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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 1d

According to Wes Streeting, GPs are less convenient than hairdressers.
My latest on why goodwill has drained away as we try to provide a safe & equitable service in the teeth of a gale of nonsense from NHS England & the govt.
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Helen Salisbury: GPs versus hairdressers? Streeting has no idea

The row about online access to GP services continues.1 In April it was agreed that GPs would keep online portals open in their core hours, but a six month delay was put in place. This was so that NHS ...

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 1d

NEW Research: Non-invasive high frequency oscillatory ventilation for primary respiratory support in extremely preterm infants: multicentre randomised controlled trial

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 4d

"The MAGA methodologists are unchecked: their hubris extends to believing that they know best about science and medicine."

The cult of MAGA methodology is out of control, and it’s causing harm, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Choice
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 5d

"Undermining confidence in one of the few safe and effective pain and fever relief drugs in pregnancy risks causing unintended harm."

Pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials and evidence gaps enable unsubstantiated claims, @louiseckenny.bsky.social
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 6d

Despite regulation, commercial sunbeds remain popular with young people and indoor tanning is experiencing a boom in popularity.

An outright ban of sunbeds is likely to be cost effective for the NHS, says this Analysis
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 6d

"No dataset can truly capture the suffering of colleagues killed while doing their job, of hospitals reduced to rubble, or of patients left without care."

These research authors describe how their study on war injuries in Gaza was born out of necessity
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 7d

New BMJ Research finds the implementation of work requirements with Medicaid expansion in Georgia did not increase health insurance coverage or employment.

These findings have important implications after recently enacted legislation
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Trends in health insurance coverage and employment in Georgia and Medicaid non-expansion states

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 7d

The new 10 Year Health Plan for England is ambitious, yet in many ways, familiar.

Members of the The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS discuss the evidence (or lack of) behind the plan, and what it might take for it to be successful
@marydixonwoods.bsky.social
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 8d

New Education article: Atypical diabetic neuropathies.

This review presents in-depth discussions of atypical diabetic neuropathies
#MedEd
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Pathophysiology and distribution of atypical diabetic neuropathies

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 8d

“Two of the simplest yet most effective things you can do are to listen and to demonstrate empathy."

I think my colleague is struggling, what can I do? @emahase.bsky.social
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Willett illustration shows a healthcare worker opening their locker, looking towards a distressed colleague.

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 12d

New Research: International healthcare workers report on war related injuries among civilians in Gaza

Findings suggest patterns of harm that exceed those reported in previous modern day conflicts
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 12d

How can clinicians diagnose and manage multidrug resistant tuberculosis? Read this Clinical Update

Includes a #BMJInfographic showing the tests that can be used to detect a range of types of resistance
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 12d

New @bmj.com study finds that women who don’t turn up for their first breast screening appointment face a 40% higher long term risk of dying from breast cancer, mainly due to delayed detection

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 12d

A new @bmj.com analysis shows that the GMC is being soft on doctors found guilty of sexual assault.

Regulation of doctors is failing victims of sexual assault, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Choice
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 13d

US President Donald Trump has said that the painkiller Tylenol (acetaminophen) could contribute to autism in children and has urged pregnant women to avoid it.

The US medical community reacted to Trump’s announcement with scepticism
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 14d

The recent development of once weekly, ultralong acting insulin analogues is potentially an important step forward.

As NICE revises its guidance, it should consider how once weekly insulins may complement, not merely compete with, existing therapies
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 14d

"Do health professionals have a special duty to speak up against the genocide? I think we do."

Fiona Godlee explains why she protested against events in Gaza and the government's proscription of Palestine Action
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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 15d

GP 'laggards', supply induced demand and the rise of GP waiting lists - the unintended consequences of Wes Streeting's obsession with online access.
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Helen Salisbury: Supply induced demand and waiting lists in general practice

GPs have been labelled the gatekeepers of the NHS: part of our job is to sort out who can be safely and effectively treated in the community and who needs attention from a hospital specialist. Without...

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 15d

Peter Piot and Ibrahim Abubaker urge the UK to renews its financial support of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria:
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#UNGA #UNGA80 #ODA #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #ForeignAid #GlobalFund #NCDS #HLM #USAID #FCDO #SRHR #WomensHealth

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 15d

Niki Ignatiou from Women Peace and Security argues for a more equitable global finance system to protect vulnerable groups, particularly girls and women . . .
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 15d

Rebecca Root reports on how USAID de-funding has given way to UK foreign aid cuts, threatening lives and health in low and middle income countries . . .
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 15d

Our head of research Elizabeth Loder reviews the recent retreat on science and its successes . . .
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 15d

🧵 NEW: As world leaders gather for the UN’s annual meetings, The BMJ publishes several articles to inform needed action and international cooperation on health. Several obstacles are in its path . . .

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 15d

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
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 16d

“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”
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