BMJ-British Medical Journal

Article	Citations
It makes no sense for Thérèse Coffey to continue to vote against measures to prevent climate change	691
Prostate cancer screening and the golden rule of humanity	523
GP clinic closures are linked to lower patient satisfaction at remaining practices, study finds	493
Tackling rare conditions: the consultant dermatologist	485
Review that questioned serotonin theory of depression was flawed, say researchers	443
Seven days in medicine: 14-20 June 2023	386
Covid-19: Show us evidence for lifting restrictions, doctors tell Johnson	361
Helen Salisbury: The weight of emotions	355
Antiracism must confront failings have become the new norm	345
Partha Kar: Antiracism starts with an apology	332
Gerald Keen: pioneering cardiothoracic surgeon	309
Don’t shift the burden on to me	308
Guidelines also need to consider what patients and families must—and can—contribute	301
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—16 February 2023	276
The inefficiency of NHS surgery: beds aren’t “stolen” by the medical team	273
The covid-19 pandemic three years on	269
The commercial determinants of health: The mini-budget is a consequence of foundational forces medicine must bear witness to	265
NewJAMAeditor says she will focus on communication, diversity, and health equity	264
Healthcare for asylum seekers: recognise suffering and improve responses	262
RCGP disputes health secretary’s claim that A&E pressure is due to lack of GP appointments	247
The impact of Brexit on health is only just beginning	246
How the US can have guns but fewer gun problems	243
Hazel Stibbe	242
Examining our failings	228
Choices that fail health and wellbeing	218

Communication around the social determinants of health: use the “devil’s music” for emotional appeal	211
Clinical research: What will be the effect of closing down “unviable” trials?	208
Asylum seekers’ health suffers from “unsafe” UK accommodation, report claims	206
Seven days in medicine: 23 February to 1 March	191
Covid-19: High Court overturns decision to ban GP from posting views on pandemic on social media	182
Guidance on cow’s milk allergy may be fuelling overdiagnosis in infants, study finds	178
Mandatory covid-19 vaccination for healthcare workers: all employers are bound by health and safety laws to reduce risk	176
Authors’ reply to Chiolero, Bannon, and Dickinson	176
Seven days in medicine: 26 Jan to 1 Feb 2022	175
Ukraine invasion: Hope of new life in the tragedy of war	172
Covid-19: Second judge says that “most complex covid patient in the world” should be allowed to die	167
The workforce crisis: don’t leave overseas doctors in limbo	159
Hygromycin A . . . and other stories	153
John Alexander Glennie	152
Could it be covid? Update information to stop public confusion	152
Primary care led triage in emergency departments decreases waiting times, study finds	150
Are we lioness enough to question the Brexit elephant?	149
Maternal health: “white” medical curriculum needs overhaul to tackle racial inequalities, campaigners say	147
Every pregnancy associated violent death should be considered preventable, say researchers	146
Awani Kumar Choudhary: orthopaedic surgeon and medical activist	146
Seven days in medicine: 20-26 April 2022	139
Learning to live in a body at war with itself	138
Godfrey Fowler	134
Narindar Nath Sood	129
Robert Kenneth Jackson	126
Why I . . . embroider	124
Covid-19: Case rises in the Americas driven by increases in North and Central America	124
Covid-19: Hospital admissions continue to climb amid record infection rates	123
Alexander Knapton	119
Without junior doctors, there is no NHS	117
Nitin Shripad Pradhan	115
Labour’s primary care reforms cannot happen without an appropriately funded NHS	113
Doctors can’t fix the alcohol problem by themselves	113
Ahmad Fahim Ismail	113
Seven days in medicine: 17-23 May 2023	110
Coaching: a personal touch	109
Challenging NHS hierarchy can save patients’ lives—I’ve seen how it saved my son	108
Academics protest at UK research body’s “failure” to stand up for free speech	106
Time to improve the clarity of clinical trial reports by including estimands	105
Junior doctors pay dispute: What’s happening across the UK?	105
Covid inquiry: Tears and tensions as Sturgeon takes the stand	103
