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This year’s BMJ appeal is for MSF, supporting their work in Gaza and more than 75 other countries.
The BMJ hears how ongoing attacks, trickling aid, and flooding mean that Gaza and its doctors are in for a tough winter
#BMJAppeal
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The BMJ hears how ongoing attacks, trickling aid, and flooding mean that Gaza and its doctors are in for a tough winter
#BMJAppeal
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December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This year’s BMJ appeal is for MSF, supporting their work in Gaza and more than 75 other countries.
The BMJ hears how ongoing attacks, trickling aid, and flooding mean that Gaza and its doctors are in for a tough winter
#BMJAppeal
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The BMJ hears how ongoing attacks, trickling aid, and flooding mean that Gaza and its doctors are in for a tough winter
#BMJAppeal
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
What are the words that capture what medicine feels like when no ICD code will do?
We've selected our favourites from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's dictionary of medical words.
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
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We've selected our favourites from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's dictionary of medical words.
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
What are the words that capture what medicine feels like when no ICD code will do?
We've selected our favourites from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's dictionary of medical words.
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
We've selected our favourites from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's dictionary of medical words.
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
NEW @bmj.com research assesses the long term efficacy of arthroscopic subacromial decompression versus placebo surgery and exercise therapy in patients with subacromial pain syndrome
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December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
NEW @bmj.com research assesses the long term efficacy of arthroscopic subacromial decompression versus placebo surgery and exercise therapy in patients with subacromial pain syndrome
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NEW in The BMJ: key competencies for clinicians to navigate #AI, balancing clinical judgment with support for patient decision-making.
Part of our Series on #GenAI:
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Part of our Series on #GenAI:
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December 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
NEW in The BMJ: key competencies for clinicians to navigate #AI, balancing clinical judgment with support for patient decision-making.
Part of our Series on #GenAI:
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Part of our Series on #GenAI:
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December 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
For this year's #BMJChristmas issue, we invite you to read @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's selection of 25 medical neologisms crafted for the experiences of doctors and healthcare workers.
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the link ⬇️
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Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the link ⬇️
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December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For this year's #BMJChristmas issue, we invite you to read @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's selection of 25 medical neologisms crafted for the experiences of doctors and healthcare workers.
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the link ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the link ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Many thousands of lives were probably lost in the covid-19 pandemic because of political decision making.
The question now is whether the political and scientific classes learn anything from the verdict, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice
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The question now is whether the political and scientific classes learn anything from the verdict, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice
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November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Many thousands of lives were probably lost in the covid-19 pandemic because of political decision making.
The question now is whether the political and scientific classes learn anything from the verdict, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The question now is whether the political and scientific classes learn anything from the verdict, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
New BMJ Research finds that tai chi has similar benefits to cognitive behavioural therapy for middle aged and older people with chronic insomnia
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November 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New BMJ Research finds that tai chi has similar benefits to cognitive behavioural therapy for middle aged and older people with chronic insomnia
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Low rates of testing could mean that up to two thirds of people at risk for chronic kidney disease may have unrecognised albuminuria.
What should doctors know about interpretation, treatment, & follow-up?
Includes a visual summary - click the link to view in full #MedEd
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What should doctors know about interpretation, treatment, & follow-up?
Includes a visual summary - click the link to view in full #MedEd
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Low rates of testing could mean that up to two thirds of people at risk for chronic kidney disease may have unrecognised albuminuria.
What should doctors know about interpretation, treatment, & follow-up?
Includes a visual summary - click the link to view in full #MedEd
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
What should doctors know about interpretation, treatment, & follow-up?
Includes a visual summary - click the link to view in full #MedEd
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Charlotte Blease & co show how AI can expand patient access & autonomy, when the right safeguards are in place
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#PatientSafety
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#PatientSafety
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November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Charlotte Blease & co show how AI can expand patient access & autonomy, when the right safeguards are in place
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PatientSafety
@crblease.bsky.social @dafraile.bsky.social @sarariggare.bsky.social e.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
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#PatientSafety
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“Who holds the power? How is this product empowering women?”
