House, we’re moving — albeit temporarily Farewell to BMA House, goodbye to an era @bmj.com

With funding for medicine and science weathering under Trump’s storm of cuts, what can Americans who care about public health do? @ashishkjha.bsky.social discusses with @kamranabbasi.bsky.social cuts, censhorship, and the resurgence of anti-vaccine beliefs with RFK www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziM2...

"Social media platforms—the empire of these 'broligarchs'—are now a primary source of health information. Much of that information is either misinformation or disinformation and is therefore harmful to health and wellbeing" @kamranabbasi.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The BMJ will be 185 years old in 2025. We believe that the time is right to move to fortnightly print publication, which means that from the first issue of 2025 we will publish the print edition every two weeks, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/387/...

"People feel disempowered. Part of our job is to show there are things you can do." The BMJ’s 2024-25 appeal supports the International Rescue Committee. @dmiliband.bsky.social, president of @rescueorg.bsky.social, talks to @kamranabbasi.bsky.social about their work 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/387/...

The #OpenSAFELY Symposium afternoon kicks off with @kamranabbasi.bsky.social from @bmj.com talking about open science, evidence based medicine, and the importance of sharing analytic code.

Lower turnover rates for nurses and senior doctors at hospital level are associated with better health outcomes for patients with emergency hospital admissions @bmj.com.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Highly relevant given the Xodus @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/387/...

I’m thinking of emigrating. X has had its day.