@rich-hurley.bsky.social
Medical brain drain: source LMICs as well as destination HICs should act to stem flow. For example, #Nigeria has fledgling policy that seeks agreements with HICs to invest in its healthcare. Free access bmj.com/content/390/...
@bmj.com By Oladotun V Olalusi et al #BMJEditorial #GlobalHealth
@bmj.com By Oladotun V Olalusi et al #BMJEditorial #GlobalHealth
September 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Medical brain drain: source LMICs as well as destination HICs should act to stem flow. For example, #Nigeria has fledgling policy that seeks agreements with HICs to invest in its healthcare. Free access bmj.com/content/390/...
@bmj.com By Oladotun V Olalusi et al #BMJEditorial #GlobalHealth
@bmj.com By Oladotun V Olalusi et al #BMJEditorial #GlobalHealth
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The corporate practices of arms companies have direct implications for human and #PlanetaryHealth
Our NEW @bmj.com series applies a commercial determinants of health framework to the arms industry
Read here: www.bmj.com/collections/...
Our NEW @bmj.com series applies a commercial determinants of health framework to the arms industry
Read here: www.bmj.com/collections/...
September 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The corporate practices of arms companies have direct implications for human and #PlanetaryHealth
Our NEW @bmj.com series applies a commercial determinants of health framework to the arms industry
Read here: www.bmj.com/collections/...
Our NEW @bmj.com series applies a commercial determinants of health framework to the arms industry
Read here: www.bmj.com/collections/...
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The arms industry deserves scrutiny at a time when defence and military spending threatens health
Read this editorial introducing our new series on the arms trade and health
www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1794
Read this editorial introducing our new series on the arms trade and health
www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1794
September 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The arms industry deserves scrutiny at a time when defence and military spending threatens health
Read this editorial introducing our new series on the arms trade and health
www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1794
Read this editorial introducing our new series on the arms trade and health
www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1794
No universal health coverage without #nurses #BMJEditorial bmj.com/content/390/... @bmj.com @howardcatton.bsky.social @who.int #SoWN2025 #SoWN #nursing
July 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
No universal health coverage without #nurses #BMJEditorial bmj.com/content/390/... @bmj.com @howardcatton.bsky.social @who.int #SoWN2025 #SoWN #nursing
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Lived experience: from intention to global action.
It is indisputable that people should have a say in the healthcare decisions that affect them.
It's time to see lived experience as expertise, and make inclusive engagement business as usual, says this Editorial
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
It is indisputable that people should have a say in the healthcare decisions that affect them.
It's time to see lived experience as expertise, and make inclusive engagement business as usual, says this Editorial
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
July 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Lived experience: from intention to global action.
It is indisputable that people should have a say in the healthcare decisions that affect them.
It's time to see lived experience as expertise, and make inclusive engagement business as usual, says this Editorial
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
It is indisputable that people should have a say in the healthcare decisions that affect them.
It's time to see lived experience as expertise, and make inclusive engagement business as usual, says this Editorial
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
We must fill the void in global #HIV #AIDS care without
#PEPFAR - with renewed focus on our collective goal to bring HIV/AIDS under control by 2030, write
@linda-gailb.bsky.social et al @bmj.com @iasociety.bsky.social
#HIVScience #IAS2025 bmj.com/content/390/...
#PEPFAR - with renewed focus on our collective goal to bring HIV/AIDS under control by 2030, write
@linda-gailb.bsky.social et al @bmj.com @iasociety.bsky.social
#HIVScience #IAS2025 bmj.com/content/390/...
July 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We must fill the void in global #HIV #AIDS care without
#PEPFAR - with renewed focus on our collective goal to bring HIV/AIDS under control by 2030, write
@linda-gailb.bsky.social et al @bmj.com @iasociety.bsky.social
#HIVScience #IAS2025 bmj.com/content/390/...
#PEPFAR - with renewed focus on our collective goal to bring HIV/AIDS under control by 2030, write
@linda-gailb.bsky.social et al @bmj.com @iasociety.bsky.social
#HIVScience #IAS2025 bmj.com/content/390/...
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Meaningful engagement with patients, relatives, carers, and community members about health policy, research, and services that affect them is an ethical imperative.
Read the new BMJ collection with @who.int on the power of lived experience as expertise
www.bmj.com/collections/...
Read the new BMJ collection with @who.int on the power of lived experience as expertise
www.bmj.com/collections/...
July 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Meaningful engagement with patients, relatives, carers, and community members about health policy, research, and services that affect them is an ethical imperative.
Read the new BMJ collection with @who.int on the power of lived experience as expertise
www.bmj.com/collections/...
Read the new BMJ collection with @who.int on the power of lived experience as expertise
www.bmj.com/collections/...
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"It's been a missing piece that's needed to make health respond to what patients really need."
