BMJ-British Medical Journal

Article	Citations
Brexit three years on: Health and the NHS are still suffering	3129
Methenamine is as effective as antibiotics at preventing urinary tract infections	1022
GP who faked phone consultations in patients’ notes is suspended for nine months	527
Ask the consultant: old age psychiatry	480
Helen Salisbury: Trouble with the new normal	474
Doctors should ask patients about gambling, draft guidance recommends	449
Cryptic Christmas crossword	433
The BMJ Awards 2021: “Landmark” study on dexamethasone wins paper of the year	361
Doctor’s voluntary erasure to avoid fitness to practise hearing can’t be challenged legally, judge rules	345
E-cigarette maker Juul will pay $462m to settle deceptive marketing allegations in six US states	330
Judge stops attempt to sue companies over harms of pregnancy test in the absence of evidence	329
Halt patient access to medical records if there are safety concerns, BMA tells GPs	304
Sixty seconds on . . . excellence awards	297
Poverty is behind deterioration in health in under 5s in the UK, find researchers	294
Vaccination to prevent mpox	285
Covid-19: Silencing health workers, researchers, and journalists caused unnecessary deaths, says Amnesty	279
CQC is reviewing GP service provider’s use of less qualified staff after BBC investigation	265
Children lack access to routine dental care	264
The NHS at 75: the current crisis is not unintended	264
Roundup from the BMA’s annual representative meeting 2023	261
Covid-19: Omicron drives weekly record high in global infections	256
Junior doctors’ pay dispute in England: Government and BMA agree to look at mediation	249
Helen Salisbury: Risk and responsibility when working with physician associates	246
BMA calls for investigation into debacle over covid and flu vaccinations	237
Patient safety: Access to critical patient information must improve, says report	235

Government’s “neglect” of GP workforce has made services unsafe, conference hears	233
UK’s Rwanda bill is widely condemned for putting vulnerable people’s health at risk	229
February top picks: new beginnings	221
Dystonia	218
Labour’s child health action plan: a multifaceted positive health approach is needed	213
Mortality risk in transgender people is twice as high as in cisgender people, data show	213
Pension changes won’t stem doctor exodus, warns BMA	208
At the heart of communities: the consultant geriatrician	206
Heliotrope rash	194
Update to living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19	187
Gas in the kidney	185
How Botswana discovered the omicron variant	182
The NHS crisis is not an equal crisis	182
Helen Salisbury: Where have our GPs gone?	179
Judge rebukes expert witness in injured baby case for series of failings	176
Sixty seconds on . . . xylazine	174
Charles Martin-Bates	174
Three ways genomics is already helping NHS patients—and three ways it will soon	171
David Oliver: Soundbites won’t solve a pandemic	166
Winter is coming—but will the gloomiest forecasts come to pass?	162
Author’s reply to Dawson	161
Formula milk companies are exploiting legal loopholes, say campaigners	159
Covid-19: Italy sees protests against mandatory health passports for workplaces	158
A baby with a scalp plaque	158
Surgeon who repeated false claims about covid and vaccines while suspended is struck off	151
NHS makes urgent appeal for blood donations after cyberattack on London hospitals	151
Time to improve the clarity of clinical trial reports by including estimands	149
What is driving the pandemic related surge in disordered eating?	145
Halving gap in healthy life expectancy must be priority for next government, says NHS leader	136
NHS workforce plan aims to train thousands more doctors and open up apprenticeship schemes	136
Why I . . . make podcasts	136
Covid inquiry: Tears and tensions as Sturgeon takes the stand	134
American women’s health “is in a perilous place,” study finds	132
Covid-19 vaccination and postmenopausal bleeding	132
Junior doctors pay dispute: What’s happening across the UK?	130
Stuart Graeme Parker	125
UK healthcare provision: the new normal is not good enough	123
Ian Crerar Menzies	121
Nitin Shripad Pradhan	115
Gerald Keen: pioneering cardiothoracic surgeon	115
Don’t shift the burden on to me	113
Guidelines also need to consider what patients and families must—and can—contribute	111
An older woman with abdominal pain and ascites	111
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—16 February 2023	108
The inefficiency of NHS surgery: beds aren’t “stolen” by the medical team	105
The covid-19 pandemic three years on	105
Without junior doctors, there is no NHS	104
Bilateral hearing loss and constricted visual fields	104
The commercial determinants of health: The mini-budget is a consequence of foundational forces medicine must bear witness to	103
NewJAMAeditor says she will focus on communication, diversity, and health equity	102

Healthcare for asylum seekers: recognise suffering and improve responses	101
RCGP disputes health secretary’s claim that A&E pressure is due to lack of GP appointments	100
The impact of Brexit on health is only just beginning	100
How the US can have guns but fewer gun problems	98
Hazel Stibbe	97
Examining our failings	94
Choices that fail health and wellbeing	93
Clinical research: What will be the effect of closing down “unviable” trials?	90
Communication around the social determinants of health: use the “devil’s music” for emotional appeal	90
Asylum seekers’ health suffers from “unsafe” UK accommodation, report claims	90
