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Editor's Choice

NSAIDs and contraceptives: critical thinking on a harmful drug interaction

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2041; (Published 07 September 2023)

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Research

Venous thromboembolism with use of hormonal contraception and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: nationwide cohort study

BMJ 2023; 382 :e074450; (Published 06 September 2023)

Food additive emulsifiers and risk of cardiovascular disease in the NutriNet-Santé cohort: prospective cohort study

BMJ 2023; 382 :e076058; (Published 06 September 2023)

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News

Martha’s rule: What could the proposed changes mean for doctors?

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2067; (Published 08 September 2023)

NHS trust is charged with corporate manslaughter over woman’s death

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2066; (Published 08 September 2023)

Abortion is decriminalised in Mexico as “green wave” sweeps the region

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2060; (Published 08 September 2023)

Nottingham trust faces criminal investigation into baby deaths

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2056; (Published 08 September 2023)

Horizon Europe: Researchers celebrate “pivotal moment” as UK rejoins funding programme

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2054; (Published 07 September 2023)

Labour is urged to prioritise mental health after doctor leaves shadow cabinet

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2055; (Published 07 September 2023)

Digital NHS: Government rejects advice to increase pay to boost IT staff numbers

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2053; (Published 07 September 2023)

Government consults on legislation to disclose industry payments to doctors

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2049; (Published 07 September 2023)

Racial and socioeconomic inequalities in US have a “devastating effect” on preterm infant mortality, finds study

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2048; (Published 07 September 2023)

NHS trusts are told to prepare to evacuate hospitals with crumbling concrete

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2045; (Published 07 September 2023)

Essure device: 200 women in England and Wales can take legal action against Bayer

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2044; (Published 07 September 2023)

Seven days in medicine: 30 Aug to 5 Sep 2023

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2031; (Published 07 September 2023)

Safety of telehealth and digital health services is being neglected, says WHO Europe

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2040; (Published 05 September 2023)

NHS organisations are urged to commit to stamping out sexual harassment in the workplace

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2039; (Published 05 September 2023)

Departing Stanford president retracts two Science papers after investigation

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2035; (Published 04 September 2023)

Paris fights to halt spread of dengue mosquito

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2032; (Published 04 September 2023)

US mortality continues to worsen when compared with other rich nations, study finds

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2034; (Published 04 September 2023)

Cancer charity questions NHS England’s claim that waiting times are improving

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2028; (Published 04 September 2023)

Virtual wards: NICE sets out guidance on managing acute respiratory infections at home

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2030; (Published 04 September 2023)

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Analysis

Better data on unmet healthcare need can strengthen global monitoring of universal health coverage

BMJ 2023; 382 :e075476; (Published 05 September 2023)

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Clinical Reviews

Management of epilepsy during pregnancy and lactation

BMJ 2023; 382 :e074630; (Published 08 September 2023)

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Endgames

An older woman with abdominal pain and ascites

BMJ 2023; 382 :e075225; (Published 07 September 2023)

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Minerva

A persistent sore throat

BMJ 2023; 382 :e074870; (Published 07 September 2023)

Stop smoking, keep walking, . . . and other stories

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1993; (Published 07 September 2023)

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Editorials

Riding the whirlwind: BMJ’s policy on artificial intelligence in scientific publishing

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1923; (Published 08 September 2023)

NSAIDs, hormonal contraception, and venous thromboembolism

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1990; (Published 06 September 2023)

Essential medicines lists are for high income countries too

BMJ 2023; 382 :e076783; (Published 05 September 2023)

Police in England and Wales step back from mental healthcare

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1954; (Published 04 September 2023)

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Letters

The NHS workforce plan: building resilient teams and retention of senior clinicians must be prioritised

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1950; (Published 08 September 2023)

What is my risk, doctor? Let’s stop giving patients irrelevant information

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2016; (Published 07 September 2023)

Physician associates in the United States

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2010; (Published 05 September 2023)

Faculty of Physician Associates: voluntary register, competency framework, and supervision for physician associates

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2005; (Published 04 September 2023)

Physician associates: avoiding blame culture

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2000; (Published 04 September 2023)

Physician associates in general practice: a GP registrar’s perspective

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1960; (Published 04 September 2023)

The physician associate role remains poorly understood

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1996; (Published 04 September 2023)

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Features

The US quietly terminates a controversial $125m wildlife virus hunting programme amid safety fears

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2002; (Published 07 September 2023)

What happens inside a long covid clinic?

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1791; (Published 07 September 2023)

Why Nigeria has declared skin lightening a health emergency

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1851; (Published 05 September 2023)

India faces a growing need for palliative care

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1751; (Published 04 September 2023)

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Careers

Why I . . . play pool

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1971; (Published 05 September 2023)

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Opinion

The UK is rejoining Horizon Europe: separating the spin from the substance

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2068; (Published 08 September 2023)

When I use a word . . . The ICMJE requirements and recommendations

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2069; (Published 08 September 2023)

Every medical school should have a planetary health teaching fellow

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2026; (Published 08 September 2023)

Filling in the gaps in our understanding of hormonal contraception

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2043; (Published 08 September 2023)

Tom Nolan’s research reviews—7 September 2023

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2029; (Published 07 September 2023)

Declining access to US maternity care is a systemic injustice

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2038; (Published 07 September 2023)

David Oliver: Let’s use the GMC’s Good Medical Practice for an “I’m Spartacus” moment

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2014; (Published 05 September 2023)

Can reforming the operating model help Northern Ireland out of its healthcare crisis?

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2033; (Published 05 September 2023)

Scarlett McNally: In praise of part time doctors

BMJ 2023; 382 :p1903; (Published 05 September 2023)

Helen Salisbury: Covid booster chaos

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2027; (Published 05 September 2023)

The global community needs to do more to tackle the inequality crisis

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2024; (Published 04 September 2023)

Outsourcing covid-19 vaccination to the private sector will increase health inequalities

BMJ 2023; 382 :p2012; (Published 04 September 2023)

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Practice

Pyoderma gangrenosum

BMJ 2023; 382 :e075863; (Published 06 September 2023)

Personality disorder

BMJ 2023; 382 :e050290; (Published 04 September 2023)