Around 1 in 5 UK medical students considers dropping out of medical school, with mental health issues a key contributor to their intention to abandon medicine, suggest the results of an observational ...

John gained a first class honours degree in chemistry, followed by a doctorate, before deciding to embark on a career in medicine. He enlisted with the army in order to fund his medical training at ...

In this paper by Metaxa and Clarke (BMJ 2024;385:e078084, doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-078084, published 1 May 2024), this study analysed data from randomised trials of ...

I welcome Martin and colleagues’ thought provoking reflections on the role of general practice in delivering primary prevention for asymptomatic people.1 Illich’s concepts of clinical and social ...

In an interview with The BMJ Banfield said that the current training system “is a mess” and “bears no relationship to the workforce needs.” He gave the example of there being just 400 anaesthetist ...

Until then, they’d been creating humorous videos about their medical internship experiences. But the step up in their careers led them to be more reflective. “NEET PG [postgraduate] is incredibly ...

Martin and colleagues articulate so clearly what many GPs, like me, feel.1 The pendulum in primary care has swung so far towards health promotion and illness prevention that those with acute, subacute ...

Larger retailers in Wales may be prevented from promoting junk food in their shops under government plans to boost healthier eating and reduce obesity levels. If approved next month, new legislation ...

Shepherd tells The BMJ that such an attitudinal shift will require action among funders, such as investing only in trials that can show inclusivity, together with mandatory regulatory requirements for ...

1 FIFA Chief Medical Officer, FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre, FIFA chief Medical Officer and Department of Neurology, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland Background and objectives: ...