Seven days in medicine: 23 February to 1 March	89
Guidance on cow’s milk allergy may be fuelling overdiagnosis in infants, study finds	88
Covid-19: High Court overturns decision to ban GP from posting views on pandemic on social media	88
Mandatory covid-19 vaccination for healthcare workers: all employers are bound by health and safety laws to reduce risk	87
Authors’ reply to Chiolero, Bannon, and Dickinson	86
Seven days in medicine: 26 Jan to 1 Feb 2022	86
Ukraine invasion: Hope of new life in the tragedy of war	85
The workforce crisis: don’t leave overseas doctors in limbo	85
Covid-19: Second judge says that “most complex covid patient in the world” should be allowed to die	85
Hygromycin A . . . and other stories	84
World’s young demand eco-action	84
Primary care led triage in emergency departments decreases waiting times, study finds	83
John Alexander Glennie	83
Are we lioness enough to question the Brexit elephant?	83
Could it be covid? Update information to stop public confusion	83
Every pregnancy associated violent death should be considered preventable, say researchers	82
Seven days in medicine: 20-26 April 2022	82
Maternal health: “white” medical curriculum needs overhaul to tackle racial inequalities, campaigners say	82
Awani Kumar Choudhary: orthopaedic surgeon and medical activist	82
Learning to live in a body at war with itself	82
Narindar Nath Sood	80
Why I . . . embroider	80
Godfrey Fowler	80
Robert Kenneth Jackson	80
Covid-19: Case rises in the Americas driven by increases in North and Central America	79
Covid-19: Hospital admissions continue to climb amid record infection rates	79
New vision for NHS health data has potential to drive health improvement	79
Alexander Knapton	78
It’s time for all doctors to engage on assisted dying	77
Centralising human resources paperwork would improve rotational training	76
Covid-19: Pandemic waste threatens human and environmental health, says WHO	75
Partha Kar: Antiracism starts with an apology	75
Antiracism must confront failings have become the new norm	75
It makes no sense for Thérèse Coffey to continue to vote against measures to prevent climate change	74
Broader approaches are necessary for containing pandemics like covid-19	74
Housing and climate: UK homes need urgent adaptation to protect our health	74
Helen Salisbury: The weight of emotions	73
Another drug strategy for the UK	72
Gambling: call to end industry funded education materials that “stigmatise” people with addictions	72
Former deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam joins Moderna as clinical adviser	71
Review that questioned serotonin theory of depression was flawed, say researchers	71
Covid-19: Show us evidence for lifting restrictions, doctors tell Johnson	71
Tackling rare conditions: the consultant dermatologist	71
Seven days in medicine: 14-20 June 2023	71
Prostate cancer screening and the golden rule of humanity	70
GP clinic closures are linked to lower patient satisfaction at remaining practices, study finds	70
No water by 2040: The crisis engulfing Iraq and its historic river flow	70
Preterm birth and airway disease . . . and other stories	70
Doctors’ strikes show that it’s time to introduce true democracy throughout the NHS	69
One-off physiotherapy and at-home exercise are effective in treating shoulder pain	69
World Cup: Concussion protocol in Iran-England match was “utter disgrace,” says charity	69
Recurrent facial paralysis and weakness	69
Labour’s primary care reforms cannot happen without an appropriately funded NHS	68
“Placeholder jobs” are isolating doctors at the start of their careers	68
Girls’ education and the future of healthcare in Afghanistan	66
Ahmad Fahim Ismail	66
Speech therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease	65
Health department will help boost UK economy by getting people back to work, says Streeting	65
Challenging NHS hierarchy can save patients’ lives—I’ve seen how it saved my son	64
Abolition of the Medical Practices Committee has led to inequitable distribution of GPs	64
Coaching: a personal touch	64
Men wage war, women and children pay the price	63
Seven days in medicine: 17-23 May 2023	63
Covid-19: What went wrong after initial success in Laos?	62
Academics protest at UK research body’s “failure” to stand up for free speech	62
Jennifer Kernahan	61
Doctors can’t fix the alcohol problem by themselves	61
Ken Stein	61
David Leonard Asbury	61
Sudden onset generalised yellowish papules	61

Record breaking floods hit Brazil	61
Global leaders call for negotiators to push through pandemic accord ahead of May deadline	59
Death toll rises after two earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria in 12 hours	59
John Launer: Rehumanising the NHS a day at a time	58
It is time to expand community alternatives to immigration detention	58
Adopting new technology is crucial to surgeons’ training, says report	58
Jonathan (“Joff”) Harvey Shaw	57
Seven days in medicine: 11-17 September 2024	57
Fix workforce problems in environmental health or risk further outbreaks of foodborne disease	56
Gender conversion therapy: why is banning it so divisive?	56
Raul Perez-Montejano	56
The NHS workforce plan: building resilient teams and retention of senior clinicians must be prioritised	55
Nature and climate crisis: adaptations need to “spread like wildfire”	55
UN fires nine staff members over potential involvement in 7 October Hamas attack on Israel	55
Covid-19: Bereaved families group collects BMJ award for holding ministers to account	55
How can we get malaria control back on track?	55
