The recipient of this year’s award is Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology and public health and author of an influential report on social inequalities, reports Matthew Limb Think back to high summer and the lure of so called “Freedom Day.”1 Were you revelling in the streets on 19 July as ministers withdrew covid restrictions? Or were you, like Michael Marmot, home working and glad to be…

This year’s winner was a landmark trial that changed practice worldwide in the treatment of covid-19, writes Matthew Limb The BMJ’s judges said this “landmark trial” had a “profound impact” on outcomes for people with covid-19 across the world. From the moment covid-19 appeared, the search was on for treatments that could improve survival, particularly in the sickest patients. The Recovery…

The nominees for this year’s award have found innovative ways to speed up diagnosis time and improve outcomes, finds Matthew Limb ### Shining success of fluorescence imaging Foot ulcers and their bacterial burden produce a considerable strain on the NHS. The NHS spends almost £970m ($1340m; €1140m) a year treating ulcers and related amputations. “Our caseload consists primarily of high risk…

The teams in the running for this year’s award are transforming care and increasing patients’ satisfaction, says Helen Jones People with Lynch syndrome carry a mismatch repair gene defect such that DNA is not always copied correctly when cells divide. It increases the risk of several cancers, including womb and bowel cancer. Until now, people diagnosed with bowel cancer were routinely offered…