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As a young medical student in 1975, I walked into a basement lab at the National Institutes of Health in…

David Oliver, consultant in geriatrics and acute general medicineBerkshiredavidoliver372{at}googlemail.comFollow David on Twitter @mancunianmedicThe case for a greater focus on medical…

Vaping overtakes smoking in Britain for first timePeople who use e-cigarettes (vapes) now outnumber smokers in Britain for the first…

In classical Greek αποφράζω, αποφράσσω, or αποφράττω (depending on the dialect that you spoke) meant to block something up, with…

Kamran Abbasi, editor in chiefThe BMJkabbasi{at}bmj.comIn a recent lecture Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, talked about how setbacks driven…

Medical students are experiencing “concerning levels of sexual violence, including criminal sexual offences” while studying, a new report suggests.1A report…

Elisabeth Perreau-Saussine, fifth year medical studentUniversity College London, UKCorrespondence to: E Perreau-Saussine elisabeth.perreau-saussine.20{at}ucl.ac.ukA golden question for future doctors is whether…

The non-profit organization used the release of its Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan to advocate for changes to the Food…

In this article (BMJ 2025;391:r2226 doi:10.1136/bmj.r2226, published 5 November 2025), Sandy Mather’s former job was incorrectly stated to be chair of the…

Public healthPoorer health is linked to votes for Reform UKPeople with poorer health are more likely to vote for the…