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In this week’s #InsideHealth Shannon tells James Gallagher about her 951 days of shielding from #Covid19 & Ryan Thwaites discusses what the options are for the half a million people in the UK who are immunocompromised BBC Radio 4 ⁦Fiona Hill⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

“As future physicians, we are dedicating our careers to protecting the health of our patients and communities. That commitment should begin now: the fight for reproductive healthcare is ours.” Great piece from Sarah McNeilly (she/her) Vivian (she/ella) on student action for abortion rights. 👏🏼

Diabetes has long been considered on a par with cardiovascular disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular events, but is this still the case with improvements in care, and earlier diagnosis? bmj.com/content/379/bm…

Some other recent audio bits and bobs: great episode of Inside Health on BBC Radio 4 about skin colour and health bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

With all the changes in the recent NICE guidance on osteoarthritis, we spoke to Dr Imran Sajid on Deep Breath In about what this means for GPs and how we can help promote self-management. Loads of great clinical tips in this one! 🎧soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/mu…

Fascinating episode of BMJ Student Sharp Scratch on student sex work, stigma, and professionalism. Wonder if the quoted figure that 5% of students are involved in some kind of sex work could be an underestimate, especially as the cost of living crisis gets worse

Enjoyed this and Blank Space on C4News. What to soundtrack the potential return of Boris? Maybe Dolly - Here You Come Again, Ting Tings - Shut Up & Let Me Go, Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone? Or more Taylor - We Are Never Getting Back Together??

NHS England plans to give everyone access to their GP medical records through the app next month, but Dr Amir Hannan MBE tells #InsideHealth "I do not believe it is safe". What could go wrong and what's the solution? Tonight at 2100 BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

We also have Navjoyt Ladher on GP records and the confusion around antidepressants that boost serotonin. And Emilia Lim on a study that rethinks how cancers start growing in our bodies.

1/4: #COVID19 voluntary mass rapid antigen testing pilot in #Liverpool Nov-Dec 2020 saw 25% reduction in covid hospitalisation (43% in the first month with military assistance) bmj.com/content/379/bm… Nina Z Ben Barr Marta García-Fiñana David H Dimi C Mark Green Prof Matt Ashton FFPH (also on Bluesky)

It is a privilege to collaborate with The BMJ on the #choosingwisely series on practice changes to reduce overuse in health care. Read our recent editorial & thanks to Loren De Freitas Cat Chatfield Navjoyt Ladher Fiona Godlee for their leadership&support in growing the series!

NEW The BMJ investigation Big Macs and the Beano: Is it time for the comic to drop the junk food brands? Thanks to Claire Mulrenan Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social and Harry Wallop "This stuff invades every element of their lives" @HenryD Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 Jamie Oliver bmj.com/content/380/bm…

For more on antidepressant withdrawal and safe deprescribing of SSRIs, can I recommend this episode of The BMJ podcast Deep Breath In from March featuring Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social and Tony Kendrick - lots of useful info for GPs and prescribers 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dee…

DELIGHTED to see the BMJ The BMJ saying today that they will require papers to share their code. bmj.com/content/382/bm… HUGE milestone for reproducibility, quality, and efficiency. Here's our BMJ editorial on why code sharing matters, from 2019: bmj.com/content/367/bm…

Editors from around the world are meeting Thursday and Friday to review progress and keep the project of African medical science and publishing moving forward. Learn more at ajpp-online.org Thanks to all our supporters! Fogarty at NIH National Library of Medicine The Elsevier Foundation Director, National Library of Medicine

You have no idea how much money doctors in the media can make or who pays us, and it’s nearly impossible for you to find out…unless you listen to this fantastic podcast with me and Dr Xand van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 talking with Margaret McCartney and Rebecca Coombes 🧵

Raised levels of ferritin can be associated with several serious underlying conditions. How should clinicians manage raised ferritin in primary care? Includes a #BMJInfographic that presents a management plan bmj.com/content/382/bm…

Prof Londa Schiebinger of the MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity) advisory group explaining the importance of a whole system approach to #sexandgenderanalysis. In addtion to our funders and regulators we are working with Elsevier The BMJ The Lancet Cell Press to build pillar 3.

🧑‍⚕️We have launched a project, in partnership with NHS England, to improve the diversity of healthcare images, to aid healthcare professionals and educators in their efforts to address health inequalities. Follow Diverse Images for Healthcare to find out how you can get involved. 👇

Today, we launch The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS It calls on the next elected government to recognise the existential threat to the NHS & recommit to its founding principles Liam Smeeth Parveen Kumar Victor Adebowale Kamran Abbasi #BMJNHSCommission bmj.com/content/384/bm…