Sophia Walker on the value of lived experience expertise.
👀 Look out for our New BMJ collection "Lived experience as expertise" launching on bmj.com on 8 July
Sophia Walker on the value of lived experience expertise.
👀 Look out for our New BMJ collection "Lived experience as expertise" launching on bmj.com on 8 July
July 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"It's been a missing piece that's needed to make health respond to what patients really need."
Sophia Walker on the value of lived experience expertise.
👀 Look out for our New BMJ collection "Lived experience as expertise" launching on bmj.com on 8 July
Sophia Walker on the value of lived experience expertise.
👀 Look out for our New BMJ collection "Lived experience as expertise" launching on bmj.com on 8 July
#BMJCommission calls for Race and Health Observatory to become UK-wide Network for #NHS #Equity, taking on #WRES & assess all policies for #inequity #racism #sexism bmj.com/content/390/...
@katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/... @bmj.com
@katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/... @bmj.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#BMJCommission calls for Race and Health Observatory to become UK-wide Network for #NHS #Equity, taking on #WRES & assess all policies for #inequity #racism #sexism bmj.com/content/390/...
@katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/... @bmj.com
@katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/... @bmj.com
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Focusing solely on achieving weight loss for people with a high body mass index may do more harm than good, argue experts.
Weight alone might not give an adequate picture of someone’s health, they say
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Weight alone might not give an adequate picture of someone’s health, they say
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
June 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Focusing solely on achieving weight loss for people with a high body mass index may do more harm than good, argue experts.
Weight alone might not give an adequate picture of someone’s health, they say
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Weight alone might not give an adequate picture of someone’s health, they say
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
NEW #BMJCommission report: Unethical, unhealthy & costly #Racism & #sexism are "alarmingly normalised" in the #NHS The evidence, & policies needed, are clear. Leaders must act now @katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/... #BMJCommission @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/390/... #BMJCommission @bmj.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
NEW #BMJCommission report: Unethical, unhealthy & costly #Racism & #sexism are "alarmingly normalised" in the #NHS The evidence, & policies needed, are clear. Leaders must act now @katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/... #BMJCommission @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/390/... #BMJCommission @bmj.com
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Despite the NHS being founded on the principle of equitable treatment, discrimination remains rife.
The NHS must tackle #racism and #sexism for patients, staff, and society
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social @yvc58.bsky.social
The NHS must tackle #racism and #sexism for patients, staff, and society
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social @yvc58.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Despite the NHS being founded on the principle of equitable treatment, discrimination remains rife.
The NHS must tackle #racism and #sexism for patients, staff, and society
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social @yvc58.bsky.social
The NHS must tackle #racism and #sexism for patients, staff, and society
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@katewomersley.com @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social @yvc58.bsky.social
NHS must tackle #racism & #sexism for patients, staff & society. Evidence & policy options are clear; we need commitment & action. By JS Bamrah @katewomersley.com Chaand Nagpaul @yvc58.bsky.social @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/... #BMJCommission @bmj.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
NHS must tackle #racism & #sexism for patients, staff & society. Evidence & policy options are clear; we need commitment & action. By JS Bamrah @katewomersley.com Chaand Nagpaul @yvc58.bsky.social @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/... #BMJCommission @bmj.com
Beyond body mass index: rethinking doctors’ advice for weight loss. Doctors should provide quality, evidence based care reflecting individual preferences and needs, regardless of weight, write @drjuanfranco.bsky.social @emmagram.bsky.social & colleagues #BMI
@bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
June 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Beyond body mass index: rethinking doctors’ advice for weight loss. Doctors should provide quality, evidence based care reflecting individual preferences and needs, regardless of weight, write @drjuanfranco.bsky.social @emmagram.bsky.social & colleagues #BMI
@bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
MPs pass assisted dying bill 314 to 219 - "almost certain to become law" Bill will now be scrutinised by Lords www.bmj.com/content/389/... @bmj.com #AssistedDyingBill #AssistedDying
MPs back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales
Members of parliament have voted by 314 to 291 to approve a bill that would make assisted dying legal in England and Wales, a move described as the biggest social change since the Abortion Act 1967.
...
www.bmj.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
MPs pass assisted dying bill 314 to 219 - "almost certain to become law" Bill will now be scrutinised by Lords www.bmj.com/content/389/... @bmj.com #AssistedDyingBill #AssistedDying
What to do about #dengue #BMJEditorial By Claudia Codeço, Celina Turchi Martelli, Patricia Brasil, Marilia Sá Carvalho www.bmj.com/content/389/... @bmj.com @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What to do about #dengue #BMJEditorial By Claudia Codeço, Celina Turchi Martelli, Patricia Brasil, Marilia Sá Carvalho www.bmj.com/content/389/... @bmj.com @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social
Read and comment here www.bmj.com/content/388/... @bmj.com
I'm delighted to have co-authored this critical paper alongside other African global health experts (@seyeabimbola.bsky.social and Dr Ebere Okereke) on how Africa's health systems can adapt and build resilience following the abrupt USAID cuts.