American women’s health “is in a perilous place,” study finds	102
Covid-19 vaccination and postmenopausal bleeding	102
NHS workforce plan aims to train thousands more doctors and open up apprenticeship schemes	99
No water by 2040: The crisis engulfing Iraq and its historic river flow	98
One-off physiotherapy and at-home exercise are effective in treating shoulder pain	97
Preterm birth and airway disease . . . and other stories	96
Record breaking floods hit Brazil	95
Ken Stein	94
Adopting new technology is crucial to surgeons’ training, says report	94

Global leaders call for negotiators to push through pandemic accord ahead of May deadline	92
Death toll rises after two earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria in 12 hours	91
Speech therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease	90
Health department will help boost UK economy by getting people back to work, says Streeting	90
Abolition of the Medical Practices Committee has led to inequitable distribution of GPs	89
Halving gap in healthy life expectancy must be priority for next government, says NHS leader	89
Gambling: call to end industry funded education materials that “stigmatise” people with addictions	89
Covid-19: Pandemic waste threatens human and environmental health, says WHO	89
Centralising human resources paperwork would improve rotational training	89
UK healthcare provision: the new normal is not good enough	88
Why I . . . make podcasts	88
Ian Crerar Menzies	88
NHS makes urgent appeal for blood donations after cyberattack on London hospitals	88
Stuart Graeme Parker	87
Judge stops attempt to sue companies over harms of pregnancy test in the absence of evidence	86
Brexit three years on: Health and the NHS are still suffering	86
Sixty seconds on . . . excellence awards	86
Methenamine is as effective as antibiotics at preventing urinary tract infections	86
GP who faked phone consultations in patients’ notes is suspended for nine months	86
Halt patient access to medical records if there are safety concerns, BMA tells GPs	85
Doctors should ask patients about gambling, draft guidance recommends	84
Doctor’s voluntary erasure to avoid fitness to practise hearing can’t be challenged legally, judge rules	84
Cryptic Christmas crossword	84
The NHS at 75: the current crisis is not unintended	83
CQC is reviewing GP service provider’s use of less qualified staff after BBC investigation	82
Patient safety: Access to critical patient information must improve, says report	81
Children lack access to routine dental care	81
Government’s “neglect” of GP workforce has made services unsafe, conference hears	81
Poverty is behind deterioration in health in under 5s in the UK, find researchers	81
BMA calls for investigation into debacle over covid and flu vaccinations	79
Helen Salisbury: Risk and responsibility when working with physician associates	78
Junior doctors’ pay dispute in England: Government and BMA agree to look at mediation	77
Roundup from the BMA’s annual representative meeting 2023	76
Vaccination to prevent mpox	76
Ask the consultant: old age psychiatry	76
Sixty seconds on . . . xylazine	74
Three ways genomics is already helping NHS patients—and three ways it will soon	73
Charles Martin-Bates	73
Judge rebukes expert witness in injured baby case for series of failings	72
Helen Salisbury: Where have our GPs gone?	72
At the heart of communities: the consultant geriatrician	71
UK’s Rwanda bill is widely condemned for putting vulnerable people’s health at risk	71
Pension changes won’t stem doctor exodus, warns BMA	71
February top picks: new beginnings	71
How Botswana discovered the omicron variant	70
Update to living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19	70
The NHS crisis is not an equal crisis	70
Formula milk companies are exploiting legal loopholes, say campaigners	69
Former deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam joins Moderna as clinical adviser	67
Labour’s child health action plan: a multifaceted positive health approach is needed	67
Author’s reply to Dawson	67
Meaningful engagement with LGBTQI+ lived expertise can reduce inequity in mental healthcare: Video 1	67
NHS must fix training for UK doctors before encouraging applicants from abroad, says BMA chair	66
Navigating surgery with ADHD and autism	66
Anthony John Webb	66
