The general election meant the season of joy was slow to start in the UK this year. But now it’s time to recycle your rainbow of election leaflets and settle down with the Christmas BMJ and a mince pie. If recent political events dampened your mood, as they can do (doi:10.1136/bmj.l6322), this issue brings some welcome light relief and perhaps even a little bit of joy. Abi Rimmer finds there is…
Being a patient can feel alien to many doctors and can bring unique challenges. Jo Best reports For many doctors who start their medical careers…
Whether you’re keen on pursuing an academic career or simply looking to bolster your CV, summer research projects are a great way to use those…
Research that spans clinical specialties and research disciplines beyond health and healthcare is a priority for planning equitable responses to manage future health shocks, argue…
As health narratives in the climate change discourse become more visible, the intersection of health and climate change will soon become a critical area vulnerable…
Health professionals and policy makers need to take action johnji@tsinghua.edu.cn Climate change involves progressively more extreme weather events, leading to an increase in risk of…
The climate-health link has not been an election focus On 5 November US voters will head to the polls and make decisions that have far…
Objective To examine the associations between characteristics of daily rainfall (intensity, duration, and frequency) and all cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality. Design Two stage time…
Growing evidence shows how climate change is negatively affecting children’s health and wellbeing throughout the life course. Children who were aged 10 or younger in…
The BMJ is acting on its promises, and others must too In February 2024, the world’s five largest listed oil companies were reported to have…
Large language models have the potential to enhance equitable access to health information, but their poor performance in some languages could exacerbate the digital divide…