March 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Read and comment here www.bmj.com/content/388/... @bmj.com
After #USAID: what now for aid and Africa? We "have an unprecedented opportunity to question models that do not strengthen health systems, do not improve population health, or create dependency" bmj.com/content/388/...
@bmj.com By @ckyobutungi.bsky.social Ebere Okereke @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
@bmj.com By @ckyobutungi.bsky.social Ebere Okereke @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
After #USAID: what now for aid and Africa? We "have an unprecedented opportunity to question models that do not strengthen health systems, do not improve population health, or create dependency" bmj.com/content/388/...
@bmj.com By @ckyobutungi.bsky.social Ebere Okereke @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
@bmj.com By @ckyobutungi.bsky.social Ebere Okereke @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
After USAID: what now for aid and Africa? Seize this opportunity to reframe aid and centre local health needs www.bmj.com/content/388/... @bmj.com Editorial by @ckyobutungi.bsky.social Ebere Okereke and @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After USAID: what now for aid and Africa? Seize this opportunity to reframe aid and centre local health needs www.bmj.com/content/388/... @bmj.com Editorial by @ckyobutungi.bsky.social Ebere Okereke and @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
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Can WHO’s new trials guidance challenge a lack of inclusivity in research?
Can WHO’s new trials guidance challenge a lack of inclusivity in research?
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Can WHO’s new trials guidance challenge a lack of inclusivity in research?
Avoiding a new US “war on drugs” #BMJEditorial @bmj.com
Despite decreases in overdose deaths in the US there are indications of a return to enforcement and criminalisation as responses that are not supported in evidence to reduce drug harms #fentanyl
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Despite decreases in overdose deaths in the US there are indications of a return to enforcement and criminalisation as responses that are not supported in evidence to reduce drug harms #fentanyl
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Avoiding a new US “war on drugs”
Declining US drug overdose deaths show that public health approaches work
The US overdose crisis contributed to over 100 000 deaths in 2023.1 The 22% decrease in overdose deaths between August 2023 a...
www.bmj.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Avoiding a new US “war on drugs” #BMJEditorial @bmj.com
Despite decreases in overdose deaths in the US there are indications of a return to enforcement and criminalisation as responses that are not supported in evidence to reduce drug harms #fentanyl
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Despite decreases in overdose deaths in the US there are indications of a return to enforcement and criminalisation as responses that are not supported in evidence to reduce drug harms #fentanyl
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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"A law enforcement driven response to drug taking and overdoses is ineffective and exacerbates existing health and social inequities in minoritised communities."
Declining US drug overdose deaths show that public health approaches work, say Vincent Ramos and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Declining US drug overdose deaths show that public health approaches work, say Vincent Ramos and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
February 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"A law enforcement driven response to drug taking and overdoses is ineffective and exacerbates existing health and social inequities in minoritised communities."
Declining US drug overdose deaths show that public health approaches work, say Vincent Ramos and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Declining US drug overdose deaths show that public health approaches work, say Vincent Ramos and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology www.bmj.com/content/388/...
February 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Thanks @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... True: @bmj.com “strives to represent all voices.” the BMJ has also said it supports legalised doctor assisted dying with safeguards. Decades of international evidence should inform implementation www.bmj.com/content/374/...
How do we introduce assisted dying? Experts and politicians hope someone else has the answer | Gaby Hinsliff
Such a profound social change needs consensus and leadership. Those tasked with seeing this through are offering neither, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Thanks @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... True: @bmj.com “strives to represent all voices.” the BMJ has also said it supports legalised doctor assisted dying with safeguards. Decades of international evidence should inform implementation www.bmj.com/content/374/...
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What if love was as certain an aspect of the human condition as death and taxes?
In this Editor's Choice, Tasnime Osama and @rich-hurley.bsky.social discuss how these three forces shape our health, lives, and world
#ChristmasBMJ
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
In this Editor's Choice, Tasnime Osama and @rich-hurley.bsky.social discuss how these three forces shape our health, lives, and world
#ChristmasBMJ
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
December 23, 2024 at 11:54 AM
What if love was as certain an aspect of the human condition as death and taxes?
In this Editor's Choice, Tasnime Osama and @rich-hurley.bsky.social discuss how these three forces shape our health, lives, and world
#ChristmasBMJ
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
In this Editor's Choice, Tasnime Osama and @rich-hurley.bsky.social discuss how these three forces shape our health, lives, and world
#ChristmasBMJ
www.bmj.com/content/387/...