The original definition of the word “bias,” when it entered the English language in the 16th century, was a diagonal line, and specifically one that cut across the warp or weft of a woven fabric. It ...

Objective To quantify the time lag between biomedical articles and the studies they describe as “recent,” a term widely used to imply timeliness despite rarely reflecting the actual age of the cited ...

Public health needs proper funding, effective lines of communication, and support for its workforce to respond to future emergencies, writes Tracy Daszkiewicz The UK covid-19 inquiry’s second report ...

The deal at a glance #### What’s in it? #### What’s not in the offer? Resident doctors could get 4000 more training posts and ...

Idioms used in medical practice might be baffling at first to the non-native English-speaking doctor, but they carry a “gentle wit” that lies at the heart of human interaction, writes Paolo Polzella ...

Campaigners against the use of puberty blockers for gender questioning children have taken the first steps towards potential legal action to stop a clinical trial of the treatment. The Bayswater ...

At the time, effective treatment was still emerging, the UN response was fragmented, and some agencies were at odds over the ...

Clinical words and phrases often work their way into doctors’ everyday language, sometimes without them realising. Nikki Nabavi reports Doctors are known for our use of jargon, acronyms, and myriad ...

Staff face one of the “toughest” winters ever (doi:10.1136/bmj.r2620), says the chief executive of the NHS.1 The annual flu season arrived early, and vaccination rates are low among the public and ...

As NHS hospitals face huge pressure this winter from one of the worst flu seasons in decades,12 health officials are once again urging people to wear a mask to combat the spread of respiratory ...

The diagnostic report offers hope in tackling long standing challenges in UK postgraduate training, writes Alexander Mafi The recently published primary phase of NHS England’s Medical Training Review ...

We must end the commodification of health data by big tech companies, centre healthcare on care, and put people back in control, argue Victor, J P, and Victor M Montori Big tech companies are driving ...