It can sometimes be a struggle to maintain a positive outlook in medicine. Adele Waters asks three doctors how they manage it Lindy Brooks, consultant in palliative medicine at Manchester Macmillan Supportive and Palliative Care Service, says, “I’m a dreamer, I always have been. Medical training almost knocked it out of me but finally I reached the end of training—burnt out, tired, and ready to…
Baby food manufacturer Nestlé has been accused of “unjustifiable” double standards after an investigation found that it added high levels of sugar to cereals for…
### What you need to know Climate change is arguably the most significant global health threat of the 21st century.1 Despite the increasingly visible impacts…
New study identifies a wider range of associated harm The linked study by Mok and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076268) provides new insights into the risks associated with…
As the 6th Planetary Health Annual Meeting begins in Kuala Lumpur, Sophie Gepp and colleagues commend progress in the field of planetary health but call…
Objective To investigate risks of multiple adverse outcomes associated with use of antipsychotics in people with dementia. Design Population based matched cohort study. Setting Linked…
Objectives To examine how the lifetime risks of atrial fibrillation and of complications after atrial fibrillation changed over time. Design Danish, nationwide, population based cohort…
I’ve been a GP appraiser for around 20 years, more or less since appraisals were introduced. I’ve appraised colleagues across the professional spectrum, from those…
Stigma has tangible consequences for clinical outcomes, quality of life, and wellbeing of people with living with diabetes, says Jazz Sethi Have you ever felt…
The outgoing RCPCH president is “ashamed” of the state of child health in the UK, she tells Gareth Iacobucci . But there are quick wins…