How can a portfolio career boost my wellbeing?	66
What is the SRY gene test, and should it be used to test female athletes?	65
Cancer from CT scans … and other research	65
Doctors back GPs who refuse to follow “ludicrous and unsafe” hospital prescribing practices	65
Sexual harassment: New legislation should be tightened to protect doctors, says union	64
Leading mesh removal surgeon is suspended for dishonesty and consent irregularities	64
Why GMC’s apology to LGBTQ+ doctors is everything and nothing	64
Social determinants of health: a positive manifesto for public health	63
US Senate passes landmark bill to tackle climate change and cut drug costs	63
US abortions reached record high in 2023 despite legal restrictions, though access varies	63
Merck sues US government over negotiations on drug pricing	63
James Burns	63
Seven days in medicine: 19-25 June 2024	63
Covid-19: Molnupiravir does not cut hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated people at high risk, trial finds	63
Should the NHS pay AI’s PubMed bill?	62
Covid-19: Some US states and hospitals recommend masks again	62
GMC should prioritise doctors’ wellbeing and communication during disruptions to training, says report	61
Puberty blockers: Former Tavistock clinicians say they wouldn’t refer patients to NHS trial	61
Biden establishes top level office to reduce gun violence “to send a clear message to the country”	61
William Ian Jones	60
Dennis Barter	58
GMC referrals: Doctors express scepticism over letter of “reassurance”	58
Cost of living and workforce crises are creating two tier health and care system, CQC warns	57
As a solo parent and a doctor, I know firsthand the challenge of balancing childcare and career	57
Real-world evidence is a vital tool for informing treatment strategies in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	56

French medical regulator rejects responsibility for paedophile surgeon continuing to practise after conviction	56
We need affordable homes for healthy, happy lives	55
Russell Rees	55
BMA takes GMC to court over description of physician associates	55
Recycling in the NHS—where does the buck stop?	55
Collective action may be the missing link in the UK’s pandemic performance	55
Little change in ethnic diversity in top roles at NHS trusts in England	55
A book to help us choose hope	55
Fix workforce problems in environmental health or risk further outbreaks of foodborne disease	55
How can we get malaria control back on track?	54
Jonathan (“Joff”) Harvey Shaw	54
UN fires nine staff members over potential involvement in 7 October Hamas attack on Israel	54
Raul Perez-Montejano	54
Seven days in medicine: 11-17 September 2024	53
Indian medical students are using social media to challenge hierarchies in medical education	53
Trauma surgeon who had PTSD awarded £100 000 for unfair dismissal	53
Nature and climate crisis: adaptations need to “spread like wildfire”	53
Tirzepatide: Obesity injection will get phased rollout to avoid overwhelming GPs	53
Why doctors have a moral imperative to prescribe and support medical cannabis—an essay by David Nutt	53
The role of masks and respirators in preventing respiratory infections in healthcare and community settings	53
Deadly nitazenes: a 2024 update	52
Surgical adverse events in the US	52
England’s new workforce plan is a propaganda masterclass in glossing over the gaps	52
Anne Bayley: surgical oncologist who recognised the spread of AIDS in Zambia among heterosexual patients	52
UN biodiversity summit on reversing nature loss “veers dangerously off track”	52
When I use a word . . . . Vaccination—rights and duties	51
Doctors need training to become good leaders	51
When I use a word . . . . Medical anniversaries in 2023	51
Retention of skilled anaesthetists should be a priority	51
Covid-19: politicisation, “corruption,” and suppression of science	51
When I use a word . . . . Too much healthcare—too much of everything	51
What do we know about covid in immunocompromised people?	51
Health coaching to support patients with addiction	50
Correction	50
“Placeholder jobs” are isolating doctors at the start of their careers	50
World Cup: Concussion protocol in Iran-England match was “utter disgrace,” says charity	50
Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension	50
Doctors’ strikes show that it’s time to introduce true democracy throughout the NHS	50
