It’s easy to complain about disappointing experiences while receiving healthcare. Indeed, discussion of the ways that healthcare can […]

How to donatePlease give generously to The BMJ’s appeal for 2021-22. Donations can be made atmsf.org.uk/bmjThe 2021-22 appeal […]

“I, a reasoning being, am capable of deducing truth from a priori causes. You, being intelligent but unreasoning, […]

What you need to knowThe nature and scale of a participant’s personal investment in clinical trials needs to […]

How would you describe yourself?“I’m a doctor, and I chose that path very early on, when I was […]

Some research found that the risk of gout increased during the winter season1—not then the season of good […]

AbstractMost biomedical research is flawed. While existing reporting guidelines (eg, STROBE, CONSORT, STARD) highlight the strengths of already […]

Although it is said that we live on Earth, humanity has spent its brief history within a thin […]

Challenging, unprecedented, turbulent, extraordinary: this year was the toughest that most health professionals have ever known. It’s hard […]

What we call ourselves, and how others refer to us, matters. This is perhaps nowhere more important than […]