Covid-19: Charities question inquiry’s “refusal” to fully examine mental health impact	55
When I use a word . . . Diphthongs and digraphs	54
Indian medical students are using social media to challenge hierarchies in medical education	54
Inconsistent definitions of labour progress and over-medicalisation cause unnecessary harm during birth	54
John Matheson: GP and bridge champion, who put his success down to a combination of psychology and strategic thinking	53
Association of holidays and the day of the week with suicide risk: multicountry, two stage, time series study	53
Mike Pawson: obstetrician and gynaecologist who reflected on the psychological aspects of fertility and pregnancy	53
When I use a word . . . Aphrodisiacs—taxonomy and doctrines	53
Why I . . . set up a death cafe	53
Covid-19: politicisation, “corruption,” and suppression of science	52
When I use a word . . . . Vaccination—rights and duties	52
Helen Salisbury: An illusion of control	52
When I use a word . . . . Too much healthcare—too much of everything	52
Anne Bayley: surgical oncologist who recognised the spread of AIDS in Zambia among heterosexual patients	52
What do we know about covid in immunocompromised people?	52
UN biodiversity summit on reversing nature loss “veers dangerously off track”	51
When I use a word . . . . Medical anniversaries in 2023	51
England’s new workforce plan is a propaganda masterclass in glossing over the gaps	50
Surgical adverse events in the US	50
Tirzepatide: Obesity injection will get phased rollout to avoid overwhelming GPs	50
Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension	50
Retention of skilled anaesthetists should be a priority	50
Doctors need training to become good leaders	49
What is “man flu”?	49
Correction	49
Deadly nitazenes: a 2024 update	49
Why doctors have a moral imperative to prescribe and support medical cannabis—an essay by David Nutt	48
Partha Kar: The new storm propagated by poor medical workforce planning is now upon us	48
Genetic determinism . . . and other stories	48
The role of masks and respirators in preventing respiratory infections in healthcare and community settings	48
Arterial thrombosis in users of contemporary hormonal contraception	48
Medical abortion: Taking first tablet at home after 12 weeks of pregnancy is safe, study reports	48
Navigating surgery with ADHD and autism	47
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Efficacy of psilocybin for treating symptoms of depression: systematic review and meta-analysis	47
Anthony John Webb	47
GP leaders in Wales reject contract offer	47
Cardiovascular disease: Just one in 12 eligible people had health check last year, watchdog finds	47
NHS must fix training for UK doctors before encouraging applicants from abroad, says BMA chair	47
Climate change: defeating misinformation with trusted knowledge	47
The Ride for Ella	47
Health coaching to support patients with addiction	47
Trauma surgeon who had PTSD awarded £100 000 for unfair dismissal	47
Government aims to cut waiting lists and improve mental health support to get two million people into work	46
Merck sues US government over negotiations on drug pricing	46
Leading mesh removal surgeon is suspended for dishonesty and consent irregularities	46
Sexual harassment: New legislation should be tightened to protect doctors, says union	46
Why GMC’s apology to LGBTQ+ doctors is everything and nothing	46
Widening access to medical school	46
Covid-19: Molnupiravir does not cut hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated people at high risk, trial finds	46
GMC referrals: Doctors express scepticism over letter of “reassurance”	45
US Senate passes landmark bill to tackle climate change and cut drug costs	45
GMC should prioritise doctors’ wellbeing and communication during disruptions to training, says report	45
Cost of living and workforce crises are creating two tier health and care system, CQC warns	45
Russell Rees	44
Dennis Barter	44
As a solo parent and a doctor, I know firsthand the challenge of balancing childcare and career	44
Real-world evidence is a vital tool for informing treatment strategies in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	44
Gynaecomastia	44
James Burns	44
A book to help us choose hope	44
William Ian Jones	44
Sixty seconds on . . . NHS productivity	44
Doctors who ran rogue breast surgeon’s hospital failed to prevent patient harm, tribunal hears	43
Collective action may be the missing link in the UK’s pandemic performance	43
Biden establishes top level office to reduce gun violence “to send a clear message to the country”	43
Seven days in medicine: 19-25 June 2024	43
French medical regulator rejects responsibility for paedophile surgeon continuing to practise after conviction	43
Asia’s “twindemic”: dengue fever cases rocket as covid-19 rages on	43
Covid-19: Some US states and hospitals recommend masks again	43
Recurrent rash and orogenital ulcers	43
Puberty blockers: Former Tavistock clinicians say they wouldn’t refer patients to NHS trial	43
Should the NHS pay AI’s PubMed bill?	43
Social determinants of health: a positive manifesto for public health	43
US abortions reached record high in 2023 despite legal restrictions, though access varies	43
We need affordable homes for healthy, happy lives	42
Action demanded on alcohol as deaths hit record levels	42
Recycling in the NHS—where does the buck stop?	42
The rupture of anonymity for sperm donors—a tangled web of conflicting rights	42
Eight month suspension for surgeon who sexually harassed colleagues “emboldens perpetrators,” say victims	42