Dr Bola Grace on why we must question who truly benefits from #FemTech innovation.
Part of The BMJ’s new Collection on women’s health innovation.
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#WomensHealth #Innovation #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth
Dr Bola Grace on why we must question who truly benefits from #FemTech innovation.
Part of The BMJ’s new Collection on women’s health innovation.
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#WomensHealth #Innovation #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Who holds the power? How is this product empowering women?”
Dr Bola Grace on why we must question who truly benefits from #FemTech innovation.
Part of The BMJ’s new Collection on women’s health innovation.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
#WomensHealth #Innovation #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth
Dr Bola Grace on why we must question who truly benefits from #FemTech innovation.
Part of The BMJ’s new Collection on women’s health innovation.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
#WomensHealth #Innovation #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth
🎧 New Podcast on Climate, “car spreading,” and conflict
Includes Andrew Haines @lshtm.bsky.social on how climate change fuels conflict, and exacerbates the impact it has on fragile healthcare systems
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Or Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5XWq...
Includes Andrew Haines @lshtm.bsky.social on how climate change fuels conflict, and exacerbates the impact it has on fragile healthcare systems
Listen on Apple podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/c...
Or Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5XWq...
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🎧 New Podcast on Climate, “car spreading,” and conflict
Includes Andrew Haines @lshtm.bsky.social on how climate change fuels conflict, and exacerbates the impact it has on fragile healthcare systems
Listen on Apple podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/c...
Or Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5XWq...
Includes Andrew Haines @lshtm.bsky.social on how climate change fuels conflict, and exacerbates the impact it has on fragile healthcare systems
Listen on Apple podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/c...
Or Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5XWq...
“There is a lot of fear in doing research, particularly around pregnancy and reproduction, which has led to a stagnating of innovation around those conditions.”
Jane Hirst on why women’s health research needs innovation to be more inclusive.
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Jane Hirst on why women’s health research needs innovation to be more inclusive.
Part of The BMJ’s Collection
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November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
“There is a lot of fear in doing research, particularly around pregnancy and reproduction, which has led to a stagnating of innovation around those conditions.”
Jane Hirst on why women’s health research needs innovation to be more inclusive.
Part of The BMJ’s Collection
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Jane Hirst on why women’s health research needs innovation to be more inclusive.
Part of The BMJ’s Collection
www.bmj.com/collections/...
Instead of having a coherent workforce plan, the NHS is now part of the gig economy, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this new Editor's Choice
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November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Instead of having a coherent workforce plan, the NHS is now part of the gig economy, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this new Editor's Choice
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“Innovations without equity can actually reproduce the same hierarchies and discriminations those innovations claim they wish to disrupt.”
Dr Ebere Okereke on why global health innovation must include women.
Part of The BMJ’s new Collection on women’s health innovation.
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Dr Ebere Okereke on why global health innovation must include women.
Part of The BMJ’s new Collection on women’s health innovation.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“Innovations without equity can actually reproduce the same hierarchies and discriminations those innovations claim they wish to disrupt.”
Dr Ebere Okereke on why global health innovation must include women.
Part of The BMJ’s new Collection on women’s health innovation.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
Dr Ebere Okereke on why global health innovation must include women.
Part of The BMJ’s new Collection on women’s health innovation.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
A new #BMJInvestigation finds that thousands of locally employed doctors are trapped in insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career progression, or national safeguards.
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
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Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
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November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A new #BMJInvestigation finds that thousands of locally employed doctors are trapped in insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career progression, or national safeguards.
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This @bmj.com research investigates the individual and comparative efficacy and safety of targeted therapy based strategies in advanced BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer
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November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This @bmj.com research investigates the individual and comparative efficacy and safety of targeted therapy based strategies in advanced BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer
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“The research that led to that 28-day [menstrual] cycle statistic is not representative of Asian and Latina women.”