What is “man flu”?	50
Arterial thrombosis in users of contemporary hormonal contraception	49
GP leaders in Wales reject contract offer	49
Medical abortion: Taking first tablet at home after 12 weeks of pregnancy is safe, study reports	49
The Ride for Ella	49
Why I . . . set up a death cafe	48
Helen Salisbury: An illusion of control	48
Genetic determinism . . . and other stories	48
David Leonard Asbury	48
Mike Pawson: obstetrician and gynaecologist who reflected on the psychological aspects of fertility and pregnancy	48
When I use a word . . . Diphthongs and digraphs	48
John Matheson: GP and bridge champion, who put his success down to a combination of psychology and strategic thinking	48
When I use a word . . . Aphrodisiacs—taxonomy and doctrines	48
Covid-19: Bereaved families group collects BMJ award for holding ministers to account	47
It is time to expand community alternatives to immigration detention	47
Jennifer Kernahan	47
John Launer: Rehumanising the NHS a day at a time	47
The NHS workforce plan: building resilient teams and retention of senior clinicians must be prioritised	46
Government aims to cut waiting lists and improve mental health support to get two million people into work	46
Climate change: defeating misinformation with trusted knowledge	46
Covid-19: Charities question inquiry’s “refusal” to fully examine mental health impact	46
Stealth marketing of food in schools and The BMJ’s 185 year itch	46
Gender conversion therapy: why is banning it so divisive?	46
The Marmot NHS Trust approach could help NHS organisations tackle health inequalities	46
Helen Salisbury: Physician associates in general practice	45
TRIPOD+AI: an updated reporting guideline for clinical prediction models	45
Why feed more doctors into the specialty training bottleneck?	45
Covid inquiry report: We planned for failure	45
GPs back plans to rebrand as “consultants in family medicine”	45
Supporting health can help to boost employment	44
Topiramate: Screen patients for pregnancy risk, says drug agency	44
Stealing from the tobacco playbook, fossil fuel companies pour money into elite American universities	44
Covid-19: Winter surge feared as China lurches away from zero covid	44
UN agency calls for funding boost and political will to end AIDS by 2030	44
Heat stress: Billions of people are at risk from “invisible killer,” UN warns	44
How similar is covid-19 to the flu?	44
Winter pressure: NHS struggles to cope with flu surge as hospitals declare critical incidents	43
Concerns about the approval of lecanemab for Alzheimer’s disease	43
Type 1 diabetes: UK approves first drug for delaying onset	43
Partha Kar: The new storm propagated by poor medical workforce planning is now upon us	43
Some 11.8 million Americans projected to lose health insurance as Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes	43
Update to living systematic review on prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of covid-19	43
Acting on uncertainty: what to do when we have incomplete evidence	43
Patient access to medical records: What is happening with the rollout in England?	43
Labour’s 10 year plan for the English NHS	42
Another drug strategy for the UK	42
Asia’s “twindemic”: dengue fever cases rocket as covid-19 rages on	42
What do we know about covid vaccines and preventing transmission?	41
Surgeon who repeated false claims about covid and vaccines while suspended is struck off	41
GLP-1 agonists: US sees 700% increase over four years in number of patients without diabetes starting treatment	41
Girls’ education and the future of healthcare in Afghanistan	41
Paula Salmons: psychiatrist who established eating disorder service in Birmingham and warned against social pressure on women and girls to be thin	41
E-cigarette maker Juul will pay $462m to settle deceptive marketing allegations in six US states	41
Successful co-production can help tackle inequalities in maternal health outcomes	41
Rising deaths from methanol poisoning leads UK to add eight countries to warning list	41
WHO keeps covid-19 a public health emergency of international concern	41
Exposure-response associations between chronic exposure to fine particulate matter and risks of hospital admission for major cardiovascular diseases: population based cohort study	41