Carmel Shachar on the need for more inclusive data to guide #femtech innovation.
Part of The BMJ’s Collection on women’s health innovation.
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#WomensHealth
Carmel Shachar on the need for more inclusive data to guide #femtech innovation.
Part of The BMJ’s Collection on women’s health innovation.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
#WomensHealth
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“The research that led to that 28-day [menstrual] cycle statistic is not representative of Asian and Latina women.”
Carmel Shachar on the need for more inclusive data to guide #femtech innovation.
Part of The BMJ’s Collection on women’s health innovation.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
#WomensHealth
Carmel Shachar on the need for more inclusive data to guide #femtech innovation.
Part of The BMJ’s Collection on women’s health innovation.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
#WomensHealth
How is AI reshaping the clinician–patient relationship?
The BMJ’s new series examines what responsible, transparent #HealthAI use looks like in clinical practice.
@dafraile.bsky.social @crblease.bsky.social @sarariggare.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social
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The BMJ’s new series examines what responsible, transparent #HealthAI use looks like in clinical practice.
@dafraile.bsky.social @crblease.bsky.social @sarariggare.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/collections/...
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
How is AI reshaping the clinician–patient relationship?
The BMJ’s new series examines what responsible, transparent #HealthAI use looks like in clinical practice.
@dafraile.bsky.social @crblease.bsky.social @sarariggare.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/collections/...
The BMJ’s new series examines what responsible, transparent #HealthAI use looks like in clinical practice.
@dafraile.bsky.social @crblease.bsky.social @sarariggare.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/collections/...
As the use of GLP-1 agonists such as semaglutide and tirzepatide for weight loss becomes increasingly common in adults, and obesity continues to increase in children and adolescents, should these treatments be widely available for younger people?
Katharine Lang reports
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Katharine Lang reports
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November 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
As the use of GLP-1 agonists such as semaglutide and tirzepatide for weight loss becomes increasingly common in adults, and obesity continues to increase in children and adolescents, should these treatments be widely available for younger people?
Katharine Lang reports
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Katharine Lang reports
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#ICYMI: our @bmj.com Collection on women’s health innovation, exploring how better data, leadership, and policy can drive equity in women’s health.
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#ICYMI: our @bmj.com Collection on women’s health innovation, exploring how better data, leadership, and policy can drive equity in women’s health.
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
NEW @bmj.com research compares treatment effects from trials designed as decentralised trials or as traditional non-decentralised trials
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November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
NEW @bmj.com research compares treatment effects from trials designed as decentralised trials or as traditional non-decentralised trials
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NEW: The BMJ launches a series introducing “triadic care,” exploring how #AI has become a third party in the clinician-patient relationship.
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#MedTech
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#MedTech
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November 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
NEW: The BMJ launches a series introducing “triadic care,” exploring how #AI has become a third party in the clinician-patient relationship.
www.bmj.com/collections/...
#MedTech
@dafraile.bsky.social @crblease.bsky.social @sarariggare.bsky.social @kamranabbasi.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social
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#MedTech
@dafraile.bsky.social @crblease.bsky.social @sarariggare.bsky.social @kamranabbasi.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social
Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of mortality related to cancer worldwide.
This review highlights recent advances in treatment #MedEd
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This review highlights recent advances in treatment #MedEd
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November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of mortality related to cancer worldwide.
This review highlights recent advances in treatment #MedEd
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This review highlights recent advances in treatment #MedEd
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
How can I prepare for the first day of a new rotation?
Starting a new rotation can be daunting, but a little planning can help ease the transition, @emahase.bsky.social hears
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Starting a new rotation can be daunting, but a little planning can help ease the transition, @emahase.bsky.social hears
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
How can I prepare for the first day of a new rotation?
Starting a new rotation can be daunting, but a little planning can help ease the transition, @emahase.bsky.social hears
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Starting a new rotation can be daunting, but a little planning can help ease the transition, @emahase.bsky.social hears
www.bmj.com/content/391/...